Comparison

OBD Home vs ForgePilot Diagnostics

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Fault code reading and clearing
  • Instrument panel monitoring
  • Performance testing
  • Travel analysis
  • Bluetooth 4.0/5.0 support
  • High-speed data transmission
Features
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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.

About

ForgePilot Diagnostics

Features
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Built by a technician who's actually turned wrenches for 20 years, ForgePilot is the AI diagnostic co-pilot you wish you had at the bay. Pull a code. Scan a VIN. Ask Forgy what's likely. Get a real answer — grounded in OEM procedures, your shop's history, and the kind of diagnostic logic that takes a decade to learn. WHAT YOU GET - Forgy — an AI co-pilot trained for automotive diagnostics. Ask it about any DTC, any vehicle, any symptom. Get a focused diagnostic path, not a wall of generic text. - MOTOR-licensed procedures, torque specs, and DTC flowcharts — straight from the source, viewed in-app, never bounced to a browser. - Live OBD2 streaming via Bluetooth — pair your existing scanner (OBDLink MX+, Autel, Launch, others) and stream PIDs, freeze frame data, and live sensor readings in real time. - VIN scanner with camera + barcode + AI fallback — get the right vehicle profile in seconds. - Multi-format scanner screenshot support — snap a photo of any scan tool's screen, paste it into Forgy chat, get an analysis. - Vehicle history that persists — every car your shop touches builds a record. Pull it up next time. BUILT FOR SHOPS, NOT CONSUMERS ForgePilot isn't an OBD2 toy or a parts-buying app. It's a professional diagnostic tool for working technicians at independent shops. If you've ever wished your scanner had a brain — this is it. YOUR DATA IS YOURS We never sell your shop data. We never sell your customer info. We never train AI on your individual repair orders without permission. Read the full privacy policy at crimsonforge.pro/privacy — it's written in plain English. QUESTIONS? Reach us at admin@crimsonforge.pro. Designed in Colorado by Crimson Forge, Inc.

Screenshots

OBD Home4 screens
ForgePilot Diagnostics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OBD Home at 13 against ForgePilot Diagnostics's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OBD Home ships an update every 3 weeks, ForgePilot Diagnostics fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
OBD Home versus ForgePilot Diagnostics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOBD HomeForgePilot Diagnostics
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Chaoyue Technology Development Co.,LtdCrimson Forge Inc

In-app purchases

None

OBD Home

No in-app purchases

None

ForgePilot Diagnostics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OBD Home free?
OBD Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ForgePilot Diagnostics free?
ForgePilot Diagnostics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OBD Home or ForgePilot Diagnostics have ads?
Neither OBD Home nor ForgePilot Diagnostics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OBD Home or ForgePilot Diagnostics?
OBD Home ships an update every 3 weeks, and ForgePilot Diagnostics fortnightly. Most recently, OBD Home was updated on October 8, 2026 and ForgePilot Diagnostics on October 5, 2026.

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