Car Scanner ELM OBD2 Downloads & RevenueCar Scanner ELM OBD2 · App Store & Google Play
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 by Stanislav Svistunov is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 update history & changes
Last change · 62 events since 12 Aug 2017Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 62 events
- 💰Car Scanner ELM OBD2: in-app price range changedAndroid$1.49 - $3.99 per item → $1.49 - $4.39 per item · US
- 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2 updated to version 2.2.42iOSAdded easy renaming items in the Dashboard mode.
Updated connection profiles databases.
Bugs fixed. - 🔎Car Scanner ELM OBD2 reached Top 10 for “car”Android#8 in Vietnam search · popularity 82
- 🔎Car Scanner ELM OBD2 reached Top 10 for “car”Android#8 in Saudi Arabia search · popularity 80
- 🔎Car Scanner ELM OBD2 reached Top 10 for “car”Android#7 in France search · popularity 59
- 🔎Car Scanner ELM OBD2 reached Top 10 for “car”Android#9 in Taiwan search · popularity 78
- 🔎Car Scanner ELM OBD2 reached Top 10 for “car”Android#10 in Italy search · popularity 82
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Utilities · IN
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 charting in a new countryiOSIndia
- 🔎Car Scanner ELM OBD2 reached Top 10 for “car”Android#5 in Brazil search · popularity 28
- 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2 updated to version 2.2.39iOSBug fixes.
- 🔎Car Scanner ELM OBD2 reached Top 10 for “car”Android#9 in United Arab Emirates search · popularity 81
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Auto & Vehicles · JP
- 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2 updated to version 2.2.38iOSBug fixes.
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Auto & Vehicles · TW
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 charting in a new countryAndroidTaiwan
- 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2 updated to version 2.2.33iOSConnection profiles database update.
Bug fixes. - 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2 updated to version 2.2.32iOSMise à jour de la base de données des profils de connexion.
Corrections de bogues. - 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 hit #1iOSTop Grossing · Utilities · RU
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Auto & Vehicles · NL
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Auto & Vehicles · SE
- 🔎Car Scanner ELM OBD2 reached Top 10 for “scanner”Android#10 in Mexico search · popularity 39
- 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2 updated to version 2.2.31iOSConnection profiles database update.
Bug fixes. - 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · Auto & Vehicles · VN
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Auto & Vehicles · TH
- 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2 updated to version 2.2.29iOSConnection profiles database update.
Bug fixes. - 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 hit #1AndroidTop Grossing · Auto & Vehicles · SE
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 entered the top 10 in 8 chartsAndroidTop Free · Auto & Vehicles · ES · Top Grossing · Auto & Vehicles · ES · Top Free · Auto & Vehicles · MX · Top Grossing · Auto & Vehicles · MX · +4 more
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 charting in a new country in 7 chartsAndroidSpain · Mexico · Netherlands · Sweden · +3 more
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 entered the top 100 in 3 chartsAndroidTop Free · Auto & Vehicles · NL · Top Free · Auto & Vehicles · SE · Top Free · Auto & Vehicles · VN
- 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2: now updating weeklyiOS4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2 updated to version 2.2.28iOSMise à jour de la base de données des profils de connexion.
Corrections de bogues. - 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 new best rank in the overall chart: #32iOSTop Grossing · All Apps · RU
- 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2 updated to version 2.2.27iOSConnection profiles database update.
Bug fixes. - 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 new best rank in the overall chart: #34iOSTop Grossing · All Apps · RU
- 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2: first update in 98 daysiOS
- 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2 updated to version 2.2.22iOSMise à jour de la base de données des profils de connexion.
Corrections de bogues. - 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · Auto & Vehicles · KR
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Utilities · KR
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 charting in a new countryiOSSouth Korea
- 🔎Car Scanner ELM OBD2 reached Top 10 for “scanner”Android#9 in Japan search · popularity 39
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Utilities · SA
- 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 charting in a new countryiOSSaudi Arabia
- 🔎Car Scanner ELM OBD2 reached Top 10 for “auto”Android#10 in Brazil search · popularity 48
- 🔎Car Scanner ELM OBD2 reached Top 10 for “scanner”Android#8 in Brazil search · popularity 88
- 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2 updated to version 2.2.21AndroidUpdated connection profiles database.
UI Improvements.
