Comparison

Viecar vs ActiveOBD

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

Head to head
About

Viecar

This app connects to your vehicle's ECU via Bluetooth to perform comprehensive diagnostics and health checks. It helps identify potential issues early, analyze fuel consumption, and track driving behavior for improved efficiency and safety.

Highlights
  • 360° vehicle physical examination
  • Early detection of vehicle sub-health
  • Historical fuel consumption analysis
  • Driving behavior recording and analysis
  • Bluetooth 4.0 dual-mode connectivity
  • Low power consumption
Features
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Viecar 4.0 is a "software + hardware" multi-functional, all-round vehicle high-tech car detection tool. It adopts Bluetooth 4.0 dual-mode design, perfectly supports iOS devices, supports high-speed data transmission, and has low power consumption and ultra-power saving. advantage. By connecting the car ECU computer interface to achieve 360° full vehicle physical examination, early detection of vehicle sub-health can also ensure that the vehicle is found to be faulty as early as possible during the warranty period, so as to timely deal with the relevant interests and protect the interests of the owner; Historical fuel consumption and other multi-dimensional fuel consumption analysis and evaluation, so that owners can save money and save money; can also record driving behavior, analyze vehicle condition data, propose improvements, timely correct bad driving habits, and enable drivers to use their own car more humane. .

About

ActiveOBD

This app functions as an OBDII scanner, offering specialized support for Subaru vehicles (MY2012+). It provides basic parameter readings for free, with a subscription unlocking advanced features like trouble code reading and data logging.

Highlights
  • OBDII scanning
  • Subaru-specific support (MY2012+)
  • CVT Oil Temperature reading
  • AWD duty (%) parameter reading
  • Trouble code reading (full version)
  • Data logging (full version)
  • Graphs building (full version)
Features
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The OBDII scanner app with a special support of Subaru (MY2012+) make. It's the next-generation product based on our well-known "ActiveOBD for Subaru" app bringing its best features to iOS users. A compatible OBD adapter is required. Premium-level adapters supported (best speed and stability): - OBDLink MX+; - OBDLink CX; - vLinker MC+. Entry-level adapters supported (moderate speed, good stability): - Vgate iCar Pro Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE). Other adapters supported: - Viecar Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE), Vgate iCar Pro WiFi, Veepeak OBDCheck BLE+, KONNWEI. We do NOT support the majority of cheap ELM327 v2.1 clones. The basic free version already includes CVT Oil Temperature, CVT ratio and AWD duty (%) parameter readings and nice gauge screen ! Note: some of these parameters are inaccessible on some model ranges. The full version (subscription) includes extra parameters reading and features, such as graphs building, logging ("premium-level adapter" required), trouble codes reading. Note: for resource consumption optimization reason the data collection for graphs/logging activates upon accessing these functions and terminates with the current app session. Terms of Use (standard Apple Terms of Use / EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Viecar2 screens
ActiveOBD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ActiveOBD at 45% against Viecar's 0%. ActiveOBD also leads on ratings volume (39 vs 1). Viecar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.0 vs 3.6). On price, ads 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. ActiveOBD sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Viecar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Viecar holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActiveOBD has 39 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Viecar's written reviews are positive against 45% of ActiveOBD's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Viecar ships an update every 4 weeks, ActiveOBD every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Viecar versus ActiveOBD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterViecarActiveOBD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better3.6 (39 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews45.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings139 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Chaoyue Technology Development Co.,LtdMykhailo Zolotarov

Customer experience

Viecar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ActiveOBD

All ratings39 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative28.2%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral13.6%
Negative40.9%

In-app purchases

None

Viecar

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ActiveOBD

Subscriptions1
  • Full Version Subscription1 Month trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Viecar free?
Viecar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ActiveOBD free?
ActiveOBD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Viecar or ActiveOBD?
Viecar is rated higher. Viecar averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ActiveOBD averages 3.6 from 39 ratings.
Do Viecar or ActiveOBD have ads?
Neither Viecar nor ActiveOBD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Viecar or ActiveOBD?
Viecar ships an update every 4 weeks, and ActiveOBD every 3 months. Most recently, Viecar was updated on June 1, 2026 and ActiveOBD on July 23, 2026.

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