Shadetree

You're the mechanic now.

Shadetree turns a cheap OBD-II adapter and your iPhone into a plain-English advisor for your car. See what it's actually saying, learn what's normal, and ask smarter questions with the real data in hand.

See how it works Coming soon to the App Store

Works with inexpensive Bluetooth OBD-II adapters and most cars sold since 1996.

Shadetree garage screen showing a 2010 Honda Fit running normally with battery voltage

Your garage, at a glance

Live engine readings with expected ranges and the Ask about this car button

Live readings, judged honestly

Coolant temperature history chart with a plain-English explanation and typical range

Every reading, explained

How it works

Three steps to knowing your car.

STEP 01

Plug in an adapter

Common Bluetooth OBD-II adapters work. The adapter clicks into the port under your dash, the same one every shop uses.

STEP 02

See what your car is saying

Live readings from the engine, fuel, and emissions systems, each judged against what's normal for a healthy car. No mystery graphs.

STEP 03

Ask with the data in hand

One tap hands your car's real details and current readings to a search or AI assistant, so the answer is about your car, not a generic one.

What you get

Built for the owner, not the shop.

Plain English, always.

Every sensor comes with an About section and a typical range. Coolant at 195°F reads as expected, not as a number you have to go look up.

Honest judgments.

Readings are marked Expected, Watch, or Action based on real thresholds. When everything is fine, Shadetree says so and stays calm.

Ask about this car.

The question you'd type anyway, but carrying your year, engine, codes, and readings. Better input, better answer.

Trouble codes, decoded.

When a check-engine light comes on, you get the code, what it means, and the picture around it, before you decide what to do next.

Maintenance that fits.

A maintenance guide matched to your exact engine and transmission, not a one-size schedule for every car ever made.

Yours, on your phone.

Drive history and diagnostics live on your iPhone. No account to create, no ads, no tracking.

Privacy

Local first. Quiet by design.

  • No account, no ads, no analytics SDKs. Shadetree doesn't know who you are.
  • Your data stays on your iPhone, with optional sync through your own private iCloud.
  • Ask and exports are always your tap. You see exactly what they carry before it goes.
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