Xtool Anyscan vs ThinkCar Bay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xtool Anyscan
This smart diagnostic system connects to your iPhone or iPad to provide on-demand vehicle diagnostics. It offers comprehensive coverage for a wide range of car makes and includes full system diagnosis with various special functions.
- Comprehensive vehicle coverage
- Full system diagnosis
- Special functions
- Small and portable
- Bluetooth wireless connection
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Anyscan is a smart diagnostic system on demand working with iPhone or iPad. It combines the XTOOL Company’s vast vehicle coverage, strong diagnostic functions and many special functions. It has following features: 1. Comprehensive vehicle coverage, covers most American, Asian, European and Australian cars. 2. Full system diagnosis, with many special functions available based on users' needs. 3. Small and easily portable. 4. Bluetooth wireless connection.
ThinkCar Bay
This service application supports THINKCAR automotive diagnostic products. It offers tutorials, case studies, after-sales service, and online viewing of diagnostic reports. Manage your products and get assistance with their use.
- Product tutorials
- Case studies
- After-sales service
- User product management
- Online diagnostic report viewing
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Thinkcar bay is a service application for THINKCAR brand products, providing users who have purchased various types of automotive diagnostic products with tutorials, case studies, after-sales service, user product management and online viewing of diagnostic reports for various products, providing assistance to users in the process of using the products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ThinkCar Bay at 3.3 against Xtool Anyscan's 2.9. ThinkCar Bay also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 35%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Xtool Anyscan's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (83 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ThinkCar Bay holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xtool Anyscan has 83 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Xtool Anyscan's written reviews are positive against 50% of ThinkCar Bay's.
Xtool Anyscan ships an update every 4 weeks, ThinkCar Bay every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Xtool Anyscan | ThinkCar Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (83 ratings) | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.3 GB | 215 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 翔宇 金 | THINKCAR INC |
Customer experience
Xtool Anyscan
ThinkCar Bay
In-app purchases
Xtool Anyscan
No in-app purchases
ThinkCar Bay
No in-app purchases
