B1 Dex Utility vs Grip OBD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
B1 Dex Utility
This application allows drivers to scan and view information from BlockOne DEX utility devices. It supports debugging and modifying key device details like manufacturer name, serial number, and firmware revision for direct store delivery and full-service vending operations.
- Scan BlockOne DEX utility device information
- View device details
- Debug device information
- Modify Manufacturer Name
- Modify Serial Number
- Modify Hardware Revision
- Modify Firmware Revision
- Modify UUID
- Modify BlueTooth Name
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This app can scan and view BlockOne DEX utility device information. BlockOne DEX utility for direct store delivery(DSD) and full service vending(FSV) drivers. You can using this app to debug and modify BlockOne DEX utility device's information. Supporting the modification of the following information: Manufacturer Name Serial Number Hardware Revision Firmware Revision UUID BlueTooth Name
Grip OBD
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Grip turns your iPhone into a real in-car instrument cluster and diagnostic tool. Pair a standard ELM327 OBD-II Bluetooth adapter and watch your engine come alive with a premium, tach-grade dashboard. LIVE DASHBOARD • Fast, beautiful radial gauges — RPM, speed, throttle, engine load, coolant, battery voltage and more • 17 live parameters, fully customizable — choose which gauges and tiles you see • Metric or imperial, your call PERFORMANCE TIMER • Time a full-throttle pull straight off your car's speed signal • 0–60 mph, 0–100 km/h, eighth and quarter mile with trap speed, and top speed • Live splits, a speed-vs-time graph, and saved runs with personal-best tracking TRIP LOGGING • Record every channel while you drive • Review RPM and speed graphs, session peaks, distance • Export any trip to CSV to dig in on your computer TROUBLE CODES • Read the diagnostic trouble codes behind your check-engine light (Mode 03) • Plain-language descriptions for common codes • Read-only and safe — Grip never clears or writes anything to your car OBD CONSOLE • Send raw ELM327/OBD-II commands and see the responses • Great for tinkering and learning the protocol TRY IT WITH NO HARDWARE • Demo mode emulates a live ECU, so the entire app works before your adapter arrives Everything runs on your device. Grip collects no data and transmits nothing to the internet. Compatible with common ELM327 Bluetooth adapters (OBD, ELM, Vgate, Viecar, VLink and similar).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: B1 Dex Utility at 12.0 against Grip OBD's 17.0. On price, ads, 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.
| Parameter | B1 Dex Utility | Grip OBD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Block One | NEKTARIOS SIGALAS |
In-app purchases
B1 Dex Utility
No in-app purchases
Grip OBD
No in-app purchases
Questions
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