OnTrack Reviews

Great that it integrates with CarPlay but give me a break

I have a check engine light that came on. OnTrack called it a P1700, but three other OBD scanners called it a P0117. Two completely different codes. One would cost thousands to fix (Code P1700 transmission failure), the other is P0115, $14 temperature sensor. This is NOT good. Should not have purchased it.

I’m convinced OnTrack is a dud or something. I have tried on and off again since release and not once will it connect to any adapter, even an OBDLink MX+. It’s crazy

Doesn’t work with OBDLink CX or BlueDriver.
Really don’t want to buy another obd adapter just to see if it may or may not work with OnTrack..

Tried with an OBDLink MX+ and also with a Vgate Icar Pro.
No connection.
Other OBD apps work fine.
Phone is iPhone 12 Pro Max running 17.2.1.

App barely works. Tried 3 different OBD modules and work with one once.

Please help. I want to use your app. Great concept! Using OBDLink MX+.

I have not been able to connect since I loaded OnTrack🥲

The unpaid version only allows two sensors.

I really like OnTrack, it has a lot of potential. These are early versions of OnTrack so you’d expect it to have some kinks to work out. Good work!

There are apps like CarScanner that work with EVs. Is it possible to make a version that focuses more on EV stuff? Battery temp, state of charge, running miles/kWh or km/kWh, etc? This program works beautifully with my Bluetooth OBD dongle and CarPlay. If it had EV measurements, I will buy the full version.

Two dongles later and it worked. Use
Vgate iCar Pro Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE) OBD2 Fault Code Reader OBDII Code Scanner and it connected and shows info

It works, but I wish it supported more PIDs. Don’t get me wrong OnTrack shows readings on my car screen with some of the desired readings. I would love to see the Air/Fuel Ratio supported if it did I’d give it a 5.

I understand OnTrack is in the development stage, so I will be more lenient upon criticism.

The pros:

It shows (most) of the values you would commonly need to see on a car or project

It connects automatically upon opening OnTrack and has been pretty consistent

Everything loads pretty quickly, and updates about every second or two

To my understanding, its the only app that allows you to watch your car values on your carplay screen. So it has the edge for first to do it!

The cons:

There’s a recurring 4$ a month charge to access all the features. There wasnt any mention of this that I saw in advertising nor the immediate app description until I finally got my device to connect. Unexpected, but I understand OnTrack is still under development.

Compatibility isnt great. Im no software engineer, only a mechanic, so im sure theres a great effort into trying to make an app that is compatible with every scanner. However, I tried 3 bluetooth obd scanners before I decided to give in and buy the recommended Vgate Icar Pro 4.0le. Also note there was the 4$ monthly charge I had to dish out for all the viewable values after already buying said scanner. After this it took a second to connect and load, but has worked flawlessly since.

There isnt many features. Apart from displaying values and changing from Imperial to Metric, and clearing PCM DTCs; theres no light mode, no gauges, or any smaller format windows for carplay. Either OnTrack is open and taking up the entire screen, or it isnt.

Like I said; its still under development, and I appreciate the feature to suggest future features, but the monthly charge and trouble I (as well as others) had went through to get it to work had me hoping for a little more, especially with how much the description hyped it up. Anywho, I am glad OnTrack exists, and I applaud the efforts of the author. I will continue to support and use OnTrack and hope for more features as time passes!

I use OnTrack for gauges that monitor intake temp, coolant temp, and oil temp on the factory iDrive display while on track. I’ve been looking for a solution to get gauges on the factory iDrive screen and this does exactly that via CarPlay in my 2017 BMW running iDrive 5. App works as needed and as advertised. Devs are great and responsive to feedback. 5/5 would recommend.

Yet to find another CarPlay compatible obd based dash. There’s still a few bugs on my end but the overall use of this is simple, informative and problem free. Couple of readings coming in Celsius even tho my settings are set to Fahrenheit. I’m using the recommend vgate icar pro with no issues. Needed to use a separate app to initiate the obd connection for the first time but the process is automatic now. Great app.

Yet to find another CarPlay compatible obd based dash. There’s still a few bugs on my end but the overall use of this is simple, informative and problem free. Couple of readings coming in Celsius even tho my settings are set to Fahrenheit. I’m using the recommend vgate icar pro with no issues. Needed to use a separate app to initiate the obd connection for the first time but the process is automatic now. Great app.