Auto+ vs My Drive Connect App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Auto+
Enhance your car's infotainment system with smartphone connectivity. Control navigation, media, and access features like video streaming and calendar sync. Offers remote control, app mirroring, location sharing, and last-mile navigation.
- Remote infotainment control
- Media playback control
- Online video streaming
- Calendar synchronization
- Location sharing
- Last-mile navigation
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Auto+ is designed to be used with the particular model Infotainment System, there are four modes to enhance the connectivity between the infotainment and your smartphone. You can control the infotainment anywhere from your car once the Bluetooth is connected, watch online video streaming, sync your personal calendar, share current locations and off-car last mile navigation. Auto+ Remote control mode: Control navigation and media playback with single tap. Switch the Car Launcher with flick of your finger or quickly tap out the POI name instead of clicking the letter on the Infotainment System screen. Auto+ Car App mode(*Require MHL cable): Use MHL cable connect infotainment to watch online video streaming, and also to sync your personal calendar via smartphone. Auto+ Share Location mode: Share locations from cell phone and start navigation by infotainment. Auto+ Last mile mode: Use last mile navigation guiding you from your car to destination and back. You can use Auto+ to: - Control the Infotainment System - Control media playback - Control car launcher - Enter text with Keyboard - Watch online video streaming (*Require MHL cable) - Sync up your personal calendar (*Require MHL cable) - Share locations from cell phone - Use last mile navigation guiding you to the destination Auto+ Requirement: - Requires a Bluetooth LE connection to the infotainment to use Auto+. Auto+ Quick guide: 1. Install Auto+ 2. Click "Auto+ Connect" on the infotainment, and select iPhone mode. 3. Launch Auto+ and it will automatically connect. Enjoy our Auto+.
My Drive Connect App
This app allows you to use your favorite smartphone applications on your car's dashboard screen. It optimizes apps for in-vehicle use, minimizing distractions and enhancing driver safety. Connect your phone via USB to access music, contacts, and more on the large vehicle display.
- In-vehicle app operation
- Optimized for driver safety
- Large screen display
- Access music and contacts
- USB phone connection
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My Drive Connect integration makes apps user-friendly and suitable for operation inside the vehicle. Once the smartphone is connected to the compatible unit, users can experience their favourite apps from the comfort of the large vehicle screen. With apps optimized for vehicle usage, minimizing distractions for the driver, the driver can safely engage with his favourite apps while keeping his eyes on the road. My Drive Connect brings your Music, Contacts, Calendar and other compatible apps at your fingertips inside the car, without the annoyance, and danger, of glancing into your phone to select content. How to use: Its simple: Download compatible apps, connect your phone to the IVI unit with a USB cable. Once connected, tap on Apps on your IVI unit, and experience your favourite apps on the large screen. The compatible apps portfolio keeps increasing, as our content team continues to curate and qualify popular apps for safe usage inside the car.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Auto+ at 2.1 against My Drive Connect App's 1.9. My Drive Connect App's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Auto+ holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of Auto+'s written reviews are positive against 13% of My Drive Connect App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Auto+ ships an update every 5 months, My Drive Connect App every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Auto+ | My Drive Connect App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (34 ratings) — better | 1.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 5.8% of reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garmin Corporation | Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific Pte. LTD. |
Customer experience
Auto+
My Drive Connect App
In-app purchases
Auto+
No in-app purchases
My Drive Connect App
No in-app purchases








