IIDControl vs V1 Companion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IIDControl
Control Land Rover diagnostic tools like IIDTool and EASControl via Bluetooth from your iPhone or iPad. Offers faster navigation, live data display, and fault listing with email transmission.
- Bluetooth control of IIDTool and EASControl
- Live data display
- Fault listing with email transmission
- Faster menu navigation
- Vehicle display integration
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IIDControl - IOS Application to control IIDTool and EASControl Tools for Land Rover vehicle diagnostics The IIDControl app allows the use of a Bluetooth Smart enabled IIDTool or EASControl through an iPhone or iPad. This app can be utilized as an alternative (or in addition) to the use of the tool through the integrate interface technology utilizing the vehicles own displays and controls. As well as the same quick, intuitive controls provided in the tool's integrated interface, the IIDControl offers additional functionalities: - Fault listing with transmission by email (IIDTool only) - Faster menu navigation in comparison to the integrated interface or previous App versions. - Multiple Live values display. For example, Transmission and Engine oil temperatures can be recorded simultaneously. - And more. Other additional features will be added as part of IIDControl app and Tool firmware updates.
V1 Companion
Enhance your radar detector experience with intelligent alerts and advanced muting. This app offers location-based false silencing, customizable notifications, and detailed on-screen information for improved situational awareness while driving.
- Location-based false silencing (SpotLocks™)
- Modify V1 hardware settings
- Dynamic Volume Control for V1 Gen2
- Customizable voice announcements
- High-resolution signal strength meters
- Heads-up display (HUD)
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Full CarPlay Support! **FEATURING - GPS location based 'false muting' via one of the best app systems called SpotLocks™ V1 Companion™ is a feature rich app, designed to give you the most out of your V1 radar detector, while enhancing your driving experience along the way. Featuring intelligent alerts & advanced muting, it takes situational awareness to another level! V1 Companion™ is the COMPLETE solution to enjoying your V1. V1 Companion™'s alerting and muting systems are optimized for each V1 platform. Intelligent voice announcements and on-screen visuals will always keep you informed and aware of the situation around you. V1 Companion™ full feature list: • SpotLocks™ - Location based false silencing has never been this good or easy. Turn on the intelligent location based learning, and let V1 Companion™ do the rest. Or, you can manually 'lock' or 'unlock' locations with ease from the main alert screen. • View and modify your V1's internal hardware settings. You no longer have to exit the app, and run the V1 connection app, to modify your V1's internal settings. • The ONLY iOS app with "Dynamic Volume Control" for V1 Gen2, completely silences unwanted alerts (No more annoying initial audio blip accompanying false alerts). • Play detector tones through app. • 'GPS Warmup' keeps the detector quiet for a 'user set' number of seconds or until a GPS connection is established with your iPhone. Useful for parking garages etc. • V1 Firmware version check & notification of new firmware. • 'Proximity' meter. • High resolution meters for front & rear signal strengths of the priority alert (Not limited to the # of bars on the V1 display). • MyRadarIQ™ - Threat probability meter. • 'K & X falses in area' meter. • 'Custom Phrases' for threat's audio announcements. • Customizable heads up display (HUD). • HUD displays the priority alert's band, signal strength, frequency, & direction. • HUD of the secondary alerts' bands, signal strengths, frequencies, bogey counts & directions. • Mute rear K & X band signals. • Advanced BSM/CAS/Ka False Muting (Optimized for each V1 platform). • 'Ghost' muting quiets false alerts when you are traveling behind a false emitting vehicle. • "Passive Mute™"- Quiets the V1 below user set speeds & during weak K & X signals. • Total bogey count display (Above the V1’s limit of 9). • Vehicle speed (MPH or KMH) display. • Mute status with the ability to manually mute/unmute alerts. • Detailed & intelligent voice announcements of direction, band, frequency, strength, number of alerts, occurrences of mixed signals & more. • V1 mode display (All, logic, Adv. logic - Tap to Toggle). • Automatic muting of Ka, K, and X bands ('Time before mute' set for each band). • 'Reduce Speed' notification for user set speed. • ‘Visual Awareness™’ – Slowly flashes the V1 display when the "Passive Mute™" system is actively muting. • Priority ‘Visual Awareness™’ - Rapidly flashes the V1 display after a Ka signal has been muted. • ‘Urgency Alerts™’ - Unmutes growing threats & announces these alerts via voice & notifications. • ‘Alert History’ - View your past alerts with detailed information about each encounter. • ‘Dark Mode’ support for use with V1 concealed display and/or iPhone as main display. • Compass heading. • ‘J-Out’ alert for Ka false alerts. • Detailed trip summary at the end of your ride including duration, distance, alerts, muting stats, battery, & more. • Automatic connection to Bluetooth enabled V1's (V1 with Bluetooth LE Dongle & V1G2 supported). • iPhone & Apple Watch notifications of direction, band, & frequency of each alert. • Tips/Help system. This app requires a Valentine One V1G2 or V1 Radar Detector that is compatible with Valentine Research's Bluetooth LE Dongle. You should have Valentine Research's V1Connection App (freely available in the App store) operational beforehand, to ensure compatibility with the V1 Companion App. Some portions of this program are Copyright (c) 2020 Valentine Research, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: IIDControl at Free against V1 Companion's $9.99. IIDControl also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). V1 Companion's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (505 vs 14). On ads, monetization model 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
IIDControl is free to download; V1 Companion costs $9.99 up front. V1 Companion sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. IIDControl asks for nothing beyond the download.
V1 Companion holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: V1 Companion has 505 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of IIDControl's written reviews are positive against 80% of V1 Companion's.
IIDControl ships an update every 2 months, V1 Companion monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IIDControl | V1 Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (505 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 79.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 505 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #49 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GAP Innovation | Angela Mcarthur |
Customer experience
IIDControl
V1 Companion
Bugs and requests
IIDControl
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
V1 Companion
Reported bugs
10 issues- Bluetooth disconnection and reconnection loops
- Poor Bluetooth signal strength detection despite close proximity
- Random disconnections during drives
- Multiple false connection/disconnection announcements
- App fails to connect with V1 Gen 1 and Bluetooth dongle
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- Interface elements not fitting on screen properly
- V1 Gen2 front lights up despite stealth mode enabled
- Vehicle speed reading 3-5 mph faster than actual odometer
- Unreadable photo radar options on iPhone Pro Max
- Unavoidable overwhelming prompts on startup
Requested features
12 requests- Apple CarPlay compatibility
- Landscape mode support
- Speed-based volume adjustment
- KA band user locks
- Crowdsourced alerts database
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- Red light and speed camera database
- Log file export functionality
- Trip meter display instead of compass
- Option to disable connection/disconnection announcements
- Simplified frequency display (e.g., 34.7 instead of 34.700)
- Ability to disable car audio lowering on alerts
- Vehicle speed calibration adjustment
In-app purchases
IIDControl
No in-app purchases
V1 Companion
- Snacks - Contribution$1.99
- Drinks - Contribution$3.99
- Lunch - Contribution$6.99
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- Super Fan - Contribution$9.99









