SmartKey Box vs OBDSTAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartKey Box
Control your car's locks, trunk, and panic functions directly from your smartphone. This app connects via Bluetooth to a smart key box, offering a convenient and customizable way to manage vehicle access with various gesture controls.
- Bluetooth connectivity to smart key box
- Remote lock/unlock vehicle
- Trunk open function
- Panic alarm activation
- Customizable gesture controls (single-click, double-click, press-and-hold)
- Multiple style options
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This is a dedicated app developed by Xhorse for car owners, connecting via Bluetooth to Smart Key Box, Bluetooth Digital Smart Key, etc. It allows easy access to Lock/Unlock, Trunk, and Panic functions via your smartphone, offering a user-friendly, convenient experience. Additionally, the app provides multiple styles to suit different preferences, supporting single-click, double-click, and press-and-hold actions.
OBDSTAR
A handheld maintenance database for technicians, offering technical support, data queries, video viewing, and after-sales consultation. It provides a comprehensive database for automotive, motorcycle, and marine maintenance, aiming for efficient and professional service.
- Handheld maintenance database
- Technical support
- Data query
- Video viewing
- After-sales consultation
- Comprehensive maintenance data
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"OBDSTAR" APP is a handheld maintenance database designed for maintenance technicians. It is a service APP that can bring more convenient, efficient and professional services to end-users, integrating technical support, data query, video viewing, after-sales consultation, feedback and other multi-functions. It supports a comprehensive maintenance data query database for automobiles, motorcycles, ships, etc. With powerful functions and excellent experience, it is a practical service platform for maintenance technicians to solve their problems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartKey Box at 5.0 against OBDSTAR's 1.5. SmartKey Box also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). OBDSTAR's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SmartKey Box holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
SmartKey Box ships an update fortnightly, OBDSTAR every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartKey Box | OBDSTAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen XHorse Electronics Co., Ltd. | 深圳市轩宇车鼎科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
SmartKey Box
OBDSTAR
In-app purchases
SmartKey Box
No in-app purchases
OBDSTAR
No in-app purchases
