Comparison

ClickPad vs CarScan

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

Head to head
About

ClickPad

Features
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One remote for the setup you actually have: an Apple TV plugged into a TV whose own remote you still need for half of it. Navigate tvOS with a fast, tactile click wheel, then reach the TV's own controls — menu, inputs, and volume that actually moves your soundbar — without switching apps or hunting for a second remote. VOLUME THAT FINALLY WORKS If your Apple TV can't change your TV's volume, ClickPad can. It talks to the TV directly over your network, so volume and mute reach the TV and whatever's plugged into it. WORKS WITH TVs THE OFFICIAL APPS HAVE DROPPED If the manufacturer's own app no longer lists your set, or never worked right with it, ClickPad very likely still will. It speaks to the TV the way its original remote does. No account, no cloud, no extra hardware. EVERYTHING RUNS ON YOUR IPHONE No hub, no computer, no bridge app running somewhere else. Pair once with the code on your screen and you're done. • Click wheel for tvOS: navigate, select, back, home, play/pause • Volume that works with receivers and soundbars, not just TV speakers • Your TV's own menu, inputs, and info • Link an Apple TV to the TV it's plugged into — one screen drives both • Lock Screen, Control Center, and Action Button buttons • Home Screen widget WORKS WITH Apple TV (4th generation and later) · Sony Bravia (2013 and later) · Samsung Smart TVs (2016 and later). All devices must be on the same Wi-Fi network. Don't see your TV? Send a request from inside the app — that's what drives which TVs get added next. PRICING ClickPad is a one-time purchase of $9.99 that unlocks every remote and control in the app permanently. There is no subscription and nothing renews. Family Sharing is supported. The price shown is US pricing and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Additional app terms: https://i8l.tech/clickpad/terms Privacy Policy: https://i8l.tech/clickpad/privacy Support: https://i8l.tech/clickpad/support

About

CarScan

Features
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CarScan reads your car's fault codes through an OBD-II adapter and explains them in plain words — no dictionary of abbreviations, no "see your dealer". WHAT IT DOES • Polls the control modules and shows which answered and which stayed silent. • Reads fault codes and decodes them: not just «P0171», but what usually stands behind it and what is cheaper to check first. • Shows live data: RPM, speed, temperature, pressure, engine load. Remembers the lowest and highest value of the trip. • Records a trip to a file — for the intermittent fault that never shows up at the garage. • Shows inspection readiness and on-board monitoring test results. • Resets the service interval — where the car allows it. • Builds a report for the mechanic in plain text: forward it or print it. • Demo mode: walk through every screen on a made-up car before buying an adapter. HONEST ABOUT THE LIMITS An OBD-II adapter is required and bought separately. Any of four kinds will do: Bluetooth, Bluetooth BLE, Wi-Fi or USB. A service reset is not possible on every car and not with every adapter: it needs talking to modules directly, and cheap ELM327 clones cannot do it. The app checks whether your adapter can, and says so plainly instead of trying blindly. If a module stayed silent, we write exactly that — «did not answer». It is not the same as «no faults». WHAT STAYS WITH YOU Trip recordings, communication logs and parameter snapshots are kept on the phone only and never leave it by themselves. ACCESS The app is free for the first few days, so you can see that it talks to your particular car. After that a licence is required. LANGUAGES Russian and English, switchable inside the app. SUPPORT Write to us from inside the app, on the Support tab — the answer arrives there. Privacy policy: https://carscan.app/privacy/

Screenshots

ClickPad3 screens
CarScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CarScan at every 10 days against ClickPad's every 2 months. 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. ClickPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CarScan sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClickPad ships an update every 2 months, CarScan every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
ClickPad versus CarScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClickPadCarScan
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan PoederVitali Zeliankevich

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ClickPad

One-time1
  • ClickPad Lifetime$9.99
3 purchases

CarScan

Subscriptions2
  • One month access$5.991 Month
  • One year access$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full access forever$29.99

Questions

Is ClickPad free?
ClickPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CarScan free?
CarScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ClickPad or CarScan have ads?
Neither ClickPad nor CarScan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClickPad or CarScan?
ClickPad ships an update every 2 months, and CarScan every 10 days. Most recently, ClickPad was updated on November 6, 2026 and CarScan on October 31, 2026.

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