“before you even can tell if it will hook up to your car you have to suffer through five different ads in about 10 minutes. additional pop-ups. it may or may not be a fine app but l I'm not sure how anyone gets passed this many ads to find…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 448 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
OBD2 Car Scanner - ELM Torque
CardsOBD2 Car Scanner - Take Full Control of Your Vehicle Diagnostics!Modern vehic…
4.6 ★19,347 ratings
1M+Downloads
4+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
OBD2 Car Scanner - Take Full Control of Your Vehicle Diagnostics!Modern vehicle maintenance requires precision and the right technology. An OBD2 Car Scanner provides a direct link to your car’s internal computer, allowing for precise monitoring and error detection. By utilizing a high-quality Elm 327 OBD2 Scanner, drivers can unlock hidden data about engine performance and transmission health in seconds. This software works seamlessly with a Torque OBD2 Bluetooth Code Reader to deliver live updates directly to your screen. Think of it as a professional OBD Car Doctor that stays in your pocket, ready to assist whenever a warning light appears. With a versatile OBD Scanner Tool, you can save time and money by diagnosing issues yourself before ever visiting a mechanic.…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 2.1.0 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 2.1.0, updated 2025-12-23.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
1 theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
90% or more five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 21 distinct reviewers (4.7% of 448 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Even though it says it's connected, it doesn't read anything. no info at all and push any button you have to register a payment method. I have now Canx the subscription through google so they don't take a payment in 3 days. I'll see if…”
“I've been bombarded with ads since I installed it. It's impossible to tell if the app is working properly or not amidst the constant stream of annoying pop-ups and ads that prevent you from continuing until you see them. I'm uninstalling…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 2.1.0.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
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