CarMate Pro vs KalosBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CarMate Pro
Enhance your in-car experience by controlling your vehicle's systems remotely from your phone. Features include remote camera operation, geo-fencing for security alerts, and tracking past journeys.
- Remote recorder photo operation
- Fence warnings for anti-theft
- View historical travel trajectories
- Mobile phone to car interconnection
- Remote car system control
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「CarMate」是专为车载设备用户打造，加强手机、车机互联的一款全新功能产品。用户可随时随地通过手机操控车机来提升服务体验，通过围栏预警加强汽车防盗。 「特色功能」：远程操作记录仪拍照、围栏预警、查看历史行程轨迹。 "CarMate Pro" is a new functional product specially designed for in-vehicle equipment users to strengthen the interconnection between mobile phones and vehicles. Users can control the car machine through mobile phones anytime and anywhere to improve service experience, and strengthen car anti-theft through fence warning. "Featured functions": Remotely operate the recorder to take pictures, fence warnings, and view historical travel trajectories.
KalosBox
Enhance your vehicle's infotainment system with this app, extending its capabilities and lifespan. Enjoy a more convenient and intelligent driving experience by seamlessly integrating with your car's built-in screen.
- Vehicle interconnectivity
- Extends car system functionality
- Integrates with built-in screen
- Prolongs vehicle system lifespan
- Intelligent driving experience
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KALOS APP is a software specifically designed for vehicle interconnectivity, seamlessly integrating with the car's built-in screen. It aims to significantly extend the functionality of the car's system and effectively prolong its lifespan, providing drivers with a more convenient and intelligent driving experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KalosBox at 4.3 against CarMate Pro's 3.3. KalosBox also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). CarMate Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. KalosBox sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. CarMate Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
KalosBox holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CarMate Pro has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of CarMate Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of KalosBox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CarMate Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, KalosBox every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CarMate Pro | KalosBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (15 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 深圳驾控科技有限公司 | Beijing Zjinnova Technology Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
CarMate Pro
KalosBox
In-app purchases
CarMate Pro
No in-app purchases
KalosBox
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