Comparison

Mini OBDII vs Retro

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

Head to head
About

Mini OBDII

This app connects to your vehicle via Bluetooth or WiFi to perform diagnostics and monitor driving. It reads and clears fault codes, analyzes performance, and tracks your travel data. Supports multiple languages and high-speed data transmission.

Highlights
  • Fault code reading and clearing
  • Instrument panel monitoring
  • Performance testing
  • Travel analysis
  • High-speed data transmission
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Mini OBDII is a car diagnostic and monitoring application,support English,Español,Русский,Deutsch,Français,日本語,中文. Through iPhone and iPad, use Bluetooth/WiFi to communicate with the vehicle terminal to complete fault diagnosis and driving assistance functions. It has automobile detection and analysis functions such as fault code reading and clearing, instrument panel, performance test, and travel analysis. It also supports high-speed data transmission and has the advantages of low power consumption and ultra-power saving. caution: 1. Support the adapter that runs through WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0. 2. The parameters supported by each vehicle are different, which has nothing to do with Mini OBDII, but is related to the vehicle control unit.

About

Retro

Features
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Bring the Sega Saturn to your device. This app is a full Saturn emulator built on the Ymir core, ready to run your own legally owned Saturn software. RUN YOUR SATURN Load CD images -- CUE/BIN, ISO and CHD -- from the Files app, iCloud Drive or connected storage. The library organises what you add and remembers where you were. ACCURATE HARDWARE Ymir emulates the Saturn's dual SH-2 processors, the VDP1 and VDP2 video chips and the SCSP sound processor, for the look and sound of the real machine rather than an approximation of it. FEATURES - Ymir-based Sega Saturn emulation - CUE/BIN, ISO and CHD disc images - Save states and battery-backed save memory - Gamepad and on-screen control support - Adjustable video and audio settings - Files, iCloud Drive and On My Device import This app ships with no games and no Saturn BIOS. A Saturn BIOS is required and is not included: it remains Sega's copyright. Add your own legally owned BIOS and Saturn titles to begin.

Screenshots

Mini OBDII4 screens
Retro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mini OBDII at Free against Retro's $2.99. Mini OBDII also leads on iOS requirement (11 vs 15.0). On 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

Mini OBDII is free to download; Retro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mini OBDII versus Retro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMini OBDIIRetro
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.7 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Chaoyue Technology Development Co.,LtdJonathan Whittingham

In-app purchases

None

Mini OBDII

No in-app purchases

None

Retro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mini OBDII free?
Mini OBDII is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retro free?
Retro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mini OBDII or Retro have ads?
Neither Mini OBDII nor Retro shows ads.

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