Dakar Rally vs Engine Link LE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dakar Rally
Experience the world's toughest rally raid race. Get detailed route information, driver profiles, and live race updates. Watch highlights and follow your favorite competitors in real-time.
- Detailed route and stage information
- Driver profiles
- Live race updates
- Real-time rankings
- Competitor tracking
- Video highlights and key moments
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Download the official DAKAR app for free. Dive into the heart of the DAKAR, the most famous and toughest rally raid race in the world! The 2027 edition, the seventh chapter of the rally’s Saudi adventure, will take place from January 1rd to 15th. Get ready for Dakar 2027! Find the detailed route and each of the stages, discover the drivers participating in this edition, and stay up-to-date with all the latest race news. Follow the race live on the app through our enhanced Race Center, featuring live commentary, real-time rankings, and tracking of your favorite competitors. A wide range of videos, including highlights, key moments, driver profiles, and much more, also awaits you. Customize your notifications to receive all the latest Dakar news.
Engine Link LE
Transform your iPhone into a vehicle diagnostics tool. Monitor real-time performance, read and clear fault codes, and customize gauges to display the data you need. Requires a LELink adapter for OBD2 connection.
- Real-time vehicle data display
- Read and clear OBD fault codes
- Customizable gauges and dashboard
- MPG widget and fuel efficiency tracking
- Heads-up display (HUD) mode
- Horsepower, torque, and acceleration metrics
- Support for various OBD-II/EOBD vehicles
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EngineLink LE will turn your iPhone/iPod into vehicle / car performance / diagnostics tool and scanner that uses a LELink (low Energy Bluetooth) adapter to connect to your OBD2 engine management / ECU. BENEFITS: * Emission Test. * See what your car is doing in real-time. * Read and clear OBD fault codes. * Display car performance and sensor data. * Customizable gauges, showing only the data you were interested in * NO in-app purchase and NO subscription fees! __________________ FEATURES: + Show and reset a DTC / CEL / fault code (current, pending and history) like a scan tool + Graph data + MPG widget to plot real time fuel efficiency + Heads up display / HUD mode for night time driving (mirror the display on your vehicle's windshield) + Can read Transmission Temperatures (vehicle dependent) + Horsepower/HP & Torque / acceleration + Boost / vacuum gauge + Engine speed / Engine RPM / Engine Load /Coolant / Fuel Tank + Customizable dashboard + Full configurable GUI with user choice of dial gauge, bar gauge, plot gauge, digital gauge, and on-off gauge as display elements + Full custom PID support. + Formula support. + Preloaded GM and Ford PID libraries + Preloaded standard PID library and Prius PID libraries . + User can add more libraries within the app or by using iTunes File Sharing + Multiple ECU support. Non-CAN, 11-bit CAN, and 29-bit CAN ECU bus types + Multiframe data support + Background color option + Email user log function (access by long pressing custom PID screen) + Multiple PID formula support + 0 to 60mph timer and quarter mile timer __________________ EngineLink supports all OBD-II and EOBD compliant vehicles sold worldwide. If in doubt check with your manufacturer first or look for 'OBD2' on written on a big white label in your engine bay. The app needs LELink or LELink2 (Bluetooth Low Energy) to work. The following iOS devices supports Bluetooth Low Energy BLE 4.0 and will work with LELink: iPhone 4s or later iPad (3rd generation) or later iPad mini or later iPod touch (5th generation) or later. You can check Developer WebSite for Adapter Guide: http://www.outdoor-apps.com/enginelink.html Drop us an email for any suggestions/questions you may have at support@ksolution.org. We will answer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dakar Rally at 4.1 against Engine Link LE's 3.2. Dakar Rally also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (153 vs 12). Engine Link LE's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
Dakar Rally holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dakar Rally has 153 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Dakar Rally's written reviews are positive against 46% of Engine Link LE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dakar Rally ships an update every 4 weeks, Engine Link LE every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dakar Rally | Engine Link LE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (153 ratings) — better | 3.2 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.7% of reviews | 46.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O) | K SOLUTION LLC |
Customer experience
Dakar Rally
Engine Link LE
Bugs and requests
Dakar Rally
Reported bugs
3 issues- Duplicate rider records
- Notifications not linking to relevant updates
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to track specific riders/drivers more easily
- More comprehensive video coverage and highlights
- Improved user interface and navigation
Engine Link LE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dakar Rally
No in-app purchases
Engine Link LE
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dakar Rally free?
Is Engine Link LE free?
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