CarKeeper vs MaxchipCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CarKeeper
Manage your vehicle's maintenance and expenses with this smart car housekeeper. Track service history, fuel consumption, and important dates. Keep your car running smoothly and efficiently.
- Vehicle maintenance tracking
- Expense logging
- Service history
- Fuel consumption monitoring
- Important date reminders
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Smart car housekeeper platform.
MaxchipCam
Connect your mobile device to a Wi-Fi DVR to view live footage, download and edit recordings, and adjust device settings remotely. This app allows for seamless integration with your driving recorder.
- Real-time preview of DVR screen
- Download and edit recorded footage
- Share videos and pictures
- Remote DVR function settings
- Wi-Fi connection to driving recorder
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MaxchipCam is an iOS version APP for Wi-Fi DVR，Connect the mobile phone to the driving recorder through Wi-Fi，Preview the current screen of the recorder in real time and view the pictures/videos of the recorder，The recorder pictures/videos can be downloaded to the mobile phone for cropping and sharing，Realize the function item settings of the recorder on the mobile phone APP.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CarKeeper at every 2 months against MaxchipCam's every 4 months. CarKeeper also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for CarKeeper against 3.0 for MaxchipCam. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CarKeeper has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CarKeeper ships an update every 2 months, MaxchipCam every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CarKeeper | MaxchipCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (8 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 清贤 高 | 承积 许 |
Customer experience
CarKeeper
MaxchipCam
In-app purchases
CarKeeper
No in-app purchases
MaxchipCam
No in-app purchases
