Comparison

AssetMatics vs Panther OBD

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

Head to head
About

AssetMatics

Monitor your vehicle's real-time location, driving behavior, and trip history. Receive alerts for entering/exiting designated areas, harsh braking, and speeding to improve safety and efficiency.

Highlights
  • Real-time vehicle location tracking
  • Geofencing with location-based alerts
  • Driver behavior scoring
  • Trip history and summary
  • Tow and crash alerts
Features
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The AssetMatics app works with our AssetMatics device plugged into the car’s OBD port. Our device collects and transfers the vehicle data to our cloud platform for further analysis and reports displayed on our app. The app gives the vehicle owner vehicle’s real-time location alerts, trip history and analysis, trip summary, location-based alerts, driver score based on driver behaviour and vehicle usage report for safety and efficiencies. Our key features: Live Location AssetMatics application provides real-time location tracking. The location update pins are shown every few seconds or every minute based on preferences. Places Set virtual boundaries for your vehicle and get alerts when your vehicle enters or exits the designated area. This will let you know when your kids reach school or when your spouse reaches the office. Safe Driving Score The dashboard displays a score to assess the driver behavior. The score is reset to 100 at the start of each month and subsequently points are deducted based on harsh brakes, overspeeding, harsh cornering and idle time in traffic. Trip Summary and History AssetMatics dashboard will display the summary of your trips each day. You can see the number of trips per day, the speed travelled in each trip, the duration and distance travelled in each trip and history of past trips. Tow & Crash Alerts AssetMatics app triggers an alarm when the vehicle is towed away making you aware of the situation. In case of an unfortunate incident of a crash, AssetMatics will trigger an alarm that will help in taking timely action.

About

Panther OBD

This app connects to your car's OBD-II port to provide diagnostics, health monitoring, and vehicle controls. It offers deep customization options for supported vehicles and adapters, all built natively for iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • OBD-II diagnostics
  • Vehicle health monitoring
  • Customizable vehicle controls
  • Native iPhone/iPad support
  • Specific vehicle compatibility
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Panther OBD connects to your car's OBDII port to deliver diagnostics, live gauges, vehicle controls, remotes programming, and vehicle customizations. Built natively for iPhone and iPad. Supported Vehicles (2006-2012): Ford Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car. Recommended OBDII Adapters: vGate vLinker FS To learn more, visit: www.pantherobd.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AssetMatics4 screens
Panther OBD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AssetMatics at none against Panther OBD's 1. AssetMatics also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Panther OBD sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. AssetMatics asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AssetMatics ships an update every 2 weeks, Panther OBD fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AssetMatics versus Panther OBD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAssetMaticsPanther OBD
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNesh TechnologiesAhmad Aljasem

Customer experience

AssetMatics

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Panther OBD

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

AssetMatics

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Panther OBD

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$9.991 Year

Questions

Is AssetMatics free?
AssetMatics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Panther OBD free?
Panther OBD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AssetMatics or Panther OBD have ads?
Neither AssetMatics nor Panther OBD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AssetMatics or Panther OBD?
AssetMatics ships an update every 2 weeks, and Panther OBD fortnightly. Most recently, AssetMatics was updated on November 3, 2026 and Panther OBD on November 3, 2026.

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