Bugs fixed. - 📈Car Scanner ELM OBD2 new best rank in the overall chart: #35iOSTop Grossing · All Apps · RU
- 🆕Car Scanner ELM OBD2 first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidBrazil
- 🆕Car Scanner ELM OBD2 first spotted by AppInsideriOS#65 in Top Free · Utilities · Russia
- 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2 version 2.1.50AndroidUpdated connection profiles database.
Added USB ELM327 device support.
Bugs fixed. - 📦Car Scanner ELM OBD2 version 2.1.46iOSNo release notes
- 🆕Car Scanner ELM OBD2 released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕Car Scanner ELM OBD2 released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Auto & Vehicles GrossingCar Scanner ELM OBD2 at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is a free diagnostic utility that connects to vehicles via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi adapters to provide real-time engine data, fault code reading, and customizable dashboards for car owners and enthusiasts. The app demonstrates strong monetization potential in the Russian market, ranking #2 in Utilities Grossing, while maintaining significant visibility in Western European markets like Italy and Germany where it holds top-100 positions in Utilities Grossing charts.
Similar apps: Torque Pro, OBD Auto Doctor, BlueDriver
App Store
App details
Tech stack
App privacy Measured
Car Scanner ELM OBD2’s App Store privacy label declares 2 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 2 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Android app v2.1.50 · checked 27 Sep 2026
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | 10M+ |
| Google Play | 10k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 10k+ Confidence | 10M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Car Scanner ELM OBD2's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Ad-led
How Car Scanner ELM OBD2 makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Car Scanner Pro (forever) subscription | |
| 2 | Car Scanner Pro (6 months) subscription | |
| 3 | Car Scanner Pro (1 year) subscription | |
| 4 | Car Scanner Pro (mid price) subscription | |
| 5 | Car Scanner Pro (low price) subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #2 Utilities Grossing | 6 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #1 Auto & Vehicles Grossing | 23 of 23 countries | #23 | #24 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in 
France ▲ +69% · 
United Kingdom ▲ +59% · 
Saudi Arabia ▲ +40%
New ratings by country (11)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 92 | 31% | ▲ +18% |
 Brazil | 59 | 20% | ▲ +19% |
 Germany | 37 | 12% | ▲ +33% |
| United Kingdom | 24 | 8% | ▲ +59% |
| France | 23 | 8% | ▲ +69% |
 Italy | 16 | 5% | ▼ -6% |
 Canada | 15 | 5% | ▼ -35% |
 Australia | 14 | 5% | ▲ +7% |
| Saudi Arabia | 8.5 | 3% | ▲ +40% |
 India | 5.4 | 2% | – |
 South Korea | 2.8 | 1% | ▲ +17% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.6 ★ | 832 |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 370k 7.6k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.7 ★ weighted by ratings | 371k |
What users say about Car Scanner ELM OBD2
From the 77 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's extensive free features and compatibility with cheap ELM327 adapters, often calling it the best value OBD2 tool. However, recent updates have caused significant connectivity failures on iOS and Android, leading to frustration among long-time users who report broken connections and missing sensor data.
Mostly positive (77% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about connection and sync problems, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Useful: “It’s free and works great!”
- Features & content: “Very comprehensive and feature rich”
- Price & subscription: “Excellent scanner for the low price”
- Connection & sync: “This is a great app to have for connecting to Bluetooth/wifi adapters”
Common complaints
- Connection & sync: “Can’t connect to anything”
- Price & subscription: “0 difference after paying”
- Updates: “Stopped working with update”
- Ease of use: “Cannot do simple battery registration”
About Car Scanner ELM OBD2
Car Scanner is a vehicle / car performance / trip computer / diagnostics tool and scanner that uses an OBD II Wi-Fi or Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth LE) adapter to connect to your OBD2 engine management / ECU.
Car Scanner gives you a bunch of unique features:
1) Layout your own dashboard with the gauges and charts you want!
2) Add custom (extended PIDs) and get information, that was hidden from you by car manufacturer!
3) It can also show and reset a DTC fault code like a scantool. Car Scanner includes a huge database of DTC codes descriptions.
4) Car Scanner allows you to read free-frames (sensors state when DTC is saved).
5) Now with Mode 06 - you can get ECU self-monitoring test results. Helps you fix your car and helps keep repair costs down!
