LARA Automotive Locksmith Aid
- Locksmiths Automotive Reader AssistantLARA is an Android App for the Automotive Locksmith.Lara will run on your Phone and as well as on your Tablet.LARA makes Locksmiths lives a lot easier by puttingdecoding information right at your finger tips. ☆ New feature of voice commands whilst decoding to keep both hands free.☆ Two views by Tool or by Vehicle giving more information then ever before.☆ With Tiris Calculator Built In!☆ Swipe from LEFT for menu (for phones without menu button)LARA started out life as Lishi Assistant but hasgrown far beyond this now incorporating other tools such as DeterminatorsAccuReaders as well as Transponder Chip and some Eeprom information also. Including pictures.LARA is firstly a notepad to record the decoded cuts of a car lock whendecoded by a variety of tools. As you are decoding your lock with yourLishi 2 in 1 or Determinator tools or any other automotive readingtool, you can enter the cuts into LARA. LARA will suggest which wafersare in the door lock for you. Once finished in many cases you can runyour bitting through Blackhawk's Fill Online if you have an accountwith them whilst still standing at the vehicle door. Or of courseInstacode or similar code software to verify you have a valid code.There is quite a lot of information that LARA has to help you alongyour way to making keys to that vehicle, such as:☆ Vehicle make and general model information☆ Code series used☆ What wafer are likely to be in the door lock.☆ Code rules which can help to ensure you are decoding each lockcorrectly.☆ Tris Calculator (Hex to Tris).Lara now comes with the decoder you have always enjoyed aswell as by subscription you can use LARA Plus. There is a 7 Day FREE TRIAL of LARA Plus.LARA Plus is vehicle information I have gethered from personalexperience or have veryfied to me. I do not just look up books and addrandom data, so you will not find every vehicle in the world. At themoment there is information on around 600 vehicles. Again this isinformation I have been able to verify. style="font-weight: bold;">Just like LARA Codesdon't have all the codes just whats needed and what I have been able togather.LARA Standard Features: ☆ 1/2 cuts which are entered by long tapping a depth.☆ My Tools highlighter shows instantly which tools you have.☆ Record your own note against each tool. To add your own tips or record date of purchase and number of uses etc.☆ Filter tools via Vehicle Manufacturer.☆ Visual MACS validation as you decode your lock.☆ Database update only come with each new release of LARALARA PLUS Features: Available via In-App Subscription.☆☆ LARA now has its own ONLINE KEY CODE DATABSE to search andverify your decoded bittings.☆ LARA Rekey now lets you choose wafers to swap around and returns alist of valid codes☆ LARA Codes returns the valid bittings in a Cutting Tree to minimize key blank wastage and save time.☆ Tris Calculator (Hex to Tris).☆ Filter tools by Make and Model.☆ Specific information related to that particular vehicle to enableeasier key making.☆ On board transponder programming procedures.☆ Record user notes against each vehicle.☆ Remote programming procedures.☆ Database updates at any time online.☆ Backup and Restore to your Drop Box. Means user files/notes can be Restored to all of your devices.Please note that whilst I have made every effort to ensure all data iscorrect there are bound to be errors and it is up to you to ensure youare using the correct equipment, keys, transponder, remotes andprocedures.
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Reviews (29)
I had the privilege of communicating with Tony when this app first came out, he is an amazingly nice person. The app since conception has continued to grow to be an invaluable tool for the automotive locksmith. There have been some growing pains along the way but Tony is always willing to address any concerns in a professional, courteous, and friendly manner. Great app, great developer, great guy. Thank you Tony.
Thoroughly recommend this for any auto lockie. Some muppets are leaving 1-star reviews because, when there was ample warning the business model was changing. If you can't afford $50 a year for a suite as full-featured as this, add a few more peanuts to your next car job. I'm considering closing down other subscription services costing $80 a MONTH because this app provides more accurate, offline, user-feedback based information. Get with the times.
