Amazon Deal OBD2 scanners

[Winston]

MrNoBody wrote:
If you need one that works with Audi & VW, the top-rated Foseal WiFI OBD2 scanner is on sale @ Amazon for $18.39. Works with iOS, Android, & Windows. iOS app (OBD Car Doctor) is free on the App Store.

It's WiFi, not BT. Your device connects to it thru the app like it would with a printer.
Also supports most any other make vehicle with an OBD2 port

What appear to be the same scanner as the Foseal is sold by a bunch of sellers on Amazon for as little as $10. Stickers on them are nearly identical, just with a different brand name.
https://www.amazon.com/s/url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Wifi+obd+2+scanner
Scroll down. Brands which look identical:
- Wsiiroon
- Foseal
- ELM 327
- Obdator ELM 327
- ieGeek
- NorSway ELM 327
- Golvery
- Giveet
- MOACC ELM 327
- LOLLDEAL
- KKMoon

and a bunch which appear to have the same case, but different stickers:
- Auper
- OptiCover
- ZadaUS
- AquaNine

. . . and that was just on the first two pages. The insides may differ some. The post for one of them said something about "upgraded chip".


Does make me wonder, when the name brands like BlueDriver and PLX Devices are $80-$100, although these probably include software. But apparently the iOS app OBD Car Doctor is free, and paid apps like OBD Fusion and DashCommand are $10.

One review on the Foseal unit noted that a dedicated OBD II reader goes out of date, whereas the iOS apps can be updated. So there is an advantage to separating the hardware and software.