Sidecar: Automotive assistant 4+
Your car, your data
Fearless design, LLC
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Your personal automative assistant. A powerful OBD scanner with integrated CarPlay widgets, Shortcuts, and iCloud sync support.
Want to beta test Sidecar and get two months free? Visit http://sidecar.clutch.engineering/beta/ to learn more.
Sidecar is designed specifically for Apple platforms and with privacy and data security in mind. It's your car, your data, your journey.
No connected services on your car? No problem: use an OBD scanner + iCloud sync to see your offline car data on your Apple Watch, iPad, and widgets.
The app works best in combination with an OBD scanner and/or a Connected Account (Beta). Without either, you can still pull NHTSA recall notices for your vehicle and track trips.
Get 30 seconds of OBD scanning for free. Extend this time by purchasing ScanPasses for either 24 hours or 7 days, or by purchasing a subscription.
## Privacy and security
- All data is stored on your device and never sent to third party servers. If you use iCloud sync, your data will be stored on your personal, encrypted iCloud database accessible only to you.
- Sign in with Connected Accounts (Beta) uses OAuth industry standards for authentication.
## OBD scanner
- Use a connected OBD scanner to read real-time data from your vehicle.
- Requires a separate purchase of an OBD scanner.
- Manage your OBD scanners from CarPlay.
- View live OBD parameters from CarPlay.
- Over 70 standard OBD-II parameters supported for most vehicles since 1996.
## Trip logger
- Explore your neighborhood and beyond with CarPlay support and a historical trip overlay.
- Automatic trip logger using on-device intelligence; just enable it and drive.
- Capture battery and/or fuel economy automatically with a connected account or OBD scanner.
- Optimized for all-day use without being a drain on your phone's battery.
## Integrations
- Widgets for iPhone and Apple Watch, including: vehicle state, tire pressure, range, fuel history, trip logs
- Live activities while charging EVs
- Lock your car with Siri (requires Connected Accounts (Beta))
## Maintenance minder
- NHTSA recalls pulled automatically for your vehicle.
- Identify upcoming maintenance tasks on your vehicle with Connected Accounts (Beta).
## Community
- Report and discuss issues occurring with your vehicle with other vehicle owners.
- Contribute to the growing set of open source OBD vehicle parameters.
## Document storage
- Organize your documents in a digital glovebox.
- On-device document scanning helps you organize your documents.
## Sign in with Connected Accounts (Beta)
- Supported accounts: Porsche, Toyota, Tesla.
- Sign in with Connected Accounts (Beta) allow you to remotely access your vehicle's data and perform remote commands such as locking your car.
- As a beta feature, availability may change over time.
Unlock all features with a subscription. Subscriptions come with a free trial period.
Need help? Have feature requests? Reach out at support@electricsidecar.app
EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
What’s New
Version v1.21.2
This patch release includes a bugfix to Guess the Car that allowed correct guesses to be repeatedly submitted for the same prompt. Scores have been reset as a result.
## Introducing the ScanPlan!
- You can now get CarPlay and OBD scanning at a reduced price (30% less!) with the ScanPlan.
- Subscribe to the annual plan for the best value.
## Enhanced CarPlay Experience
- Improved configurator for easier widget setup.
- Better widget support detection.
## Onboarded vehicles
- Nissan Rogue
- Honda Accord
- Toyota Tacoma
- KTM RC 390
- Hyundai Tucson
## Improved Hybrid Trip Logging
New filtering options for hybrid vehicle data:
- Fuel only
- Battery only
- Combined view
## Document Scanning
You can now try document scanning without a subscription.
## OBD Improvements
- Faster and more stable scanning
- Better handling of edge cases
- Improved failure resilience
## Guess the Car
- Test your vehicle identification skills with the new Guess the Car widget
- Compete on the leaderboard
- Will get more difficult as more vehicles are onboarded
## Technical Updates & Fixes
- Fixed a bug where OBDb parameter forks would not refresh
- Enhanced SAEJ1979 parameter support with more supported parameters and values
- Fixed a bug where the CarPlay Weather widget would not update if trip logging was disabled
- Expanded VIN decoder support for European, Indian, and Chinese models
- CarPlay will now remember your zoom level and orientation lock preferences across CarPlay sessions.
- CarPlay camera performance improvements resulting in smoother camera physics.
- Fixed a bug where tracks without album art would not show a placeholder in the Now Playing CarPlay widget.
- Fixed a bug where the OBD button would disappear in CarPlay after entering panning mode.
App Privacy
The developer, Fearless design, LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Fearless design, LLC
- Size
- 136.6 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 17 or later.
- Apple Watch
- Requires watchOS 10 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease battery life.
- Copyright
- © Clutch Engineering
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- ScanPlan: OBD & CarPlay only USD 4.99
- ScanPlan Annual USD 49.99
- ScanPlan Quarterly USD 14.99
- ScanPass - 1 week USD 2.99
- Sidecar+: Quarterly USD 19.99
- ScanPass - 1 day USD 0.99
- Sidecar+: 6-Month USD 39.99
- Sidecar+: Annual USD 79.99
- Sidecar+: Full access USD 6.99
Supports
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Game Center
Challenge friends and check leaderboards and achievements.