Comparison

OBD Mate vs OBDII AI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

OBD Mate

Diagnose vehicle faults and receive driving assistance using your smartphone or tablet. Connect via Bluetooth to read and clear error codes, monitor sensor data, and view custom dashboards for a better driving experience.

Highlights
  • Fault diagnosis
  • Driving assistance
  • Read and clear codes
  • Freeze frame data
  • O2 sensor monitoring
  • Customizable dashboard
Features
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The OBD assistant is a driving companion that can communicate with the vehicle terminal through Bluetooth using smartphones and tablets to complete functions such as fault diagnosis and driving assistance. It not only has rich and comprehensive vehicle detection and diagnosis functions such as fault code reading and clearing, freeze frames, battery voltage, gearbox, and performance testing, but also has a cool instrument panel and driving assistance functions, making driving more fun.

About

OBDII AI

Features
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OBDII AI is a car diagnostic and monitoring application for DA200.support English,Español,Русский,日本語,中文. Through phone, use Bluetooth to communicate with the vehicle ECU to complete fault diagnosis and driving assistance functions. It has automobile detection and analysis functions such as fault code reading and clearing,performance test, and travel analysis. It also supports high-speed data transmission and has the advantages of low power consumption and ultra-power saving. caution: 1. Support the adapter that runs through Bluetooth 4.0/5.0. 2. The parameters supported by each vehicle are different, which has nothing to do with OBDII AI, but is related to the vehicle control unit. 3. OBDII AI supports DA200 series products.

Screenshots

OBD Mate4 screens
OBDII AI3 screens

Verdict

The call

OBD Mate and OBDII AI are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OBD Mate ships an update every 5 weeks, OBDII AI monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
OBD Mate versus OBDII AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOBD MateOBDII AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (115 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews9.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings115 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size365 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutophix Tech Co., LtdShenzhen Chaoyue Technology Development Co.,Ltd

In-app purchases

None

OBD Mate

No in-app purchases

None

OBDII AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OBD Mate free?
OBD Mate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OBDII AI free?
OBDII AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OBD Mate or OBDII AI have ads?
Neither OBD Mate nor OBDII AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OBD Mate or OBDII AI?
OBD Mate ships an update every 5 weeks, and OBDII AI monthly. Most recently, OBD Mate was updated on October 16, 2026 and OBDII AI on October 11, 2026.

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