Comparison

VINCUE vs ACV MAX

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

ACV MAX

Manage vehicle appraisals and inventory with a fast scanner for quick access to vehicle data. View guidebooks, history reports, market data, and take photos. Price, photograph, and merchandise used cars on the go.

Highlights
  • Vehicle appraisal management
  • Inventory management
  • Lightning fast scanner
  • View guidebooks (KBB, J.D. Power, etc.)
  • Access vehicle history reports (CarFax, Autocheck)
  • Market listing data
  • Photo taking capability
Features
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MAX Inventory is the complete next generation appraisal and inventory management application. A lightning fast scanner provides access to vehicle information quickly, whether you’re appraising a vehicle or viewing a piece of inventory. When appraising you can view your guidebooks (KBB, J.D. Power, BlackBook, Galves), vehicle history reports (CarFax and Autocheck), market listing data, and take photos. For your used car inventory you can price, photograph and merchandise on the go!

Screenshots

VINCUE4 screens
ACV MAX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VINCUE at 62% against ACV MAX's 11%. VINCUE also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). ACV MAX's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (2K 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

ACV MAX holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACV MAX has 2K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of VINCUE's written reviews are positive against 11% of ACV MAX's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VINCUE ships an update every 8 days, ACV MAX monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VINCUE versus ACV MAX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVINCUEACV MAX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (33 ratings)4.8 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings332K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB438 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDealercue LLCACV Auctions Inc

Customer experience

VINCUE

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

ACV MAX

All ratings2,020 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%

In-app purchases

None

VINCUE

No in-app purchases

None

ACV MAX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VINCUE free?
VINCUE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ACV MAX free?
ACV MAX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VINCUE or ACV MAX?
ACV MAX is rated higher. VINCUE averages 4.1 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while ACV MAX averages 4.8 from 2K ratings.
Do VINCUE or ACV MAX have ads?
Neither VINCUE nor ACV MAX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VINCUE or ACV MAX?
VINCUE ships an update every 8 days, and ACV MAX monthly. Most recently, VINCUE was updated on September 17, 2026 and ACV MAX on September 22, 2026.

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