Sidecar lifetime
Exploring a new one-time purchase option.
I’ve heard the feedback loud and clear: many of you love Sidecar but want to avoid adding yet another subscription to your life. Totally fair, and to make Sidecar more approachable for everyone I’m exploring offering a lifetime unlock of Sidecar’s core features.
— Jeff
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Product comparison
Sidecar is most comparable to an OBD scanner app at its heart, so it’s perhaps helpful to compare the features Sidecar provides to some other products in the App Store.
OBD app feature comparison
| Feature | OBD Fusion | Car Scanner | Sidecar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited OBD Scanning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Standard PIDs (70+) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Extended PIDs | ✓ (+$15/model) | ✓ | ✓ |
| OBD Terminal | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CarPlay Widgets | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| PID Detector | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Integrated trip logger | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Powerful navigation app | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Export scan sessions in SQLite | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| iCloud Sync | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Scan session analysis | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Open source PIDs | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Apple Watch app | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Apple Watch complications | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Widgets | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Shortcuts | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pricing* | $9.99 lifetime +$15/model |
$7.99 lifetime | TBD ** $6.99/month |
* All prices in USD
** Current subscription price
What lifetime would unlock
One-time payment. All features below would be yours forever.
Unlimited OBD-II scanning (no time limits)
Unlimited trip logging
Navigation widgets
PID Detector
PID Terminal
Scan session analysis
Real-time CarPlay widgets
Connectables
Monitor your vehicle's vitals with easy to use Connectables.
Scan Sessions
Record and review your OBD scanning sessions with complete data history and analysis tools.
OBD Terminal
Record and review your OBD scanning sessions with complete data history and analysis tools.
PID Detector
Discover potential new parameters with the PID Detector and join the open source hunt for more parameters.
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What lifetime would not unlock
Sidecar is increasingly relying on compute-intensive backend services to power the Sidecar experience, and some of these features would still require an ongoing subscription (but at a lower price).
Range isochrones
Connected accounts
Clutch, the in-car assistant
Future cloud-based features
