Grip OBD vs EasyScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Grip OBD
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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 ā RPM, speed, throttle, engine load, coolant, battery voltage and more ⢠17 live parameters, fully customizable ā 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 ⢠0ā60 mph, 0ā100 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 ā 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).
EasyScan
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EasyScan turns your iPhone and an ELM327-compatible OBD adapter into a fault code reader that explains every code in plain words. Read the codes, see what they mean and get a clear plan for what to check first. HOW IT WORKS 1. Plug a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth LE adapter (for example, Vgate) into the OBD-II port and switch on the ignition. 2. Connect in the app and choose a scan: engine only (OBD-II) or all modules that answer. 3. Open the report and ask the AI mechanic what it means for your car. FEATURES ⢠Fault codes from every module that answers, such as engine, transmission, ABS or airbags, over OBD-II, UDS and KWP2000 ⢠Offline meanings for 9,348 generic codes in English, German and Russian ⢠Offline VIN decoding: make, country and, where the VIN encodes it, model year; model and engine for many European cars ⢠AI fault analysis: likely causes, what to check yourself, what the workshop should check and whether it looks safe to drive ⢠Chat with the AI mechanic by text or voice; it can ask the app to read more data from the car (read-only) ⢠Claude and GPT models, from quick answers to deep analysis ⢠Live gauges: up to three OBD values in real time ⢠PDF reports to share with your workshop ⢠Clear fault codes on your command, with a readback of what was really cleared ⢠Scan history and saved AI analyses on your iPhone ⢠My account: support ID and credit balance ⢠Demo mode: explore the app without a car GOOD TO KNOW EasyScan is not a dealer tool. Which modules answer depends on the car, its gateway and your adapter. Manufacturer-specific codes often have no public definition; when the AI interprets one, the app says so. Bluetooth Classic adapters that only show up in iPhone Settings cannot be used by iPhone apps. PRO AND CREDITS Free: reading codes, offline meanings, scan history and demo mode. EasyScan Pro unlocks clearing codes, live gauges and PDF reports. Subscription and lifetime options are available. Try AI analysis for free. Credits for AI analysis can be purchased separately in the app. Pro Monthly is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; the renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. PRIVACY No sign-up, no ads, no tracking. Scan reports and completed AI analyses are saved on your iPhone. With your consent, AI features send data through our servers to Anthropic and OpenAI. Our privacy policy explains how this data is processed and stored. SAFETY Don't use the app while driving. AI answers are for information and don't replace a qualified mechanic. Clearing codes resets the readiness monitors, so have the fault inspected first. Terms of Use: https://racemeasureapp.com/cardiag/terms Privacy Policy: https://racemeasureapp.com/cardiag/privacy Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grip OBD at none against EasyScan's 6. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. EasyScan sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Grip OBD asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Grip OBD | EasyScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NEKTARIOS SIGALAS | RaceMeasure LLC |
In-app purchases
Grip OBD
No in-app purchases
EasyScan
- EasyScan Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- 100 AI Credits$0.99
- 500 AI Credits$4.99
- 1,000 AI Credits$9.99
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- 2,500 AI Credits$24.99
- CarDiag Pro Lifetime$39.99









