OBD Home vs DocBeam.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OBD Home
This application connects to your vehicle via Bluetooth to provide diagnostic and monitoring functions. It allows for fault code reading and clearing, performance testing, and travel analysis, offering a comprehensive view of your car's health and driving habits.
- Fault code reading and clearing
- Instrument panel monitoring
- Performance testing
- Travel analysis
- Bluetooth 4.0/5.0 support
- High-speed data transmission
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OBD Home support V011 series products. OBD Home is a car diagnostic and monitoring application,support English,Español,Русский,日本語,中文. Through phone, use Bluetooth to communicate with the vehicle terminal to complete fault diagnosis and driving assistance functions. It has automobile detection and analysis functions such as fault code reading and clearing, instrument panel, performance test, and travel analysis. It also supports high-speed data transmission and has the advantages of low power consumption and ultra-power saving. caution: 1. Support the adapter that runs through Bluetooth 4.0/5.0. 2. The parameters supported by each vehicle are different, which has nothing to do with OBD Home, but is related to the vehicle control unit. 3. OBD Home for V011.
DocBeam.
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Stop typing. Start beaming. DocBeam lets you scan text from anything—documents, menus, phone numbers, signs, labels, and more. With a single scan, everything becomes instantly usable. • Instantly extract phone numbers and emails • Copy or share text with one tap • Save scans for later • Crisp and accurate powered by your iPhone’s camera • Sleek animated scanning beam for a premium experience
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OBD Home at every 3 weeks against DocBeam.'s every 4 months. OBD Home also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 17.6). 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.
OBD Home ships an update every 3 weeks, DocBeam. every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OBD Home | DocBeam. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (50 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 31.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Chaoyue Technology Development Co.,Ltd | Cody Ranney |
In-app purchases
OBD Home
No in-app purchases
DocBeam.
No in-app purchases