Top notch response! I downloaded the app and found a few issues that I needed help with (to be able to figure out myself) so I emailed the developer. He replied immediately and worked with me to be sure I understood how to navigate through the platform. He also asked for my recommendations on how the app could improve to better suit me professional needs. Tony then spent time corresponding with me and making some updates to the app based off my suggestions. Wow!! Truly 5 star worthy!!
I purchased this app when it first came available, I loved it and recommended it to many other locksmiths that also purchased it. Now I cant use it as it states " Please return to main menu and subscribe to use". After purchasing the app, now its trying to force me to pay again for a subscription. I cant even access my current tools for decoding. It's now back to old school with a pen and paper in hand. It's a shame the app has turned out this way. The link to email is also not working.
Getting error initializing tts engine all the time in the app, fixed now, i uninstalled the day i installed it, was not what i was looking for, didn't get refund though! Now another problem, comes up specific vehicle details are only available when subscribed to Lara plus? What did i just pay for? Didn't i just subscribe?
Hi how con i reach the developer. I'm on my demo but it keeps crashing
BEWARE! WAS NEVER INFORMED NOT TO UPDATE Send a link for the last usable version. Demanding I start paying over and over for something I already paid for. I bought this app years ago when it was a onetime pay app. I never wanted the live resources that you later wanted a monthly payment for. Now the app is refusing to let me use it if I won't pay you monthly. The live version is for Australia and I am in the US. Either make what I paid for work or refund me as you are not living up to your end.
If you've given this app a bad review because you don't know how to use it you should reconsider your choice of profession (assuming you're actually a professional). If anyone has an issue with it not working on their phone just contact the developer and he'll fix it for you. Great app, would hate to be without it.
Excellent tool with an ENORMOUS amount of valuable information. Great FILL tool and other information useful for daily automotive locksmith needs. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Excelent keycode to bitting app excelent for locksmiths
Great app. I woiuld give 5 star rating if app had space and depths conversion to decimal. I have trouble with metric. Will updates address this problem Thanks Vince
Great app i use it everyday. Free version is handy but paid subscription has been a life saver Have recommended to everyone
Dude. I've been using this app for years. Invaluable. Does it replace instacode? No. But I wouldnt want to work with out it.
App once worked had a great description of all the lishi tools and informative information about each keyway like MACS but now the app is completely blank when I tap on my tools and vehicles.
Great app Tony is very helpful and easily contacted by email.
I just recently renew my subscription,great app I use it every day
App is not downloading, cant find support
App is good and consistently improving
Cool and affordable locksmith tool app.
Excellent app I use it all the time.
Best locksmith tool today :)
Exelent app i love it
The best In this world
Very handy but getting to expensive not all of us need all its features wish you did a basic version
It works great now! Old review for reference: Oddly enough, I checked it again after checking it yesterday and this morning and now it works great!! No updates either, so it may happen to other folks, but it's good now. The View Tools page no longer populates with any data other than the drop down list of cars at the top. I suspect it has to do with my new Android 9.0 update. Everything else seems to load, but I won't be sure until I renew my subscription.
Bugs have been fixed and a few new options have been added. I like the tool checklist that was added. I love using this app when I'm reading depths.
there's no point in even listing this app in the play store for $5.99 paid if you're just going to charge us a subscription fee just to use the app as well. It's a good thing i picked this app for free thanks to PAGF, or my review would have been 1000x nastier than this. I definitely would have immediately smashed the refund function just because of that plus subscription thing.
I would the app -10 for usefulness. Other than that it asks for a subscription fee of £30 for a "googlable" car spec. Should be call I am rich and duff instead.
Great concept has hardly any feedback though on programming procedure Ignition disassembly with or without key, I just can't justify paying for something that doesn't actually assist me at the end of the day. Now if you want to talk business and have real feedback For a variety of cars since I do programmings on a daily basis you can contact me And maybe you can pay my subscription to add feedback to your app