Comparison

LELink Scanner vs Grip OBD

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

Head to head
About

LELink Scanner

This app acts as an engine diagnostics tool, allowing users to read and clear trouble codes, view real-time engine data, and customize performance gauges. It supports a wide range of OBD-II compliant vehicles and offers advanced features for both hobbyists and professionals.

Highlights
  • Read and clear trouble codes
  • View real-time engine and sensor data
  • Customizable gauges and dashboards
  • Smog readiness check
  • MPG and performance timers
  • Supports multiple ECU types
Features
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LELink is an engine performance and diagnostics tool for both automotive enthusiasts and professionals. Connecting to your iPhone/iPod, this scanner allows you to easily scan and clear engine codes, view and save real-time engine and performance data and much more. BENEFITS: * Read and clear trouble codes * Mode 6 * Smog Readiness Check * Display car performance and sensor data * Customizable gauges, showing only the data you are interested in * NO in-app purchase and NO subscription fees! __________________ Also features: + Show and reset a DTC / CEL / fault code (current, pending, and history) like a scan tool + Graph data + MPG widget to plot real time fuel efficiency + Can read Transmission Temperatures (vehicle dependent) + Horsepower/HP & Torque / acceleration + Boost / vacuum gauge + Engine speed / Engine RPM / Engine Load /Coolant / Fuel Tank + Customizable dashboard + Full configurable GUI with user choice of dial gauge, bar gauge, plot gauge, digital gauge, and on-off gauge as display elements + Full custom PID support + Formula support + Layout your own dashboard with the widgets / gauges you want, save /load layout + User can add more libraries within the app or by using iTunes File Sharing + Multiple ECU support;Non-CAN, 11-bit CAN, and 29-bit CAN ECU bus types + Gauge theme options + Background color options + Email user log function (access by long pressing custom PID screen) + Multiple PID formula support + 0 to 60mph timer and quarter mile timer __________________ LELink supports all OBD-II and EOBD compliant vehicles sold worldwide. If in doubt check with your manufacturer first or look for 'OBD2' on written on a big white label in your engine bay. ••••••••IMPORTANT INFO•••••••• LELink Scanner App is free to install but does require the purchase of the LELink or LELink2 OBD2 sensor to communicate with your vehicle. The sensor is sold separately in App or at http://www.outdoor-apps.com/store1.html. Drop us an email for any suggestions/questions you may have at support@ksolution.org. We will answer.

About

Grip OBD

Features
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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).

Screenshots

LELink Scanner4 screens
Grip OBD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LELink Scanner 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LELink Scanner versus Grip OBD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLELink ScannerGrip OBD
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperK SOLUTION LLCNEKTARIOS SIGALAS

In-app purchases

None

LELink Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

Grip OBD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LELink Scanner free?
LELink Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grip OBD free?
Grip OBD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LELink Scanner or Grip OBD have ads?
Neither LELink Scanner nor Grip OBD shows ads.

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