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Which OBD adapter for DrivePulse

DrivePulse reads your car through an OBD2 adapter, the small reader that plugs into the diagnostic port, usually under the steering wheel. These are the four we recommend, and for each one we say how we know it works.

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In short

  • On iPhone you need a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or Wi-Fi adapter. iPhone does not see classic Bluetooth adapters.
  • On Android the same ones work, plus classic Bluetooth adapters, which you pair first in the phone's Bluetooth settings.
  • The four on this page are all BLE: they work on iPhone and Android, and they speak standard ELM327, which is what DrivePulse asks for.

The four we recommend

Veepeak OBDCheck BLE and OBDCheck BLE+

Bluetooth Low Energy, iPhone and Android. Veepeak lists DrivePulse among its compatible apps: it says so on the product pages of the OBDCheck BLE and the OBDCheck BLE+, and on the Amazon listing of the OBDCheck BLE+ in the UK and in Germany.

Vgate iCar Pro 2S

Bluetooth Low Energy, iPhone and Android. The Italian tech site Macitynet tested it with DrivePulse and published the review: the article, in Italian.

Vgate vLinker FD+

Bluetooth Low Energy, iPhone and Android. It is for Ford and Mazda owners who also use other programs that read the second network on these cars (MS-CAN). DrivePulse does not use that network, so it reads the same data as with the iCar Pro 2S. We saw it working in one user's debug log, on a Mazda; we did not buy and test it ourselves.

Which one to choose

  • You want an adapter whose page names DrivePulse: Veepeak OBDCheck BLE or BLE+.
  • You want the one a tech site tested with DrivePulse: Vgate iCar Pro 2S.
  • You drive a Ford or a Mazda and use programs that read the MS-CAN network: Vgate vLinker FD+. If you do not need that network, the iCar Pro 2S is enough.
  • iPhone or Android: the choice is the same, because all four work on both. On Android you can also use a classic Bluetooth adapter you already have: the list is on the page Which adapters work.

Good to know

  • DrivePulse only reads: it does not clear fault codes and it changes no setting in the car.
  • The links on this page show where we know it from. They are not affiliate links: we earn nothing if you buy one of these adapters.
  • Dongles sold together with a single app do not work: they connect, but they do not answer ELM327 commands.
  • If your adapter is not here, that does not mean it does not work. The full list, including the ones seen in users' logs, is on Which adapters work.

Read your car from your phone

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