Best iPhone OBD-II software??
 

I have seen several threads in the archives, but they all appear to be rather dated.

So, please refresh. Does anyone have a preference in iPhone OBD-II scanners (either wifi or bluetooth)???

Rev, Fuzzycar, Dashcommand, etc.

Thanks, gotta use up some itunes gift cards...

I use dash and love it
And you also can do custom faces

+1 on dash w/I-Pad.
Don't know if it is the best, but I like it.

I tryed rev and I love dash the best of the 2

Innovate OT-2 coupled with an LC-1 wideband....

Whats the full name of this dash program, cant seem to find it in the app store

DashCommand by PalmerPerformance

Perfect, thanks.
What bluetooth devise do you guys suggest goes with it?

Bluetooth OBDII OBD2 Diagnostic Scanner For ELM327

I Am considering getting the kiwi wifi instead of BT.

http://plxdevices.com/product_info.php?id=GSSTWIFI

Having trouble pairing the elm 327 to my iPhone to run dash command?

Anyone know how to do this?

Is the first part a question?

Dang, its $50?? The app for my old droid was like $5....

Don't forget your iphone need to be jailbroken to work with bluetooth and ELM327

ROQYBT from Cydia

^^^
Does the iPhone need to be jailbroken to work with other wifi OBD connectors???
If so, not sure why the App store would be selling such an app...

Is there another wifi connector that can be bought that does not need a jailbreak???

Thanks

I saw that too:eek:

Agreed, it is a bit pricey, but have you priced a stand alone scanner?
This is wifi, on the fly, and utilizes your phone. All in all, pretty handy I'd say (if, it delivers what it says it does...)

Lemur Blue Driver. Works great

http://www.lemurmonitors.com/BlueDriver.html

Read my post and follow he link.

Kiwi builds a wifi that works with apple devices and you can buy the app you want..... Rev or dash! They are pretty interesting and No jailbreak needed.

Not cheap.

This is the REV app. in he hardware they mention other wifi devices, but are in EU, Kiwi is USA... Easier to find.

http://www.devtoaster.com/products/rev

You may of course use wireless as previously mentioned, right now there is a great and simple jailbreak for the current OS 5.1.1 Absinthe 2.0.4 will jailbreak your phone in one easy connect from your PC / mac. Its a full untethered jailbreak and the simplest I have seen to date.

I've been using the Rev Lite (free version) on my iPhone just to get familiar with it.

My PLX WiFi will be arriving today so I'll see if it pairs to the app as easily as it's supposed to.

Looking at the two most popular apps (Rev and DashCommand) it seems like Rev isn't being actively supported by DevToaster. Last update to the app was Jan 14, 2010 (Revision 2.0.2)

Conversely, PalmerPerformance appears to be much more actively updating their app.. (Rev 3.1.0 was released on Aug 9, 2012).


From that I can only conclude that DevToaster is going to let their product age, and not invest any more resources into maintaining it. If it works "as is"... great, but if there are limitations or bugs they'll likely never be addressed.

PalmerPerformance (DashCommand) seems to be working harder to add nice little touches and features to their app. It just feels like they are trying harder to be a leader in this space and offer the strongest product out there.

Rev is currently priced at $39.99
DashCommand is currently priced at $49.99

It seems like once you've made the commitment to spend some money on a good datalogging app, you'd be well served to spend the extra $10 on the one that is still evolving and improving.

Anyone care to comment on recent experiences with either product? :nix:



-G

+1 great app - most expensive, but you get what you pay for :)

get a Kiwi WiFi and it works with the standard iOS install...

I got mine off CL for $60 :)

That basically where I'm heading with this thought process....

Any interesting discoveries in your datalogs since you started using the app?

My plans was to do some basic datalogging on my 100% stock ECU / engine to establish a baseline for things like timing, IATs, AFR, etc. Then take advantage of the current EC Tune Promo and see what the logs look like afterwards.


-G

Thanks for this information guys. How much boost pressure does a stock pulley E55 produce? Yes, I'm new here. :)

Is Kiwi WiFi the only one that works on non jail broken ios?

I know it works - not sure if it's the only one :)

OBD Scanner
 

IMHO "OBD2 scanner" is good solution

What readings are not available through the obd2 port? Will I get vac/boost reading?

Are you able to get all the gauge readings on the dash command app or do some not come through such as vac/boost? Just wondering if all of these sensor readings are available through the obd2 port...

a cheap chinese ELM wifi adapter now works perfectly with Dash Command. No need to buy expensive adapters.

Lucky you.

I had the PLX WiFi for about 2 years, and it crapped out. Couldn't get a reliable connection with it and after researching online a bit I found that my experience wasn't all that uncommon. The build quality really isn't all that good.

I ended up going with the Innovate Motorsports WiFi adapter. MUCH nicer and way more reliable. I get a connection every time and a lot less fussing around with getting it to pair with the iPhone.

Some guys buy the generic WiFi adapters and have great luck with them. I didn't want to spend time screwing around with Chinese knock off hardware....but ultimately, I still ended up with issues. Sometimes you just can't win! LOL


-G

I bought a ELM327 OBD II OBD2 WiFi Car Diagnostic Wireless Scanner Tool for $39 from eBay 18 months ago and it works fine with DashCommand and my iPhone and iPad.

Anyone have idea about the BlueDriver bluetooth scanner tool? It's price is $99 and have 2000+ review on amazon. Thus, I am thinking to buy this bluetooth scanner. Want to hear feedback about this scan tool. If anyone bought this then please share your personal experience. Although, I have found few other cheap option https://theeffectiveguide.com/best-obd2-scanner/ here but want to hear your personal opinion. I personally want to buy cheap obdII scanner. If i go for cheap then what kind problem may I face?

What I've heard about it is that it has the fastest refresh rate you can do a search in the c63 forum a few guys there have talked about it. For a bit faster of a refresh rate that wont really make that big of a difference i opted out and went with the "foseal wifi odb2" 20 bucks and works great