6) Check if your car is ready for emission tests.
7) Check all of the sensors at one screen
8) Car Scanner works with any vehicle that uses the OBD 2 standard (most vehicles built after 2000, but can work for vehicles as far back as 1996, check carscanner.info for more details).
9) Car Scanner includes a lot of connection profiles, that gives you some extra features for Toyota, Mitsubishi, GM, Opel, Vauxhal, Chevrolet, Nissan, Infinity, Renault, Dacia, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat, BMW and many others.
10) Car Scanner dashboard includes a HUD mode, that you can use to project data to your windshield.
11) Car Scanner provides a tool for very accurate acceleration measurments (0-60, 0-100, etc.)
12) Car Scanner can be used as a trip computer and can show you fuel consumption statistics!
13) For cars of the VAG group (Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat), built on the MQB and PQ26 platforms, encoding functions are available - setting hidden parameters of the car.
14) And one more thing - Car Scanner provides the widest variety of features for FREE across the App Store.
The app requires a Wi-Fi or or Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth LE) OBD2 ELM327 compatible adapter (device) to work. ELM327 devices plugs into the diagnostics socket in the car ang gives your phone access to car diagnostics.
Recommended adapters brands: Kiwi 3, Viecar, V-Gate, Carista, LELink, Veepeak.
If you buy one of the cheap china OBD2 ELM327 adapters from ebay / amazon, then make sure it’s not marked as v.2.1. This adapters are supported, but they have lot’s of bugs.
PLEASE NOTE: Vehicle ECUs vary in the amount of sensors supported. This app can’t show you something, that is not provided by your car.
Attention "bad" adapters! We faced the problem, that some adapters (often cheep Chinese clones), can’t connect to the smartphone or the car. Some of them can even make your car engine work unstable, often lost connection, increase time lag when reading data.
So, we recommend you to use genuine ELM327 or recommended adapter brands.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is free but to unlock all the features, a one-time purchase or a subscription is
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 App Store
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is #2 in Utilities Grossing in Russia and charting in 6 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Utilities GrossingCar Scanner ELM OBD2 at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is a free diagnostic utility that connects to vehicles via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi adapters to provide real-time engine data, fault code reading, and customizable dashboards for car owners and enthusiasts. The app demonstrates strong monetization potential in the Russian market, ranking #2 in Utilities Grossing, while maintaining significant visibility in Western European markets like Italy and Germany where it holds top-100 positions in Utilities Grossing charts.
Similar apps: Torque Pro, OBD Auto Doctor, BlueDriver
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 on the App Store
App details
Tech stack
App privacy Measured
Car Scanner ELM OBD2’s App Store privacy label declares 2 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 2 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Car Scanner ELM OBD2's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Car Scanner ELM OBD2 before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Car Scanner ELM OBD2 makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Car Scanner Pro (forever) subscription | |
| 2 | Car Scanner Pro (6 months) subscription | |
| 3 | Car Scanner Pro (1 year) subscription | |
| 4 | Car Scanner Pro (mid price) subscription | |
| 5 | Car Scanner Pro (low price) subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | UtilitiesGrossing | #2 |
| Russia | All AppsGrossing | #47 |
| Russia | UtilitiesFree | #55 |
| Germany | UtilitiesFree | #152 |
| Italy | UtilitiesGrossing | #79 |
| France | UtilitiesFree | #175 |
| Australia | UtilitiesFree | #167 |
| Italy | UtilitiesFree | #146 |
| Canada | UtilitiesFree | #195 |
Apps near Car Scanner ELM OBD2 on the chart
Utilities Grossing, around #2.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in France ▲ +69% · United Kingdom ▲ +59% · Saudi Arabia ▲ +40%
New ratings by country (11)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 92 | 31% | ▲ +18% |
| Brazil | 59 | 20% | ▲ +19% |
| Germany | 37 | 12% | ▲ +33% |
| United Kingdom | 24 | 8% | ▲ +59% |
| France | 23 | 8% | ▲ +69% |
| Italy | 16 | 5% | ▼ -6% |
| Canada | 15 | 5% | ▼ -35% |
| Australia | 14 | 5% | ▲ +7% |
| Saudi Arabia | 8.5 | 3% | ▲ +40% |
| India | 5.4 | 2% | – |
| South Korea | 2.8 | 1% | ▲ +17% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Car Scanner ELM OBD2
From the 77 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's extensive free features and compatibility with cheap ELM327 adapters, often calling it the best value OBD2 tool. However, recent updates have caused significant connectivity failures on iOS and Android, leading to frustration among long-time users who report broken connections and missing sensor data.
