Comparison

myVW vs Betterness

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

Head to head
About

myVW

Manage your Volkswagen vehicle with connected services. Schedule maintenance, find dealers, and access remote features like starting the engine or locking doors. Subscription plans unlock advanced capabilities for newer models.

Highlights
  • Service scheduling
  • Dealer locator
  • View service history
  • Remote engine start
  • Remote lock/unlock
  • EV charging control
  • Vehicle alerts
Features
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Welcome to myVW, a drive-changing app with connected vehicle services enabled through myVW+. The myVW app enables access to essential tools for most model year 2020 or newer VW vehicles, including service scheduling, finding a preferred Volkswagen dealer, viewing service history⁵, and other owner resources. Plus, subscribe to connected vehicle services plans to get access to additional available features (depending on vehicle model and equipment), such as: • Remote start your engine¹ • Start and stop EV battery charging² • Remote lock or unlock your doors³ • Remote honk and flash² • Remotely access climate control for EVs² • Manage EV battery settings⁶ • View last parked location⁴ • Create vehicle alerts, including speed, curfew, valet and boundary alerts² • View fuel or EV battery status⁶ • Vehicle health reports⁷ • DriveView⁸ scores Use of the myVW app requires acceptance of myVW Terms of Service. Connected vehicle services enabled through myVW+ are available on most MY20 and newer vehicles and require an included or paid subscription, some of which may have their own terms and conditions. Paid subscription is required to continue services after included plan expires. Visit the shop tab in the myVW mobile app to see how much time is remaining on your subscriptions. All connected vehicle services require the myVW app and myVW account, cellular connectivity, network compatible hardware, availability of vehicle GPS signal, and acceptance of myVW and myVW+ Terms of Service. Not all services and features are available on all vehicles and some features may require the most recent software update. Services depend on connection to and continued availability of 4G LTE cellular service, which is outside of Volkswagen’s control. Services are not guaranteed or warranted in the event of 4G LTE network shutdowns, obsolescence, or other unavailability of connectivity due to existing vehicle hardware or other factors. All services are subject to change, discontinuation, or cancellation without notice. Certain connected vehicle services may require additional payment for emergency or other third-party services rendered such as towing or ambulance transport services. Message and data rates may apply for app and web features. Connected vehicle services are not available on most MY20 Passat vehicles or rental fleet vehicles. See Terms of Service, Privacy Statement, and other important information at vw.com/connected. Always pay careful attention to the road and do not drive while distracted. ¹Requires active subscription to Remote Access plan and compatible factory-installed or dealer-installed remote start feature. See Owner’s Manual for further details and important warnings about the keyless ignition feature. Do not leave vehicle unattended with the engine running, particularly in enclosed spaces, and consult local laws for any limitations on use. ²Requires active subscription to Remote Access plan. ³Requires active subscription to Remote Access plan. See Owner’s Manual for further details and important warnings about locking and unlocking your vehicle remotely. ⁴Requires active subscription to Remote Access plan. Do not use feature to locate stolen vehicle. ⁵Service history is available as long as work was performed since January 2014 at a participating Volkswagen dealership. ⁶Requires active subscription to VW Vehicle Insights plan. ⁷Requires active subscription to VW Vehicle Insights plan. Refer to your vehicle's warning and indicator lights for the most current diagnostic information. Always consult owner's literature for maintenance guidelines and warnings. Vehicle Health Reports and Health Status may not be available on all EV models. ⁸Requires active subscription to VW Vehicle Insights plan and enrollment in DriveView. Use of your vehicle by multiple drivers may impact your driving score. Always obey all speed and traffic laws.

About

Betterness

This AI coaching app provides personalized guidance for sleep, training, and health tracking. It can order labs, interpret results, and adapt your plan based on your biology and wearable data. Users can also build custom AI specialists for specific goals.

