u/gburlingame

Hello r/KiaEV6,

I'm Greg, the developer behind IONIQ 5 Companion (original announcement here). Version 2.0 is in beta, and I'm working to add official Kia EV6 support. The app trended as high as #3 in App Store Utilities last week.

The ask: I'm looking for ~5 EV6 owners willing to capture a diagnostic log during a DC fast-charging session. The app currently has trouble reliably detecting when preconditioning kicks in on the EV6 (false positives and false negatives), and a few more real-world logs would let me nail it down.

What you'd need:

• A Kia EV6
• A DC fast-charge trip planned in the next 2–3 days
• A BLE ELM327-compatible OBD-II adapter
• About 1–2 minutes of setup, then ~30 seconds at the end to send me the log

The workflow: Start logging right before you turn on preconditioning → leave it running for the drive, the charging session, and the drive home → stop logging after you turn the car off → send me the file (10–20 MB)

What's in the log: Diagnostic CAN traffic, app state, charging-session timestamps. Your VIN is encrypted with my public key in the file — I can decrypt it on my end, but no one else can. No GPS, no personal data.

What you get:

• Free beta access indefinitely (constant updates, new features)
• A promo code for the v2.0 App Store release when it ships
• Your EV6's data directly shaping how the app supports your car

Drop a DM if you're interested.

(Android folks — version is in development, hang tight.)

EDIT: Fixed link issue

Hey r/Ioniq5,

I’m Greg. I’ve been building IONIQ 5 Companion, an iOS app that works with a Bluetooth OBD-II adapter to create a live dashboard, CarPlay companion, and diagnostic toolkit for our cars. Version 1.1 went live this week and I wanted to do a proper introduction. I personally own two 2024 IONIQ 5’s.

What it is

• iPhone, iPad, and CarPlay
• Plug in an ELM327 compatible BLE OBD-II adapter
• Live readouts: HV pack voltage/current/SoC, individual cell voltages, 12V battery and DC-DC converter health, motor RPM, tire pressures and temperatures, parking sensors (experimental see note below), and a lot more
• Diagnostic code reader (J1979 crawl)
• Advanced tools for collaboratively hunting down new signals on cars
• Helps with planning: The app senses when pre-conditioning is engaged and based on historical charging data, provides an estimate for “Time to 70ºF (21ºC)” for optimal charging performance
• Languages: English, German, Spanish, Dutch, French, and Swedish

What’s new in 1.1

• Broader coverage: IONIQ 5 N decoding, IONIQ 6 2023, and low/high-beam indicators for 2025 and 2026 IONIQ 5
• New CarPlay Tires chip (pressure + temperature) on the Driving tab
• Expanded 12V chip and a full 12V panel on the Dashboard with DC-DC converter detail
• Smoother onboarding — helpful if you already have an adapter paired in another app
• Brake Light Indicator: Off / Red Gradient Background / Red Text (Red Text is the new default)
• Adapter Quiet Check — passively listens for 60 seconds to detect another app talking to your adapter. iOS shares the Bluetooth link across apps, and a noisy neighbor can quietly degrade scans
• A friendlier explanation when J1979 reports P0C17 — that’s the harmless drive-motor self-test artifact essentially every Hyundai EV throws

Hardware 

You need an ELM327 BLE OBD-II adapter. Tested adapters are listed on the support site. https://www.theburl.com/ioniq-app/support.html

Android? 

I know there are a lot of Android drivers in this community. There’s no Android version today. I’ve started looking into what a port would involve. My near-term focus is continuing to build out the iOS app, so I don’t want to promise a date I can’t keep.

Sales model

One-time purchase, no subscription, no IAP.

Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ioniq-5-companion/id6761347502

Experimental

The parking-sensor visualization is experimental on 2022–2024 IONIQ 5s — unlock it by tapping the build number 5 times in Settings.

Thank you

Feature requests, bug reports, and especially logs from cars and markets I haven’t tested yet are very welcome. Thanks again to everyone who has sent reviews, suggestions, and diagnostic recordings — IONIQ 5 Companion briefly hit #11 in App Store Utilities this week thanks to the support from the IONIQ 5 Community.

— Greg