Race Guards vs AutoOBDII
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Race Guards
This utility app allows Race Guards members to log race incidents. Collected data is transmitted to administrators for review. Be aware that continuous GPS use can significantly impact battery life.
- Record race incidents
- Submit data to administrators
- Background GPS tracking (with battery warning)
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This app is to be used by members of Race Guards to record race incidents. The data that is collected will be sent to Race Guards administrators for evaluation. ** Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.**
AutoOBDII
This application connects to your vehicle via Bluetooth to perform diagnostics and offer driving assistance. It can read and clear fault codes, analyze performance, and track your journeys. Supports multiple languages and high-speed data transmission.
- Bluetooth vehicle communication
- Fault code reading and clearing
- Instrument panel monitoring
- Performance testing
- Travel analysis
- High-speed data transmission
- Low power consumption
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AutoOBDII is a car diagnostic and monitoring application,support English,Español,Русский,Deutsch,Français,日本語,中文,Italiano,한국어,Português. 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 AutoOBDII, but is related to the vehicle control unit. 3. AutoOBDII supports LONAUTO series products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AutoOBDII at 13 against Race Guards's 16.6. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Race Guards against 5.0 for AutoOBDII. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Race Guards ships an update every 5 months, AutoOBDII every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Race Guards | AutoOBDII |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Keith Aylwin | Shenzhen Lonauto Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Race Guards
AutoOBDII
In-app purchases
Race Guards
No in-app purchases
AutoOBDII
No in-app purchases
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