Mostly positive (77% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about connection and sync problems, and price and subscriptions.
What people like
- Useful: “It’s free and works great!”
- Features & content: “Very comprehensive and feature rich”
- Price & subscription: “Excellent scanner for the low price”
- Connection & sync: “This is a great app to have for connecting to Bluetooth/wifi adapters”
Common complaints
- Connection & sync: “Can’t connect to anything”
- Price & subscription: “0 difference after paying”
- Updates: “Stopped working with update”
- Ease of use: “Cannot do simple battery registration”
About Car Scanner ELM OBD2
Car Scanner is a vehicle / car performance / trip computer / diagnostics tool and scanner that uses an OBD II Wi-Fi or Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth LE) adapter to connect to your OBD2 engine management / ECU.
Car Scanner gives you a bunch of unique features:
1) Layout your own dashboard with the gauges and charts you want!
2) Add custom (extended PIDs) and get information, that was hidden from you by car manufacturer!
3) It can also show and reset a DTC fault code like a scantool. Car Scanner includes a huge database of DTC codes descriptions.
4) Car Scanner allows you to read free-frames (sensors state when DTC is saved).
5) Now with Mode 06 - you can get ECU self-monitoring test results. Helps you fix your car and helps keep repair costs down!
6) Check if your car is ready for emission tests.
7) Check all of the sensors at one screen
8) Car Scanner works with any vehicle that uses the OBD 2 standard (most vehicles built after 2000, but can work for vehicles as far back as 1996, check carscanner.info for more details).
9) Car Scanner includes a lot of connection profiles, that gives you some extra features for Toyota, Mitsubishi, GM, Opel, Vauxhal, Chevrolet, Nissan, Infinity, Renault, Dacia, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat, BMW and many others.
10) Car Scanner dashboard includes a HUD mode, that you can use to project data to your windshield.
11) Car Scanner provides a tool for very accurate acceleration measurments (0-60, 0-100, etc.)
12) Car Scanner can be used as a trip computer and can show you fuel consumption statistics!
13) For cars of the VAG group (Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat), built on the MQB and PQ26 platforms, encoding functions are available - setting hidden parameters of the car.
14) And one more thing - Car Scanner provides the widest variety of features for FREE across the App Store.
The app requires a Wi-Fi or or Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth LE) OBD2 ELM327 compatible adapter (device) to work. ELM327 devices plugs into the diagnostics socket in the car ang gives your phone access to car diagnostics.
Recommended adapters brands: Kiwi 3, Viecar, V-Gate, Carista, LELink, Veepeak.
If you buy one of the cheap china OBD2 ELM327 adapters from ebay / amazon, then make sure it’s not marked as v.2.1. This adapters are supported, but they have lot’s of bugs.
PLEASE NOTE: Vehicle ECUs vary in the amount of sensors supported. This app can’t show you something, that is not provided by your car.
Attention "bad" adapters! We faced the problem, that some adapters (often cheep Chinese clones), can’t connect to the smartphone or the car. Some of them can even make your car engine work unstable, often lost connection, increase time lag when reading data.
So, we recommend you to use genuine ELM327 or recommended adapter brands.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is free but to unlock all the features, a one-time purchase or a subscription is
Latest updates
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 Android
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is #2 in Auto & Vehicles Grossing on Google Play in Canada and charting in 23 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Auto & Vehicles GrossingCar Scanner ELM OBD2 at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is a free diagnostic and performance monitoring tool for vehicle owners that connects to OBD2 adapters to provide real-time sensor data, fault code reading, and advanced coding features. The app holds the #1 grossing position in Sweden's Auto & Vehicles category and maintains top-5 rankings across multiple major markets including Canada, Australia, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Russia, France, Germany, and the UAE.
Similar apps: Torque Pro, OBD Auto Doctor, BlueDriver
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Android app v2.1.50 · checked 27 Sep 2026
Its iPhone app is built with Xamarin / .NET too: one codebase ships to both stores.
