An Honest Review – U-Scan Review

I bought this on a whim. Device paired easily via bluetooth on my Iphone 5. It will un-pair if you switch apps or if you lock the device. Acquiring sensor data again takes a minute or two. This is quite annoying. Setup was easy using the auto-detected VIN. "Power train enhanced data" gives you a large amount of sensor outputs, too many to view or interpret at one time. The parameters for my vehicle (WRX) seem to be scaled incorrectly as my MAP will read 500kpa at 15psi. Some PID's have cryptic titles and I have no idea what value it is related to. My biggest complaint is the lack of useful data logging of any type. The screen capture or freeze feature is quite frankly dangerous if you want to capture sensor data while actually driving. To be competitive this app NEEDS basic logging features: selectable PIDs to log, simple playback, export to .csv or similar so the data can be acquired during a normal driving cycle and interpreted afterward. Screenshot/Upload to Facebook (Really Actron!?) is merely useless data sitting at a stop and again dangerous if attempted while driving. This is the only option unless a MIL is thrown. Vehicles with engine/trans. issues don't always simply throw a DTC. It doesn't seem as though Actron is actively improving this app and the U-Scan module IS NOT supported by any other app developers. It's a shame because the hardware is obviously capable of so much more. I'll be returning mine to Advance Autoparts, eating the cost of the in-app purchases and purchasing something much much cheaper that is far more useful. I'm quite disappointed Actron.
Review by CanNerd on U-Scan.