Comparison

VINCUE vs Tekion

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

VINCUE

This app provides automotive dealers with tools for vehicle appraisals, market pricing, and inventory sourcing. It syncs with desktop versions and offers real-time data from thousands of dealers to help optimize pricing and sales.

Highlights
  • Instant VIN scanning and appraisal
  • Market pricing comparison with real-time data
  • Competitor inventory and pricing analysis
  • Auction sourcing integrations
  • Recall data checks
  • Appraisal sharing and photo attachment
Features
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VinCue mobile provides vehicle appraisals, automotive market pricing and inventory sourcing and optimization for automotive dealers. The VinCue Mobile app offers full access to the vehicle appraisal and sourcing data you need, syncing fully with your desktop. View all of your market data, competitor pricing, poach reports and more in a blazing fast native mobile app. • Scan VINs instantly and appraise with NADA, Blackbook, wholesale market or the bank pricing book of your choice. • Compare book values to market pricing using realtime vehicle data from over 40,000 auto dealers. • Vehicle Appraisals include recent market sales, competitor inventory, price ranking and more. • Carfax, AutoCheck integration available. • Auction sourcing available with integrations from Adesa and several other major auction houses. • Appraise and source for your market. • Check for open recalls with up to the minute recall data straight from the manufacturer. Built for speed, accuracy, and convenience, DealerCue offers VinCue Mobile to raise the bar on automotive market pricing vehicle appraisal and sourcing. Our up to the minute vehicle market pricing data ensures you know exactly how your appraisal compares to every vehicle in your market, how it compares to your competitors, and how you should price your vehicles to be competitive and sell fast. Stock Smarter. Sell Faster. Grow Profits. More VinCue Mobile features: • Share appraisals with everyone at your dealership, automatically • Attach multiple photos • Integrated with the full VinCue desktop/web product • Share appraisals via Text MMS and email • View your own inventory, and your competitors - no integrations needed • Browse local auctions and run lists and appraise in-lane

About

Tekion

This platform connects all core operations in the automotive retail industry, including variable and fixed operations, IoT, and ML/AI. It offers a highly scalable, secure, and intelligent solution with streamlined workflows and improved visibility for dealerships.

Highlights
  • End-to-end platform for automotive retail
  • Connects variable and fixed operations
  • Integrates IoT and ML/AI
  • Highly scalable and configurable
  • Streamlined workflows and improved visibility
  • Mobile-capable for on-the-go business
Features
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Tekion is the newest and only cloud-native, an end-to-end comprehensive platform in the automotive retail industry. Our application connects all core operations in one, seamless end-to-end platform – variable operations, fixed operations, IoT and ML/AI. Our cloud-native platform is built with the most modern technology available. Our dealer partners can expect: · A highly scalable application with easy setup options · Seamless and consistent feature upgrades · Little to no downtime – outages are often detected before the end-user experiences them · The highest levels of data security and resolution management Tekion simplifies daily operations through: · A configurable, intelligent platform – we modify the application to your business · Streamlined workflows – do more in fewer “clicks” · Improved visibility – comprehensive information in one screen · Reduced training time – easy to learn, easy to use and remarkably fast · Mobility – mobile capable so you can conduct business on the move · Digital capabilities – critical data points reveal operational insights

Screenshots

VINCUE4 screens
Tekion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VINCUE at 62% against Tekion's 17%. VINCUE also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.9) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Tekion's advantage is ratings volume (394 vs 33). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VINCUE holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tekion has 394 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of VINCUE's written reviews are positive against 17% of Tekion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VINCUE ships an update every 8 days, Tekion every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VINCUE versus Tekion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVINCUETekion
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (33 ratings) — better1.9 (394 ratings)
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews — better17.2% of reviews
Number of ratings33394 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.6
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB293 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDealercue LLCTekion Cloud

Customer experience

VINCUE

All ratings33 ratings
Positive75.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative21.2%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%

Tekion

All ratings394 ratings
Positive20.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative76.1%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive17.2%
Neutral7.8%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

VINCUE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tekion

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Video upload failures and crashes
  • Driver's license and insurance scanning not working on iOS
  • Customer data retrieval failures
  • Pages failing to load
  • Signature capture not saving
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  • Photo upload failures
  • Recall data not auto-populating
  • Time logging forgetting clock-in status
  • App freezing when uploading videos
  • Login failures after updates
  • Notification tap-through errors ('Oops! Something went wrong')
  • VIN barcode scanning camera autofocus issues
  • Vehicle history randomly unavailable
  • Search functionality not working properly
  • Filter options not functioning
  • Appointment visibility issues
  • Service history not displaying
  • Printer functionality broken
  • Part scanning with camera not working
  • App incompatibility with iPhone 15 and iPhone 16
  • Excessive delays after updates
  • Redundant approval screens
  • Saved information deletion after F&I push
  • Leads not updating properly
  • Task logging failures for calls, texts, emails

Requested features

15 requests
  • Push notifications to locked phone screen
  • Persistent login/saved credentials
  • In-app messaging and chat functionality
  • Offline mode capability
  • Improved notification system with better visibility
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  • Centralized sales dashboard with task highlights
  • Advanced filtering for repair orders and appointments
  • Ability to edit repair orders through app
  • Ability to add driver's license and insurance after deal creation
  • Multi-tasking capability (phone calls while accessing profiles)
  • Streamlined task tracking and search tools
  • Web chat feature in mobile app
  • Customizable dashboard for frequently used tools
  • Improved camera autofocus for barcode scanning
  • Simplified navigation to reduce clicks

In-app purchases

None

VINCUE

No in-app purchases

None

Tekion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VINCUE free?
VINCUE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tekion free?
Tekion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VINCUE or Tekion?
VINCUE is rated higher. VINCUE averages 4.1 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Tekion averages 1.9 from 394 ratings.
Do VINCUE or Tekion have ads?
Neither VINCUE nor Tekion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VINCUE or Tekion?
VINCUE ships an update every 8 days, and Tekion every 3 weeks. Most recently, VINCUE was updated on September 17, 2026 and Tekion on September 23, 2026.

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