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OBD Log vs what already exists

Most OBD apps show numbers on the screen and stop there. OBD Log stores, explains and follows.

General comparison by category. Every app and adapter is different; check what you need before choosing.

App

How the app compares

Side by side with common OBD apps.

AI analyzes the car and answers in your language
OBD Log
Yes
Common OBD apps
Usually not
History of every trip in your account
OBD Log
Yes
Common OBD apps
Varies
Follows the car live, even from far away
OBD Log
Yes
Common OBD apps
Only on the phone screen
Shares the car with other drivers
OBD Log
Yes
Common OBD apps
Usually not
Records video with the data panel burned in
OBD Log
Yes
Common OBD apps
Varies
Live streaming with a link to watch
OBD Log
Yes
Common OBD apps
Rare
GPS track lap timer
OBD Log
Yes
Common OBD apps
Varies
Reads standalone ECUs: Speeduino, MegaSquirt
OBD Log
Yes
Common OBD apps
Rare
Keeps even the data it does not know, for you or the AI to decode
OBD Log
Yes
Common OBD apps
Usually not
Loses no data if the internet drops
OBD Log
Yes
Common OBD apps
Varies
Read-only: never sends actuator commands to the car
OBD Log
Yes
Common OBD apps
Varies
Export and delete your data from the app
OBD Log
Yes
Common OBD apps
Varies

OBD Log compared with common OBD apps
Feature	OBD Log	Common OBD apps
AI analyzes the car and answers in your language	Yes	Usually not
History of every trip in your account	Yes	Varies
Follows the car live, even from far away	Yes	Only on the phone screen
Shares the car with other drivers	Yes	Usually not
Records video with the data panel burned in	Yes	Varies
Live streaming with a link to watch	Yes	Rare
GPS track lap timer	Yes	Varies
Reads standalone ECUs: Speeduino, MegaSquirt	Yes	Rare
Keeps even the data it does not know, for you or the AI to decode	Yes	Usually not
Loses no data if the internet drops	Yes	Varies
Read-only: never sends actuator commands to the car	Yes	Varies
Export and delete your data from the app	Yes	Varies

OBD reader

Side by side with a common OBD2 adapter. The Core is still in development.

Read-only guarantee
OBD Log Core
Firmware + hardware
Common OBD2 adapter
Depends on the app
K-line off pin 7
OBD Log Core
8 pins
Common OBD2 adapter
Standard pin only
Second CAN on free pins
OBD Log Core
Yes, passive listening
Common OBD2 adapter
No
Reliable passive listening
OBD Log Core
Yes, by design
Common OBD2 adapter
Some ignore silent mode
Slow protocols of older cars
OBD Log Core
Designed for it
Common OBD2 adapter
Some hang
OBD Log PRO included when linked
OBD Log Core
Yes
Common OBD2 adapter
No

OBD Log Core compared with a common OBD2 adapter
Feature	OBD Log Core	Common OBD2 adapter
Read-only guarantee	Firmware + hardware	Depends on the app
K-line off pin 7	8 pins	Standard pin only
Second CAN on free pins	Yes, passive listening	No
Reliable passive listening	Yes, by design	Some ignore silent mode
Slow protocols of older cars	Designed for it	Some hang
OBD Log PRO included when linked	Yes	No

GPS and inertial

Side by side with the phone's GPS and with common telemetry boxes. The Trace is still in development.

OBD Log Trace compared with phone GPS and common telemetry boxes
Feature	OBD Log Trace	Phone GPS	Common telemetry boxes
Position rate	10 Hz	1 Hz	Varies
Accelerometer on the same timeline as GPS	Yes, with the OBD Log app	Varies, with the OBD Log app	Varies
Engine data on the same timeline	Yes, with the OBD Log app	Yes, with the OBD Log app	Usually not
AI analyzing the session	Yes, with the OBD Log app	Yes, with the OBD Log app	Usually not
Replaceable battery	Yes, 18650	Not applicable	Varies
OBD Log PRO included when linked	Yes	—	—

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