Highlights
  • AI coaching specialists
  • Voice and text interaction
  • Lab ordering and interpretation
  • Biomarker-linked goal setting
  • Wearable data integration
  • Custom AI specialist builder
  • Proactive alerts
Features
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Betterness is your health super app: your activities, your meals and your labs, finally in one place, with Bett-i as your coach, powered by Claude and GPT. Most of your health data lives in separate apps. Betterness brings it together: your workouts from your watch, the meals you log, your lab results, and your sleep, all on one timeline. Then ask Bett-i, your AI coach, anything about it, powered by Claude or GPT. ACTIVITIES - Record any activity from your phone or your Apple Watch: running, cycling, strength, padel, tennis, yoga and dozens more. - Every session becomes a story: your route, heart-rate zones, a timeline and the moments that mattered. - Songs identified during your workout, sorted by the heart-rate zone they carried you into. - Pick any exercise from the library and watch a demo video of the right form. Build sessions from blocks and log your sets on phone or wrist. - Padel and tennis: your court, mapped from your session's GPS, with every shot on it (Elite, patent pending). - Bett-i Vision: upload a video of your game and see body tracking drawn over it, with your heart rate on the video (Elite). NUTRITION - Snap a photo of your meal for an instant estimate of what's in it, and fix it in plain words. - Tag the restaurant or place you ate at; with your permission, Bett-i suggests the places nearby. - Meals sit next to your workouts and sleep, so you can see your whole day at once. BIOMARKERS - Upload any lab report PDF and see your results organised, in range or out, each explained in plain words. - US members can order lab panels, drawn at Quest locations nationwide (BioReference in NY and NJ), with at-home draws where available. Each order is reviewed and issued by a physician in our partner clinical network. ONE COACH FOR ALL YOUR DATA - Ask Bett-i about your training, sleep, meals and labs. - Choose the model you trust: Anthropic's Claude or OpenAI's GPT (Elite). WORKS WITH WHAT YOU WEAR - A full Apple Watch app: live heart rate with zone haptics, GPS route, strength sets, voice notes during your activity, song identification, Water Lock and complications. - Live heart rate from Apple Watch, Garmin and Whoop (in heart-rate broadcast mode), or any standard Bluetooth chest strap. - Works with the apps and devices you already use through Apple Health. FREE PLAN Activity tracking and stories, the Apple Watch app, heart rate from your devices, songs by zone, exercise demo videos, nutrition logging, lab upload and results, and Bett-i with 20 messages a day. ELITE Bett-i Vision, court mapping, your choice of Claude or GPT, and unlimited Bett-i. Lab tests are paid per order. IMPORTANT Betterness is a general wellness app. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition. Its insights are for information, not medical advice; discuss any health decision with your clinician. Heart rate comes from your connected device, not from your phone's camera. Lab testing is available in the US only, subject to state availability.

Screenshots

myVW4 screens
Betterness4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Betterness at 100% against myVW's 27%. Betterness also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). myVW's advantage is ratings volume (316K vs 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Betterness holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myVW has 316K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of myVW's written reviews are positive against 100% of Betterness's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myVW ships an update every 4 weeks, Betterness weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
myVW versus Betterness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyVWBetterness
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (316K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings316K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size357 MB66 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVolkswagen of America Inc.Betterness

Customer experience

myVW

All ratings307,426 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews2,243 reviews
Positive26.6%
Neutral14.8%
Negative58.6%

Betterness

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

myVW

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incorrect battery/range information
  • Charging status not updating properly
  • Siri integration not working as expected
  • Phantom unlock/open door notifications

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to lock/unlock doors remotely
  • Scheduled remote start functionality
  • Integration with smart home/voice assistants
  • Improved charge history and analytics
  • Dark mode option

Betterness

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

myVW

No in-app purchases

None

Betterness

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myVW free?
myVW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Betterness free?
Betterness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myVW or Betterness?
Betterness is rated higher. myVW averages 4.7 out of 5 from 316K ratings, while Betterness averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do myVW or Betterness have ads?
Neither myVW nor Betterness shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myVW or Betterness?
myVW ships an update every 4 weeks, and Betterness weekly. Most recently, myVW was updated on November 11, 2026 and Betterness on November 7, 2026.

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