BetterWeigh Mobile Tongue Weight and Payload Scale for OBD II - Bluetooth

by: Eric03/07/2022

This is a good tool to have if your pulling a trailer and don't know the load but I question its accuracy. It's fairly cheap and convenient to use and better than having nothing to estimate what load your pulling. 1269786

The Mobile tongue weight scale reads the vehicle information and lets you know the parameters outlined by the manufacturer for safe towing of your specific vehicle. It then calculates weights based on force divided by acceleration. Which will create a fairly accurate tongue weight rating.

-- Jenny N - 03/17/2022

I have a 2014 f150 4x4 and a 2017 31' Rockwood camper. When I would pull it I would have a bad sway problem. My hitch is an EZ-Hitch and I went through all of the directions and thought my measurements and settings were the best. Boy was I wrong. I purchased better weigh and went through all the steps which was very easy. My settings were way off. After setting to the camper for a test drive and it had taken care of the sway problem. Attached are snap shots of my settings before and after. 1079042

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I had a chance to install the Better Weigh in the OBD port on my old Escalade EXT (Avalanche, LOL). It's definitely a bit time consuming and I think best done in a quiet, flat shopping mall parking lot early on a Sunday morning. The disconcerting thing was I got two different weights when I calibrated two different times with my travel trailer hooked up. I switched road surfaces from bumpy gravel to smooth pavement and I will chalk it up to that. I like knowing that I am within tow ratings. I found the brake controller and weight distribution functions a little confusing so I just kept my settings the same on the current trip until I have more time to dig in and learn how to use that. Overall, I think the Better Weigh is a pretty good value as long as it's relatively accurate. Going to scales or buying a scale capable of weighing trailers both get pricey. 806916

After a year I can’t say I am convinced the Better Weigh was a good purchase. I’m glad I have a better idea of the weight, but in the area where I live it’s difficult to find an empty parking lot to use it accurately. Definitely cannot do it on busy city streets.

Gary - 05/19/2021

by: Russell03/13/2022

I think the product is probably pretty good. I only give it 3 stars because the calibration is not easy to do if you don’t have long enough straight level roads with no possibility of hitting a kid running into the street while accelerating quickly. Unfortunately I haven’t found a location here to calibrate it. 1272355

by: Harold11/20/2021

It has to be recalibrated every time I turn off the ignition it doesn't store information. Recalibrating it is time consuming, and not very efficient although it is accurate. For my application I wouldn't purchase it again 1207915

The BetterWeigh app stores the vehicle VIN and any calibrations. If you move the BetterWeigh to another vehicle, you will have to go into Settings then to Change Vehicle and it will erase any custom calibrations. Since you have a 2004, vehicles older than 2008 or those with modified suspensions, may have to be manually calibrated instead of using the apps pre-calibrations.

-- Sierra K - 11/22/2021

Works as advertised right out of the box. Great to know your payload and / or trailer tongue weight for safe towing/hauling. No more scales! 847850

Working well. As stated, great for tongue weight and especially for setting the trailer brake gain. My tow is a 38’ formula Fastech 382 with trailer and load coming in about 14,500lbs so trailer gain is critical and easy with this equipment!

Steve - 07/22/2021

by: Douglas04/25/2022

Overall, I think this is a good product that does what it claims. My problem is that each measurement begins with the instruction "on a level surface". I live in a very hilly area and level ground is hard to find. It is also tough to find free time to set up for use. I am usually rushed to set up and get on the road. All of my impediments to using the Better Weigh" are personal and shouldn't be seen as performance issues with the product. 1290422

by: JR04/25/2022

The devise worked within parameters and am very happy with the results. After installing it and I collected the numbers: I went to the local scales and compared the numbers. They were within the Better Weight parameters. Now I use the Better Weight to check my weight for my trips. If I think I'm close to my Max weight, I'll take the RV to the scales 1290350

by: Cory06/17/2021

This could be a great product, unfortunately the accuracy is poor and inconsistent. I was most interested in the tongue weight feature. Our travel trailer has a dry tongue weight of 680 and the vehicle has a max tongue capacity of 720. We have a weight distribution hitch but wanted better precision so I can know where to load my weight, impact of a full water tank, etc. Unfortunately I get variations of over 100Lbs when following a consistent process for weighing. I also get over 1000Lbs variation when doing the trailer weight calculation on a 6000Lbs trailer/5000Lbs vehicle combo. We did find this to be very useful when loading a Bobcat on flatbed trailer to make sure we located it properly for the right tongue weight balance. Precision was not as critical for that job. So if you are looking for ballpark numbers +/- 10% it works nicely. If you are expecting greater accuracy, this probably isn't the right solution for you. 1067930

by: Chris02/04/2022

Calibration is not as simple or exact as it looks. You really need to go to a scale and then enter your weight. From there it's tough to be confident of the absolute numbers. Instead, look at them relative to prior readings as more of a guideline. 1258731

I researched with Curt about calibration issues with the tongue weight monitor. I found that if you have any aftermarket parts such as suspension enhancements you will need to a manual calibration. The app will walk you through the manual calibration and you will not need to remove the suspension enhancements. If a vehicle is pre-2008 then chances are higher that it will need to be manually calibrated. It can also happen if the unit is unable to find a calibration within its database.

