iCarScan vs PLATTA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCarScan
Access professional-level automotive diagnostic functions, including reading and clearing fault codes, viewing live data, and performing special tests. Supports a wide range of vehicle manufacturers with automatic VIN recognition and one-key diagnosis. Generates detailed diagnostic reports for informed maintenance.
- OE-level professional functions
- Full OBD II diagnosis
- Support for 39+ manufacturers
- Automatic VIN reading
- One-key diagnosis
- Fault code interpretation
- Diagnostic report generation
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1. Profession functions refer to OE level functions, such as read/clear code, data flow diagram, read ECU, drive test, bidirectional special functions, etc. 2. Support full-function OBD II diagnosis, read data flow, freeze frame read IM/real-time data, read/clear fault code, vehicle on-board monitoring/computer system control operation and read vehicle information. 3. Support vehicle maintenance light return to normal. 4. Select any vehicle diagnostic software, covering up to 39 major automobile manufacturers. 5. Support automatic VIN reading and one-key diagnosis. 6. Clear interpretation of fault codes and generate professional diagnostic reports.
PLATTA
Enhances the tourist experience by streamlining operations for both tourists and drivers. It allows tourists to view their assigned vehicle and driver, while drivers can manage pickups and record passenger attendance for tours.
- View assigned vehicle and driver
- Manage tour pickups
- Record passenger attendance
- Start tours directly from the app
- Confirm reservation check-ins
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Improves the tourist experience, reducing waiting times and avoiding last-minute problems. Tourist guides: -View your vehicle and driver. Once inside the app, you will be able to see the vehicle that was assigned to you for the tour. -Manage your pickups. From the app, you will be able to see all the pickups assigned to your route. Drivers: -Manage your pickups. From the app, you will have a clear view of all the pickups (passenger pickups) that were assigned to you for the day. You can start your tour directly from the app when you are ready. -Record attendance. In each pickup, you can mark whether the passenger showed up or not With the PLATTA app you can confirm the checkins of your reservations with easy and quick control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PLATTA at 5.0 against iCarScan's 3.8. PLATTA also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). iCarScan's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PLATTA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCarScan has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iCarScan ships an update every 5 months, PLATTA every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and June 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCarScan | PLATTA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 324 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THINKCAR INC | GARFLO INC |
Customer experience
iCarScan
PLATTA
In-app purchases
iCarScan
No in-app purchases
PLATTA
No in-app purchases









