CompareElectric and connected car apps
Pelican vs. Tessie
Tessie is an app designed for Teslas. Pelican works with any car through an OBD scanner and adds remote Tesla and Volvo support through Connected Accounts, while also being a navigation app.
Who Pelican is for
Drivers of any make, including households with more than one, who want navigation and cameras on the map alongside their car's data.
Who Tessie is for
Tesla owners who want deep Tesla-specific commands, automations and battery history read straight from Tesla's own telemetry.
Features side by side
| Feature | Pelican | Tessie |
|---|---|---|
| Navigation | ||
| Turn-by-turn navigation | Yes | No |
| Cameras | Yes | No |
| Your car | ||
| Connected Accounts | Volvo + Tesla | Tesla only |
| Direct car data | OBD scanner | Tesla API |
| Remote commands | Pelican+Yes | Yes |
| Battery health | Yes | Yes |
| Deeper car data | Pelican+Yes | Yes |
| Raw commands | Pelican+Yes | No |
| CarPlay and Apple Watch | ||
| CarPlay | Yes | No |
| Customizable CarPlay widgets | Yes | No |
| Apple Watch | Yes | Yes |
| Trips, charging and automations | ||
| Trips | Pelican+Yes | Yes |
| Charging costs | Yes | Yes |
| Live Activities | Pelican+Yes | Yes |
| Automations | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms and price | ||
| iPhone | Yes | Yes |
| iPad | No | Yes |
| CarPlay | Yes | No |
| Apple Watch | Yes | Yes |
| Mac | No | Yes |
| Android | No | Yes |
| Web | No | Yes |
| Price | Pelican+: $6.99/month | $6.99/month |
How Pelican stands out
Pelican isn't limited to Tesla: it reads live data from most cars with an OBD port, depending on the car, and Pelican can navigate, too.
How Tessie stands out
Tessie has integrated a much wider variety of Tesla data from the API, and supports most of Tesla's commands and automations.
