YAWOA vs Dauntless OBD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YAWOA
This diagnostic tool helps users understand their vehicle's performance and troubleshoot issues. It allows for scanning and clearing trouble codes, viewing real-time data, and checking smog readiness. Ideal for mechanics, enthusiasts, and everyday drivers seeking to diagnose and fix their car.
- Generate, print, and share repair reports
- Scan and clear trouble codes
- View Mode 6 monitoring results
- Smog readiness check
- Access freeze frame data
- Interactive data graphing and logging
- Wireless vehicle communication
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YAOWA® is a Premium Diagnostic OBD2 Scan Tool. It is used by professional mechanics, auto enthusiasts, and everyday vehicle owners who want to know more about how their vehicle is operating and how their vehicle can be fixed if the Check Engine Light comes on. Features: • Generate, print, and share Repair Reports (details below) • Scan For Trouble Codes • Clear Trouble Codes • Mode 6 (On-Board Monitoring Test Results) • Smog Readiness Check • Freeze Frame Data • Multi data (PID) interactive graphing and logging • No Wires! Communicates with your vehicle wirelessly • Metric and Imperial settings
Dauntless OBD
Configure your DauntlessOBD device wirelessly. Access vehicle data streams, diagnostic trouble codes, and manage firmware updates. A DauntlessOBD device is required for full functionality.
- Wireless pairing
- Firmware updates
- Vehicle data streams
- Diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs)
- Device configuration
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Official configuration app for the DauntlessOBD device. This app will help you with wireless pairing, firmware updates, and common vehicle data streams and diagnostic trouble codes. A DauntlessOBD device from Dauntless Devices LLC is required to use this app. Other devices are not supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dauntless OBD at every 3 weeks against YAWOA's every 2 months. Dauntless OBD also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1). YAWOA's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for YAWOA against 5.0 for Dauntless OBD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dauntless OBD has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
YAWOA ships an update every 2 months, Dauntless OBD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YAWOA | Dauntless OBD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 亮 侯 | Dauntless Devices LLC |
Customer experience
YAWOA
Dauntless OBD
In-app purchases
YAWOA
No in-app purchases
Dauntless OBD
No in-app purchases