Car Scanner ELM OBD2 downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Car Scanner ELM OBD2's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Car Scanner ELM OBD2 before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Car Scanner ELM OBD2 makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Car Scanner Pro (forever) subscription | |
| 2 | Car Scanner Pro (6 months) subscription | |
| 3 | Car Scanner Pro (1 year) subscription | |
| 4 | Car Scanner Pro (mid price) subscription | |
| 5 | Car Scanner Pro (low price) subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
United States
Spain
Japan
Mexico
Indonesia
United Arab Emirates
Netherlands
Turkey
Thailand
Taiwan
VietnamApps near Car Scanner ELM OBD2 on the chart
Auto & Vehicles Grossing, around #2.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Car Scanner ELM OBD2
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the app's extensive feature set, ease of use, and value for money, particularly when paired with reliable hardware. However, significant complaints focus on connection instability, missing vehicle-specific data (like transmission temperature), and frustration over paywalled features that were previously accessible or expected.
Mostly positive (86% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and connection and sync problems.
What people like
- Useful: “Works well with 20 Ford Escape”
- Features & content: “hope they get more options”
- Ease of use: “Very good and user friendly”
- Price & subscription: “excellent value for money”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Just wasted my money it does not work with my mercedes w204!!!”
- Connection & sync: “always dropping connections”
- Crashes & bugs: “The data logging feature is broken and unreliable”
- Features & content: “The data logging feature is broken and unreliable”
About Car Scanner ELM OBD2
Car Scanner is a vehicle / car performance / trip computer / diagnostics tool and scanner that uses an OBD II Wi-Fi or Bluetooth adapter to connect to your OBD2 engine management / ECU.
Car Scanner gives you a bunch of unique features:
1) Layout your own dashboard with the gauges and charts you want!
2) Add custom (extended PIDs) and get information, that was hidden from you by car manufacturer!
3) It can also show and reset a DTC fault code like a scantool. Car Scanner includes a huge database of DTC codes descriptions.
4) Car Scanner allows you to read free-frames (sensors state when DTC is saved).
5) Now with Mode 06 - you can get ECU self-monitoring test results. Helps you fix your car and helps keep repair costs down!
6) Check if your car is ready for emission tests.
7) Check all of the sensors at one screen
8) Car Scanner works with any vehicle that uses the OBD 2 standard (most vehicles built after 2000, but can work for vehicles as far back as 1996, check carscanner.info for more details).
9) Car Scanner includes a lot of connection profiles, that gives you some extra features for Toyota, Mitsubishi, GM, Opel, Vauxhal, Chevrolet, Nissan, Infinity, Renault, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Ford, Subaru, Dacia, Volkswagen, Skoda, Seat, Audi and others.
10) Car Scanner dashboard includes a HUD mode, that you can use to project data to your windshield.
11) Car Scanner provides a tool for very accurate acceleration measurments (0-60, 0-100, etc.)
12) Car Scanner can be used as a trip computer and can show you fuel consumption statistics!
13) Car Scanner supports coding (changing hidden settings of your car) for this cars:
- VAG group (Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat), built on the MQB, PQ26 and MLB-EVO platforms. Some exclusive functions you would find only in Car Scanner: Video in motion (VIM), Mirrorlink in motion (MIM), Traffic Jam Assist activation, Drive mode profiles editor (compatibility may depend on your car modules and firmware versions), Ambient lights configuration, etc.;
- Toyota/Lexus cars with CAN bus (almost all cars since 2008 up to nowadays);
- Some of Renault/Dacia (compatibility may depend on your car modules and firmware versions);
- Several service functions available for other cars.
14) And one more thing - Car Scanner provides the widest variety of features for FREE across the Play Market.
The app requires a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth or Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth LE) OBD2 ELM327 compatible adapter (device) to work. ELM327 devices plugs into the diagnostics socket in the car and gives your phone access to car diagnostics.
Recommended adapters brands: OBDLink, Kiwi 3, V-Gate, Carista, LELink, Veepeak.
If you buy one of the cheap china OBD2 ELM327 adapters from ebay / amazon, then make sure it’s not marked as v.2.1. This adapters are supported, but they have lot’s of bugs.
PLEASE NOTE: Vehicle ECUs vary in the amount of sensors supported. T
What's new in 2.2.21
UI Improvements.
Bugs fixed.
Store changes
What Car Scanner ELM OBD2 changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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