OpenCARWINGS vs OVMS Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenCARWINGS
Control your electric vehicle remotely. Monitor battery status, driving range, and vehicle location. Manage climate control, charging, and set timers for convenience.
- View battery charge and driving range
- Track vehicle location
- Send destinations to car navigation
- Remote climate control (A/C)
- Remote charging control
- Set remote timers
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OpenCARWINGS brings back remote control functions to cars like Nissan LEAF, e-NV200. With the mobile app you can conveniently control the application. With the app you can: - View battery charge and driving range - View vehicle's location and send destinations to car's navigation system - Turn on and off the air conditioning remotely - Start charging the car - Set remote timers for charge start and A/C - More functionality coming later! OpenCARWINGS is an open source project, its repository can be found here: https://github.com/developerfromjokela/opencarwings
OVMS Connect
Take full command of your electric vehicle with this powerful client for the Open Vehicle Monitoring System. Monitor your car's data, control features, and track its location directly from your device without intermediaries.
- At-a-glance dashboard
- Interactive vehicle visualization
- Customizable commands
- Live map and tracking
- Deep-dive telemetry
- Hacker's console
- Real-time notifications
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Take full command of your electric vehicle with OVMS Connect, the powerful and customizable client for the Open Vehicle Monitoring System (OVMS). Built for EV enthusiasts, by EV enthusiasts, this app connects directly to your MQTT broker of choice, putting you in the driver's seat of your vehicle's data and controls. No clouds, no subscriptions, no middlemen. Just a direct, secure, and feature-rich connection to your car. KEY FEATURES: Sleek At-a-Glance Dashboard: Monitor your State of Charge (SoC), estimated range, odometer, charging status, and live power usage on a clean, modern dashboard. Interactive Vehicle View: Visualize your vehicle's status with an interactive top-down view. Instantly see open doors, trunk, hood, charge port status, and active headlights. Get detailed TPMS data for each tyre overlaid directly on the visual. Powerful & Customizable Commands: Go beyond the basics. In addition to standard commands like lock/unlock and climate control, you can create, save, and manage your own custom commands for anything your vehicle supports. Configurable Dashboard Actions: Pin your most-used standard or custom commands directly to the main dashboard for lightning-fast access to the features you care about most. Live Map & Tracking: Track your EV in real-time on a live map. View your car's location, your phone's location, and see a history of your trail. Deep-Dive Telemetry: For the true data enthusiast! Dive into detailed screens for every aspect of your vehicle: HV Battery: View cell-level voltage and temperature graphs, SoH, and more. 12V System: Monitor the health and charging status of your auxiliary battery. Charging & Inverter: Analyze charging sessions, power, efficiency, and temperatures. Trip Data: Track energy used, regenerated, and average consumption. And more: Location, Network, System, and Vehicle-Specific Metrics. The Hacker's Console: For ultimate control, drop into a full command-line terminal to interact directly with your OVMS module. View command history and raw responses. Real-Time Notifications: Get instant push notifications for important vehicle alerts when connected to a compatible push-enabled broker (like turboserv.0-c.de). Broker Freedom & Privacy: Connect to ANY standard MQTT broker, including your own private server. All your credentials and vehicle data are stored locally on your device and are only shared with the broker you configure. We never see your data. WHAT YOU NEED: This app is a client. To use it, you must have: An OVMS v3 module installed in your compatible electric vehicle. An account with and a MQTT broker.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OpenCARWINGS at Free against OVMS Connect's $3.99. OVMS Connect's advantage is chart position (#186 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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
OpenCARWINGS is free to download; OVMS Connect costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenCARWINGS | OVMS Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #186 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ruben Mkrtumyan | Carsten Schmiemann |
Customer experience
OpenCARWINGS
OVMS Connect
In-app purchases
OpenCARWINGS
No in-app purchases
OVMS Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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