-- Jenny N - 02/08/2022

Works very well does the job, A nice bit of kit. 1012920

It has been a year and it is still working just fine. No problems and like i said i good bit of kit.

Brian - 04/16/2022

Seems to work. It would be better if the weight readouts were digital not dial indicated. Haven't had a chance to use actually use out on the road towing my fifth wheel. 1121186

by: Chris12/08/2021

Not a good fit for my equipment setup. With a GVWR 30000lb the device never gave an accurate weight. Had to resort to using the weighing scale. 1220098

by: Robert06/08/2021

It works but not sure of the accuracy. When compared to an actual trailer tongue weight scale there is a pretty large disparity. Additionally, the set up takes some time and a lot of stopping and starting to complete. The only reason a gave it 3 stars instead of one is because it may be useful for bed load weight. I would not buy it again. 1059097

by: Michael11/21/2021

Have difficulty setting up still haven't been able to used it since upgrading to my Samsung s21 phone not been happy 1208496

Maybe deleting and redownloading the app in google play will reset the settings with your new phone. Plug in the better weigh into the diagnostic port typically below the steering wheel and the app should guide you through to set up your VIN. See if any other Bluetooth connections are present in the vehicle as it will not work if other things are synced. If you have any other specific questions, please let me know and I will try and help.

-- Sierra K - 11/23/2021

by: LS06/18/2021

It was not consistent/reliable. One time the truck weighed 6100lbs (approx correct), the next time the truck weighed 7000lbs (not even close). Trailer tongue weight similarly unreliable. Removed it, put in on a shelf and purchased a physical scale to weigh the trailer tongue 1068759

by: Karson02/14/2022

Never been able to get it to work corre ctly. 1262543

You mentioned that it has not worked for you and I wanted to ask if you could give more details on what it is doing?

-- Jenny N - 03/07/2022

I reached out to Curt and they had a few additional questions. Do you know what function that you were using with the scale? Can you send the VIN of your vehicle?

-- Jenny N - 03/07/2022

by: Tim04/04/2022

I threw it away i could not get the initial setup done correctly. There were some other issue's that I did not like. 1281727

by: Michael05/13/2021

I calibrated the tool as instructed on my smartphone and proceeded to attempt to record a baseline weight for my 2015 Toyota Sequoia. After about 1-1/2 hours and over two dozen tries, the weight being displayed was well over 3,000 pounds underweight. I didn't even bother to go forward with calculating trailer weight. I have come to the realization that this device is not quite ready for primetime. No reason why the consumer should jump through so many hoops to record an accurate weight of tow vehicle and trailer. Just as easy to hook up my rig and drive to a truck stop to weigh my vehicle and trailer. I was very excited about employing the BetterWeigh to calculate my trailer weight, but I was extremely disappointed at the complexity of the process and inconsistency of the data output from the BetterWeigh. I believe that the engineers behind the BetterWeigh need to go back to the drawing board and further develop the design before introducing it on the market. I would request a refund, but I figured that I was taking a risk on the technology from the get-go and would simply chalk up the purchase to a lesson learned. I would not recommend this product. 1036402

by: Gerry05/04/2022

works as advertised. 1293989

by: Jim04/14/2021

Wish that I had returned this within the return period. Calibrated the scale 3 different times and could never get the same weights twice. Very difficult to calibrate, had to start and stop the truck while towing my trailer over 8 times before it would calibrate. I ended up buying a hydraulic scale that fits between the king pin and truck bed to get a consistent king pin weight. I do not recommend this product. 1010153

by: Dan07/22/2021

Sorry but I am not impressed. It tells me my tongue weight is 940#’s. I have weighed and had it checked. It is 640#’s. I set my weight distribution up according to the instructions you provided. I found better results setting it up the old way, measuring everything by hand. The app says something along the lines of new updates coming. Nothing new since I bought it a year ago. 1101271

by: Gary11/03/2021

Instructions on setting up for a5th not clear at all 5th hitch was great 1194357

by: Charles05/14/2021

Overall I was impressed with the capabilities of this device. However, I was not able to use it on my tow vehicle. I have a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ. The problem is that it has Magna-ride and automatic load leveling shocks. I have passed the device on to a friend. Hopefully he will be able to use it. 1037374

by: Andrew05/29/2021

Very pleased with this product, surprisingly so in fact. There is a bit of a learning curve to the app and it is more difficult than I thought it would be to find a flat road in my area. However, it was easy to use after I had everything dialed in. Definitely recommend. The downside is I discovered my tongue weight exceeded my tow vehicles capacity and ended up buying a new tow vehicle. 1049723