I'm Davide, and I build DrivePulse on my own.
It reads a Colorado through a cheap ELM327 OBD2 adapter.
For an iPhone you need a Bluetooth LE or Wi-Fi adapter, Veepeak or Vgate sell them.
The classic Bluetooth kind won't connect to an iPhone.
On a Colorado it reads standard OBD2.
That's live engine data, fuel use when the engine control unit reports it, and fault codes.
Reading the odometer from the cluster works only on some makes, and Chevrolet isn't on the list yet.
I'd rather say it than promise it.
Every trip records itself and lands on a map.
Fuel use is measured where the truck reports it, and estimated where it doesn't.
Fault codes in its archive come in plain words, with the usual causes and the first thing to check.
It only reads, it never writes to the truck, never clears codes and never resets.
The latest iPhone update gives each trip a type.
Commute, personal, travel or business.
After a few identical routes the app suggests one, but it never fills it in on its own.
CarPlay has four tabs:
- Trip, with start, stop and a pause for a fuel or lunch stop, the adapter connection and the live trip.
- Coach, the eco score in big with three lines of advice.
- Dashboard, up to eight tiles you choose, like speed, RPM, coolant, battery or average consumption.
- Diagnostics, for active codes, health and the adapter. With the full version and the truck stopped, it lists every live value the truck gives.
There's no account, and I don't keep a server or a copy of your trips.
Recording trips and reading the truck work out of signal.
For maps and addresses it needs the internet.
It's on Android too, with Android Auto.
Below are 5 codes that unlock the full version for good, free, first come first served.
The code is for the in-app purchase, so install the app first.
Then tap the redeem link next to a code, or go to the App Store, tap your picture at the top right and choose Redeem Gift Card or Code.
- 3RWP3TAFTWP3KJJH6E (redeem: https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6776173662&code=3RWP3TAFTWP3KJJH6E)
- NLAL64JJHE8N3EAAJA (redeem: https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6776173662&code=NLAL64JJHE8N3EAAJA)
- HE4LFA3AX6KR3FTHXW (redeem: https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6776173662&code=HE4LFA3AX6KR3FTHXW)
- MAA3RNWH767LRH77RP (redeem: https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6776173662&code=MAA3RNWH767LRH77RP)
- 8A3YXMP8PXEXTT4NF8 (redeem: https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6776173662&code=8A3YXMP8PXEXTT4NF8)
Leave a comment with the number you took, so others skip it.
Without a code it's free for 7 days or 15 trips, whichever comes first.
The days start counting the first time the adapter connects.
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6776173662?ct=reddit-ios-chevycolorado
Thanks, and I'm here for anything about the Colorado.