Reviews for Car Scanner ELM OBD2

Had a check engine light come on my car a couple months ago. Connected to my bluetooth OBDII device quickly and easily. Got the codes in a few seconds and was able to diagnose the issue and make repairs. Having an older, higher mileage car I need a quality app to help me keep this car running as noce as it does. The free version of the app is perfect but you guys deserve the $ for the paid version. Thank you!

I tried a few other OBD2 apps before deciding on one, and this one was by far the best & easiest to use. In fact I couldn't get the others to work on either Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Seems that for this kind of app Bluetooth is the way to go. There are too many variables with Wi-Fi & not needed anyway. For only a few $ the upgrade definitely worth it. The live data graphs are easy to understand, & with the upgrade you get to use more variables simultaneously. Download of data is also useful.

There was a little learning involved, with this free app, but it worked great. To clear a fault code, you have to turn the motor off, log out of the connect feature in the app, and then log back in with the connect tab. It took a couple of tries to get that right. Plus, my cellphone showed that I was paired, but did not say connected, but as soon as I went into the app. All the sensor data was there. By comparison, the torque-lite app was a completely useless, waste of time, and I couldn't even change the units from celcius to Fahrenheit, as many ways as I tried. Whatever the reason, I think the Car Scanner developer deserves kudos for putting his best foot forward, and the few extra bucks he asks for his other full feature pro app, or whatever it's called. Next time I log in I plan on rewarding him for his efforts.

Not a bad app. I like that everything is customizable (like the gauges on the dashboard). The app only has two problems: 1) After a period of time (about a month on average) it shows that your trial has expired. The problem I have with that is there is nothing about this being a trial in the "read more" section on Google Play Store. 2) There are options to backup all of your gauges and recorded data, and there is also an option to export it. Unfortunately they missed an import feature, so it does you no good if you have to change your phone. I just spent 45 minutes reconfiguring my gauges. That sucks. Fix those two problems and the rating will go up to five stars.

Tried a whole bunch of these car scanner apps. This is by far the best. If you have an ELM code reader device, this is the software to get. The basic free app will work for most people. For a minor cost for the pro version you unlock additional useful monitoring parameters. Developers: I can set the guage boundaries for the dial type display but not on the graph display. It would be nice to be able to set the min and Max values on the graph displays as well.

I bought a scanner from Amazon to read an ABS fault code. This was the first app I tried and, with the default settings, didn't get any results. I tried several other apps to no avail. Finally, I came back to Car Scanner ELM OBD2 as i recalled a message saying there was an option for more intensive scans. I find that you can slide the dot on the error read page to the right to enable more options. The scan took a while but gave me what I needed!

Pretty neat app. I've only used it with my car on not running yet so I'll update when I get to use the other features but my check engine light is on and I had bought a "micro mechanic" device so I could get more information than I got from AutoZone but the app that is for the device said there were no issues when I ran the diagnostic and they make you buy the app for any other information which I just bought their device the least they could do is have a demo or trial... So I downloaded some other apps and came across this one... It's not exactly aesthetically pleasing but it does what it needs to and more. Easy to use too. I'm not mechanically inclined either but was able to set everything up and somewhat understand what the error code means.

I have used CarScanner a few times with my IONIQ 5. Today, suddenly, the gauge I wanted to read says only available in the pro version. I looked around in the app and on the website and wasn't able to find any explanation as to why this behavior started suddenly in the middle of my road trip. I ended up buying it. It's really frustrating to buy something without understanding what I'm getting. I wish the free and paid features were enumerated so that I wasn't surprised in the middle of my trip.

It used to work great with my Bluetooth obd2 reader, and now it's just won't connect. Other apps connecting to the unit with no issues so there must be something in the app. I tried to restart, reconnect the Bluetooth unit, checked for updates.. nothing worked. It's a bit annoying since I paid for the full version. Any recommendations?

I've tried pretty much every obd2 app there is and this one is by far the best! you're able to get more features free than any other app and it's layout is easy to navigate. I'm trying to figure out how to purchase the app right now but can't seem to figure it out.. I'm not in my vehicle at the moment.. so the only work id suggest is making it easier to get the paid version even if your not in your car at the time.