Comparison

Autophix vs Advancer AD20

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

Head to head
About

Autophix

This application provides comprehensive vehicle diagnostics, allowing users to read and clear error codes, view live data streams, and perform maintenance resets. It supports full OBD2 diagnostic modes and offers a dashboard for monitoring vehicle performance. Diagnostic data can be saved and shared.

Highlights
  • Read and erase diagnostic trouble codes
  • View live data streams
  • Perform maintenance resets
  • Support for special functions (e.g., brake pad replacement)
  • Full OBD2 diagnostic mode
  • Save and share diagnostic data
Features
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Autophix is a whole car inspection APP. Supports basic functions such as read codes, erase codes, read data stream, version information, and special functions such as maintenance reset, replacement of brake pads, and throttle reset. OBD2 supports full diagnostic mode, and has a cool dashboard. Support the saving and sharing of diagnostic data.

About

Advancer AD20

This app connects to a smart OBD dongle to provide vehicle health checks, diagnosis, and real-time monitoring. It helps identify fault codes, analyze driving habits, and offers maintenance reminders for enhanced driving safety.

Highlights
  • OBD-II Diagnosis
  • In-depth system check
  • Live vehicle data monitoring
  • Maintenance light reset
  • Trip recorder
  • Driving habits analysis
Features
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Advancer Smart OBD Dongle (AD20/AD20 Pro) is a smart diagnosis terminal that communicates with your iOS devices via BT 5.0. With the Advancer app, AD20 provides services like vehicle health check, diagnosis, driving habits analysis for car owners. Help the vehicle owner to check at any time whether the vehicle is out of order, display the cause of the fault and maintenance suggestions, monitor the status of the vehicle in real time and alert the safety hazards early to ensure your driving safety 1)OBD-II Diagnosis Advancer AD20 can read and categorize the fault codes (DTCs) that storage inside the vehicle ECU via standard OBD-II protocols. 2)In-depth Check In-depth check function allows you to do thorough check on vehicle systems like engine, powertrain, brakes, steering, safety, infotainment and so on, which helps owners to know the health condition of the car clearly and provide safe and comfortable driving experience on travels. Note: In-depth check on all systems is only supported on AD20 Pro; AD20 supports in-depth check on engine only. 3)Live Data When the car is started, Advancer will provide and demonstrate detailed vehicle status like battery voltage, engine revolution speed, coolant temperature, engine load, fuel trimming and so on. This will help you to get the real-time working conditions of the car. 4)Maintenance Light Reset Reset the maintenance counter and turn off the maintenance light after finishing maintenance. For your driving safety, make sure you have followed the manual when doing maintenance to your own car. Note: Maintenance light is a reminder set by car manufacturer, which reminds drivers to do maintenances when needed. When the reminder is on, the car will show info on the dashboard screen, or simply shows a light. 5)Trip Recorder When driving, Advancer will record the index like average speed, fuel consumption, mileage, max engine revolution speed, max coolant temperature and shows them on the app. This will help you to know vehicle status and fuel consumption info on the entire trip. 6)Driving Habits Monitor With the G-sensors inside Advancer, all the sharp turns, emergency brakes and sudden accelerations will be recorded and shown on the app after analyzed. This function will provide data support if you are willing to improve your driving skills.

Screenshots

Autophix4 screens
Advancer AD203 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Autophix at 3.8 against Advancer AD20's 2.4. Autophix also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 14%). Advancer AD20's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Autophix sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Advancer AD20 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Autophix holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Autophix's written reviews are positive against 14% of Advancer AD20's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Autophix ships an update every 6 weeks, Advancer AD20 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Autophix versus Advancer AD20: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutophixAdvancer AD20
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (28 ratings) — better2.4 (64 ratings)
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews — better13.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2864 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size338 MB496 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAutophix Tech Co., Ltd深圳市云伽未来智能技术有限公司

Customer experience

Autophix

All ratings28 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

Advancer AD20

All ratings61 ratings
Positive29.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative62.3%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive13.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Autophix

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Advancer AD20

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Cannot connect to scanner
  • Scanner tied to another account
  • Account creation issues (invalid email)
  • Device stops working after registration
  • Login timeouts
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  • Connection timeouts
  • Pairing issues (only once)
  • App crashes after iOS updates
  • App not working after iOS updates
  • App doesn't connect after iOS updates
  • App opens to nothing
  • Cannot login or register
  • Stuck on login/registration screen
  • Issue launching app on mobile network

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more languages, including Chinese
  • Improve information availability for various car models
  • Fix issues with iOS updates
  • Improve app layout and navigation
  • Increase text size and contrast
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  • Remember most recent fault scans
  • Remove unnecessary login requirements
  • Fix connection issues on mobile networks (4G/5G)

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Autophix

One-time12
  • For BMWDiagnosis$0.99
  • For VWDiagnosis$0.99
  • For HONDADiagnosis$9.99
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  • For LROVERDiagnosis$9.99
  • For OPELDiagnosis$9.99
  • For HYUNDAIDiagnosis$9.99
  • For RENAULTDiagnosis$9.99
  • For VOLVODiagnosis$9.99
  • For TOYOTADiagnosis$9.99
  • For BENZDiagnosis$9.99
  • For VAUXHALLDiagnosis$9.99
  • For NISSANDiagnosis$9.99
None

Advancer AD20

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Autophix free?
Autophix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Advancer AD20 free?
Advancer AD20 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Autophix or Advancer AD20?
Autophix is rated higher. Autophix averages 3.8 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Advancer AD20 averages 2.4 from 64 ratings.
Do Autophix or Advancer AD20 have ads?
Neither Autophix nor Advancer AD20 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Autophix or Advancer AD20?
Autophix ships an update every 6 weeks, and Advancer AD20 monthly. Most recently, Autophix was updated on October 16, 2026 and Advancer AD20 on October 20, 2026.

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