Carly vs PitPanel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Carly
This app allows car owners to diagnose issues, monitor live engine data, and perform maintenance tasks. It offers advanced features like coding hidden car functions and detecting mileage manipulation, helping users save on repairs and understand their vehicle's health.
- Read and clear fault codes from all ECUs
- Monitor engine live data parameters
- Step-by-step car repair guides
- Perform car maintenance and reset service intervals
- Check starter battery condition
- Code and unlock hidden car features
- Detect mileage manipulation
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Carly is the most versatile OBD2 solution, offering diagnostics, engine live data, and guides for car repair and maintenance. It's helped over a million car owners to save up to $2,000 per year for car-related topics. Get the Carly app and the Carly Universal Scanner to access data through the OBD2 port of your car. Unleash your inner car hero with Carly! It works for Audi, BMW, Ford, Lexus, Mercedes, Mini, Opel, Porsche, Renault, Seat, Skoda, Toyota, VW, and almost all other car brands with an OBD2 port. As every car is unique, which specific Carly features are available will vary with every model, build year, hardware, and software. ———— BASIC FEATURES INCLUDED IN THE (FREE) BASIC PACKAGE Diagnostics (OBD), Live Data (OBD), and Emission Check (OBD) enable you to have control over the most important systems — engine and transmission. ADVANCED FEATURES INCLUDED IN THE PREMIUM PACKAGE (YEARLY LICENSE) • UNDERSTAND YOUR CAR'S HEALTH With Carly Diagnostics, you can read and clear fault codes from all built-in electronic control units (ECUs), including engine, transmission, ABS, airbag, and multimedia, keep track of your car’s health, gauge the severity of problems, and more. • POWERCHARGE YOUR REPAIR SKILLS Get expert repair guides for your specific issues to help you understand and fix the issues by yourself. • MONITOR ENGINE LIVE DATA Live parameters or live data can help you take the guesswork out of understanding what your car needs and narrow down the fault causes. • PERFORM CAR MAINTENANCE INDEPENDENT OF THE WORKSHOP The Carly Maintenance feature helps you step-by-step to service your car yourself, reset your service and keep track of your service intervals directly from your phone. • VIEW THE CONDITION OF YOUR BATTERY The Carly Battery Check function helps you monitor the status of your car's starter battery, which will help to increase your batterie lifetime. • CODE AND UNLOCK HIDDEN FEATURES Access hidden features set by the manufacturer and customize your car to fit your needs. This feature is only available on certain car brands/models, and the coding options vary between each control unit. • DETECT MILEAGE MANIPULATION Mileage manipulation is on the rise. Don’t get tricked when buying a used car — use Carly to perform a used car inspection before buying. ———— HOW IT WORKS Step 1: Check which features are available for your car model Step 2: Order your Carly Universal Scanner Step 3: Plug the scanner into the OBD2 port and log in on this app THE CARLY UNIVERSAL SCANNER — THE MOST ADVANCED OBD DEVICE The OBD2 device was designed to support almost all car brands with an OBD2 port and to enable advanced Carly features. The scanner comes with: • A lifetime warranty • Premium customer support Take the health of your car into your own hands! ———— You can purchase a subscription for an individual car brand or for all car brands. This is a yearly subscription. The subscription automatically renews for one year if not canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. The subscription can be managed in your purchases and the automatic renewal can be deactivated there. Terms of Use: https://bit.ly/35Mxg5s Privacy Policy: https://bit.ly/35Rruze
PitPanel
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PitPanel is the mobile companion app for workshops using the PitPanel management platform. For vehicle owners, PitPanel makes it easy to stay connected with your workshop, manage vehicles, follow service progress, and receive important updates from your phone. Vehicle owners can: • View vehicles and service history • Update vehicle mileage • Upload profile and vehicle photos • Request services with preferred dates and notes • Track request status and workshop progress • View detailed worksheets and completed services • Receive push notifications for important updates • Review, accept, or reject workshop budgets • Browse and reserve used parts made available by the workshop • View workshop locations, contacts, opening hours, and directions • Receive maintenance recommendations based on mileage and schedule • Choose light, dark, or system theme • Choose English or Portuguese Technicians can: • View assigned jobs and active worksheets • Open worksheet details and checklist progress • Add worksheet media • Log labor/time information • Search parts from the workshop catalog • Receive job-related notifications PitPanel uses license-based workshop activation before login, ensuring each user connects to the correct workshop environment. Access is role-based, so clients and technicians only see the information available to their account. To get started: 1. Download PitPanel 2. Enter or scan your workshop license 3. Log in with your workshop account Note: PitPanel requires a valid license from a participating workshop. Contact your workshop to receive access credentials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PitPanel at none against Carly's 10. Carly's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Carly sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $21.99 per year. PitPanel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Carly ships an update weekly, PitPanel every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carly | PitPanel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 29.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 417 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carly Solutions GmbH Co KG | Azoid.pt |
Bugs and requests
Carly
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Adapter not working as expected
- Inaccurate or misleading diagnostic information
Requested features
4 requests- More vehicle support
- Improved user interface
- Offline functionality
- Easier subscription management
PitPanel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Carly
- Toyota$21.991 Year
- Mercedes$28.991 Year
- Smart Mechanic$35.991 Year
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- Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda$53.991 Year
- Carly for BMW Full-Version$59.991 Year
- BMW and Mini$63.991 Year
- All Brands Upgrade6 Months trial$78.991 Year
- All Brands$82.991 Year
- BMW and Mini + Smart Mechanic$99.991 Year
- All Brands + Smart Mechanic$118.991 Year
PitPanel
No in-app purchases









