Carly — OBD2 car scanner Reviews – Page 2
5/5 rating based on 191 reviews. Read all reviews for Carly — OBD2 car scanner for iPhone.
Carly — OBD2 car scanner is free iOS app published by Carly Solutions GmbH Co KG
OVERPRICED AND SNEAKY
PghPizzaMan
I’ve held off but I’m doing the review now that I have a free moment. Had the app for a year and it worked decently BUT 2 weeks before the app was to renew oddly the app stopped working correctly and it took them a week to get back to me...and it never worked again but they did try to auto renew the app fee. To me, it’s a bit questionable and uncanny how it stopped working that close to the renewal period and was never resolved.
Worth every penny!!!!
650iam
Into the second year now and had the adapter fail. The carly team has your back no charge 0$ had it here in a couple days. Never before have i seen a group of people so deadset on making sure u are taken care of. without a doubt the finest in the buisness. You all rock...just renewed the subscription to the every brand and still no complaints. Yes is not cheap but neither was that beautiful german engineered aww inspiring machine. Nor is the dealer repairs. With this little tool you can save thousands of dollars just in the coding of what the dealership charges as a “upgrade” . BMW’s are some of the most complex electrical nightmares ever to be created. A simple .5v bulb can send you into decreased enginge performance mode. A dead battery now ya have a missfire if it starts. The carly app lets you clear it all. View live data open those exhaust flaps fold the mirrors windows up down with the fob and more .. soooo much more ... dont wait just buy it already. If ya dont like it ... well than ur weird and you prolly dont like anything else either..lol... great job carly team ..... keep up the good work....
Worth the money just to change a few things
Gaspiper01
Fixed a few issues on my X3 E83 04 Headlight voltage turned off now my LED lights work no error signals Lock and close all windows and sunroof by holding down lock button. Awesome! Real-time engine diagnostics. Worth it.
BMW Saver
AnthonyGoldz
Used this same reader on all my Bimmers from 3-5 series. Whenever you change a part, codes will most likely come up and often times nothing is wrong and they just need to be cleared. I’ve noticed normal code readers either won’t pick up or won’t erase many BMW codes. I even replaced the engine in my ‘14 F10 M5 using Carly to identify mistakes I made, then to clear them once there were fixed. If you’ve ever gotten the notorious “Drivetrain Malfunction” warning on the dash, this reader will help you narrow down exactly what the problem is and it even offers online discussions on the problem. Definitely get the full version and you may never have to go to the dealer again.
Used to be good but too expensive now
Tgannarbor
When I first used Carly about 8 years ago it was a revolutionary and great app at a modest price; you bought a special dongle at $50 and the app was free is cheap. But then a new version required a new dongle which annoyed me but I played along. Then the next major version required yet another special dongle and $60/year subscription. Normally when you buy hardware and software it works forever; it just doesn’t have the latest features, which is understandable. However NOT Carly; they disable all older versions so that they do not run. You are forced to pay their newest price. Oh and many features are extra cost options. As other reviews state they are ever more GREEDY. They could have had the market to themselves but due to their greed there are now more modestly priced apps that are just as good. And those apps use commercial dongles instead of Carly specific ones. 8 years ago they were a star. Now they are just fading into oblivion.
This used to be my goto app for BMW/Mini
BKBberg
The new version just keeps making this worse. I bought this to reset the battery in a 128 BMW and the older version just worked. This new version reports brake light issues for an E9X on a R56 Mini. It also lists as critical a rear window defroster fault on the same Mini. The rear window defroster is not a critical and while the fault is likely because of a resistance reading the rear window defroster works just fine. Now when I connect to a new 2020 BMW this app just does not work or really does not communicate well with the new car. I really wish ICarly would go back and focus on the brand and not being a tool for everyone. It just is not worth it anymore.
Vehicle Availability
TTP_Danny
I drive a 2017 Ford Fusion Titanium, which any Ford Fusion on the app after 2011 isn’t available. Unfortunate
Bought years ago
K3SILK
I bought my Carly system a couple years ago and unfortunately I coded my M3 and M5 but had to buy the app over again. It says I don’t have the full version but I have bought the full version 2 times now. This is very frustrating and I’m starting to regret buying this product in the first place. Getting a response to write to Carly review to fix that I have to pay for the app again? Where do I go online to the website?