Comparison

ETC App vs DDTSB

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

Head to head
About

ETC App

Features
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The brand new EuroTech Center App is every mechanic's Swiss pocket knife. For example, use the app to generate P-codes from unknown decimal values of your diagnostic equipment. Or calculate the volumetric efficiency and Mass air-flow (MAF) of a four-stroke engine. In addition, with the Long Coding App tool you can easily adjust any hexadecimal coding at bit and byte level. The EuroTech Center app also has the LED binning App tool, which allows you to scan any LED binning QR or Datamatrix code and then use it when coding the LED headlight unit. Plus many more useful App tools, in short, a must-have for every car mechanic.

About

DDTSB

Access a vast database of automotive service bulletins and troubleshooting guides. Avoid common errors by leveraging solutions already found by other workshops globally. This tool provides detailed information on over 10,000 service bulletins and 400,000 error codes.

Highlights
  • 10,000+ service bulletins
  • 400,000+ error codes
  • Model-specific troubleshooting
  • Global mechanic community
  • Error explanations and experiences
Features
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Whether you are servicing or troubleshooting a car, always start by looking up the car in DDTSB! Don't waste valuable time on errors that have already been solved by other workshops. With DDTSB you have access to over 10,000 service bulletins and model-specific troubleshooting instructions. There are 400,000 error codes with explanations and additional information in the form of valuable experiences from others who have experienced the same errors. Workshops all over the world use DDTSB. We are a global community of mechanics who help each other.

Screenshots

ETC App4 screens
DDTSB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ETC App at every 3 months against DDTSB's every 7 months. ETC App also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

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

ETC App ships an update every 3 months, DDTSB every 7 months. Both last shipped on September 11, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ETC App versus DDTSB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterETC AppDDTSB
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutodidact BVElektro Partner ApS

In-app purchases

None

ETC App

No in-app purchases

None

DDTSB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ETC App free?
ETC App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DDTSB free?
DDTSB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ETC App or DDTSB have ads?
Neither ETC App nor DDTSB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ETC App or DDTSB?
ETC App ships an update every 3 months, and DDTSB every 7 months. Most recently, ETC App was updated on September 11, 2026 and DDTSB on September 11, 2026.

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