Comparison

Mobile Installer vs OPENLANE US

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

Head to head
About

Mobile Installer

Streamline the installation of PassTime devices into the OASIS system. This app automates vehicle information lookup, verifies communication and GPS, and confirms successful installation.

Highlights
  • Scan serial number and VIN
  • Automatic VIN lookup
  • Communication and GPS verification
  • Optional starter installation verification
  • Lot management name entry
  • Installation confirmation
Features
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The PassTime Mobile Installer app allows you to quickly install a PassTime device into the PassTime OASIS system. Capabilities include: 1. Scan serial number and vehicle VIN for quick entry. 2. Automatic VIN lookup for vehicle make, model and year. 3. Communication and GPS verification. 4. Optional Starter installation verification. 5. Optional default first and last name for lot management applications. 6. Confirmation of installation into the PassTime Oasis System.

About

OPENLANE US

This app connects wholesale dealers for buying and selling used vehicles. It offers a digital marketplace for sourcing and selling inventory with various sale types and AI-enhanced features for damage detection and condition reports.

Highlights
  • Wholesale used vehicle marketplace
  • Seamless buying and selling
  • Multiple sale types (auction, marketplace, absolute sale)
  • AI-enhanced damage detection
  • Detailed condition reports
  • Complimentary AutoCheck reports
Features
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The OPENLANE app brings together buyers and sellers in the preferred US marketplace for wholesale used vehicles. Wholesale dealers can seamlessly switch between buying and selling all within one consolidated and easy to navigate app, making dealer to dealer car sales easier than ever before. OPENLANE’s digital marketplace offers a fast, easy and transparent way to sell and source used and fresh vehicle inventory—anytime, anywhere. We bring together the leading OEMs, dealers, fleet operators, rental companies and financial institutions to match the right buyer with the right car at every price point. We give you the power to buy or sell your way with OPENLANE’s variety of sale types. Whether you prefer the fast-paced action of the standard online dealer auction format, the flexibility and variety of OPENLANE’s marketplace or the certainty of Absolute Sale, OPENLANE has a sourcing or selling solution for you. The OPENLANE Marketplace offers sellers strong results with 110% of book value on average across all price bands, often in less than a day. Thanks to the wholesale industry's first AI-enhanced damage detection feature and the most robust search and filtering capabilities on the market, buyers are able to source inventory faster and with more confidence than ever before—all with the industry’s most competitive fees. OPENLANE condition reports feature: - An easy-to-read layout to quickly determine if the vehicle has issues - Visual Boost AI™, an AI-enhanced exterior detected damage visualization - Easy-to-read scan codes with Code Boost IQ, engine noise audio files, photos and more - Complimentary AutoCheckⓇ on all listings Find all the buyers, all the sellers and all the vehicles right now on the OPENLANE app.

Screenshots

Mobile Installer2 screens
OPENLANE US4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mobile Installer at 4.4 against OPENLANE US's 3.0. Mobile Installer also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). OPENLANE US's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (107 vs 8). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

Mobile Installer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OPENLANE US has 107 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mobile Installer ships an update every 6 weeks, OPENLANE US every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mobile Installer versus OPENLANE US: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobile InstallerOPENLANE US
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8 ratings) — better3.0 (107 ratings)
Positive reviews—23.7% of reviews
Number of ratings8107 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGORDON HOWARD ASSOCIATES, INC.BacklotCars, Inc

Customer experience

Mobile Installer

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

OPENLANE US

All ratings107 ratings
Positive46.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative49.5%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive23.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative73.7%

In-app purchases

None

Mobile Installer

No in-app purchases

None

OPENLANE US

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mobile Installer free?
Mobile Installer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OPENLANE US free?
OPENLANE US is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mobile Installer or OPENLANE US?
Mobile Installer is rated higher. Mobile Installer averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while OPENLANE US averages 3.0 from 107 ratings.
Do Mobile Installer or OPENLANE US have ads?
Neither Mobile Installer nor OPENLANE US shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mobile Installer or OPENLANE US?
Mobile Installer ships an update every 6 weeks, and OPENLANE US every 6 days. Most recently, Mobile Installer was updated on November 2, 2026 and OPENLANE US on November 2, 2026.

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