ThinkCar Bay vs OBDSTAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThinkCar Bay
This service application supports THINKCAR automotive diagnostic products. It offers tutorials, case studies, after-sales service, and online viewing of diagnostic reports. Manage your products and get assistance with their use.
- Product tutorials
- Case studies
- After-sales service
- User product management
- Online diagnostic report viewing
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Thinkcar bay is a service application for THINKCAR brand products, providing users who have purchased various types of automotive diagnostic products with tutorials, case studies, after-sales service, user product management and online viewing of diagnostic reports for various products, providing assistance to users in the process of using the products.
OBDSTAR
A handheld maintenance database for technicians, offering technical support, data queries, video viewing, and after-sales consultation. It provides a comprehensive database for automotive, motorcycle, and marine maintenance, aiming for efficient and professional service.
- Handheld maintenance database
- Technical support
- Data query
- Video viewing
- After-sales consultation
- Comprehensive maintenance data
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"OBDSTAR" APP is a handheld maintenance database designed for maintenance technicians. It is a service APP that can bring more convenient, efficient and professional services to end-users, integrating technical support, data query, video viewing, after-sales consultation, feedback and other multi-functions. It supports a comprehensive maintenance data query database for automobiles, motorcycles, ships, etc. With powerful functions and excellent experience, it is a practical service platform for maintenance technicians to solve their problems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ThinkCar Bay at 50% against OBDSTAR's 0%. ThinkCar Bay also leads on rating (3.3 vs 1.5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
ThinkCar Bay holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ThinkCar Bay's written reviews are positive against 0% of OBDSTAR's.
ThinkCar Bay ships an update every 5 months, OBDSTAR every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThinkCar Bay | OBDSTAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | 1.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 215 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | THINKCAR INC | 深圳市轩宇车鼎科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
ThinkCar Bay
OBDSTAR
In-app purchases
ThinkCar Bay
No in-app purchases
OBDSTAR
No in-app purchases
