Comparison

OwenDeviceControl vs CarScan

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

Head to head
About

OwenDeviceControl

Features
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OwenDeviceControl– простое управление температурой из любой точки мира. Примечательные особенности приложения: - Подготовьте приложение к работе за одну минуту. - Запускайте регулятор в работу из приложения. - Изменяйте температуру в один клик. - Следите за температурой на графике. - Просматривайте архив параметров за 3 месяца. - Получайте сообщения при авариях. - Ведите журнал аварий. Мы всегда рады вашим отзывам! Если у вас есть пожелания, вопросы или жалобы, пожалуйста, напишите нам: support@owen.ru

About

CarScan

Features
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CarScan reads your car's fault codes through an OBD-II adapter and explains them in plain words — no dictionary of abbreviations, no "see your dealer". WHAT IT DOES • Polls the control modules and shows which answered and which stayed silent. • Reads fault codes and decodes them: not just «P0171», but what usually stands behind it and what is cheaper to check first. • Shows live data: RPM, speed, temperature, pressure, engine load. Remembers the lowest and highest value of the trip. • Records a trip to a file — for the intermittent fault that never shows up at the garage. • Shows inspection readiness and on-board monitoring test results. • Resets the service interval — where the car allows it. • Builds a report for the mechanic in plain text: forward it or print it. • Demo mode: walk through every screen on a made-up car before buying an adapter. HONEST ABOUT THE LIMITS An OBD-II adapter is required and bought separately. Any of four kinds will do: Bluetooth, Bluetooth BLE, Wi-Fi or USB. A service reset is not possible on every car and not with every adapter: it needs talking to modules directly, and cheap ELM327 clones cannot do it. The app checks whether your adapter can, and says so plainly instead of trying blindly. If a module stayed silent, we write exactly that — «did not answer». It is not the same as «no faults». WHAT STAYS WITH YOU Trip recordings, communication logs and parameter snapshots are kept on the phone only and never leave it by themselves. ACCESS The app is free for the first few days, so you can see that it talks to your particular car. After that a licence is required. LANGUAGES Russian and English, switchable inside the app. SUPPORT Write to us from inside the app, on the Support tab — the answer arrives there. Privacy policy: https://carscan.app/privacy/

Screenshots

OwenDeviceControl4 screens
CarScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OwenDeviceControl at none against CarScan's 3. OwenDeviceControl also leads on iOS requirement (11.2 vs 16.0). CarScan's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 7 months). 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. CarScan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. OwenDeviceControl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OwenDeviceControl ships an update every 7 months, CarScan every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
OwenDeviceControl versus CarScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOwenDeviceControlCarScan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPROIZVODSTVENNOE OBEDINENIE OVEN, OOOVitali Zeliankevich

In-app purchases

None

OwenDeviceControl

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

CarScan

Subscriptions2
  • One month access$5.991 Month
  • One year access$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full access forever$29.99

Questions

Is OwenDeviceControl free?
OwenDeviceControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CarScan free?
CarScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OwenDeviceControl or CarScan have ads?
Neither OwenDeviceControl nor CarScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OwenDeviceControl or CarScan?
OwenDeviceControl ships an update every 7 months, and CarScan every 10 days. Most recently, OwenDeviceControl was updated on October 11, 2026 and CarScan on October 24, 2026.

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