Overdrive 2.6 in IOS

★★★★★ Awful & Terrible

I recently attempted to use my Anki Overdrive racing system, which I have owned and carefully stored for years. Upon doing so, I discovered that the original Anki Overdrive app is no longer available, and that control of the vehicles now requires your paid replacement application (“Overdrive 2.6”). I purchased this app for approximately $3.00 in good faith. Unfortunately, despite following all provided instructions and extensive troubleshooting, the app is entirely non-functional for its intended purpose. The vehicles will not pair or connect reliably (or at all) with a modern iPhone, rendering the physical product unusable. As a result, I am left with hardware that cannot be operated due solely to software and support failures outside of my control. Charging customers for an application that does not reliably function — particularly when it is the only supported method to operate previously purchased hardware — is unacceptable. The lack of clear documentation, the removal of legacy support, and the absence of a reliable pairing solution effectively brick a product that was sold as a premium, long-term system. I find this situation especially disappointing given that customers are being asked to pay again simply to access functionality that was originally included at purchase — and even then, it doesn’t work.