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24 alternatives to No CarPlay? Use Your iPhone Dashboard!

A clean car dashboard app for older cars without CarPlay

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

1. 1
   Apple CarPlay▲120

   Use your iphone safely in the car

   2014 · apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   CarPlay Ultra▲209

   Apple's next-gen CarPlay, deeply integrated with your car

   2025 · apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Car Dashboard ▲15

   Driving Mode For Your iPhone

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Redesigned CarPlay▲69

   Apple CarPlay replacing all your car's software: coming 2023

   2022 · apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5WP
   We put an iPhone on the front wheel of a car▲380

   2014 · blog.evilwindowdog.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Dashkit▲68

   Custom dashboards for the iPad

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Aximotefree tier, from $4.17/mo▲221

   Your car data, finally in your pocket

   Aug 2026 · aximote.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Status Board 2 ▲148

   Create beautiful dashboards on your iPad (now free)

   2015 · panic.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Journey▲100

   A CarPlay enabled, OBD compatible, road trip tracker

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Next Car Dashboard▲6

    Transform your iPad into your car dashboard

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Nexar▲334

    Turn your iPhone/Android into a community-based AI dashcam

    2016 · getnexar.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Open Road▲117

    The one app for driving

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Roveri▲89

    A riding journal for iPhone every ride, painted on a map

    Aug 2026 · roveri.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PhoneCast▲187

    Mirror iPhone or iPad screen to Mac without wires

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dash for iOS▲5

    Dash Docs for your iPhone and iPad.

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Trevor: Embedded Dashboards▲132

    No-code embedded dashboards for your app

    2023 · trevor.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    PhoneCast 2.0▲266

    Mirror iPhone/iPad to your Mac wirelessly

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Realsteer▲70

    Use sensors on your iPhone to control racing games on PC

    2021 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Replica▲109

    Duplicate the screen from your iOS device to your Tesla

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Road Watcher▲66

    Turn your phone into a classic Russian style dash cam

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dash API Docs (iOS)▲159

    Instant search and offline access to 150+ APIs on iOS

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SPIN▲92

    Car shopping made easy on iOS

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    TslaCast▲134

    Mirror your phone to Tesla car

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Taxi Later▲118

    An iOS app to schedule Uber rides in advance

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →