Dauntless OBD vs CAR OBD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dauntless OBD
Configure your DauntlessOBD device wirelessly. Access vehicle data streams, diagnostic trouble codes, and manage firmware updates. Requires a DauntlessOBD device for full functionality.
- Wireless pairing
- Firmware updates
- Vehicle data streams
- Diagnostic trouble codes
- Device configuration
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Official configuration app for the DauntlessOBD device. This app will help you with wireless pairing, firmware updates, and common vehicle data streams and diagnostic trouble codes. A DauntlessOBD device from Dauntless Devices LLC is required to use this app. Other devices are not supported.
CAR OBD
This utility app helps users manage car keys by facilitating the matching of existing keys and the addition of new ones. It supports both single key additions and batch processing for multiple keys.
- Match car keys
- Add single car key
- Batch add multiple keys
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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An App for matching car keys, adding one key or batchadding multiple keys
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Verdict
Dauntless OBD and CAR OBD both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Dauntless OBD's written reviews are positive against 0% of CAR OBD's. Dauntless OBD also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). CAR OBD's advantage is iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads 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. CAR OBD sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Dauntless OBD asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dauntless OBD against 5.0 for CAR OBD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dauntless OBD has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Dauntless OBD's written reviews are positive against 0% of CAR OBD's.
Dauntless OBD ships an update every 3 weeks, CAR OBD every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dauntless OBD | CAR OBD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dauntless Devices LLC | Dongguan Shendu Research Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Dauntless OBD
CAR OBD
In-app purchases
Dauntless OBD
No in-app purchases
CAR OBD
- OBD number recharge One$3.00
- OBD number recharge Two$6.00
- OBD number recharge three$9.00
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- OBD number recharge four$12.00
- OBD number recharge five$15.00
