DentMate vs ReconPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DentMate
This app streamlines the creation of professional paintless dent repair estimates and invoices for mobile devices. It features a user-friendly interface with tools for panel selection, damage assessment, and client management, eliminating the need for paper forms.
- Create PDR estimates and invoices
- Splat diagrams for panel selection
- Wireless printing
- Hail and large dent estimating
- VIN scanning and lookup
- Cloud data storage
- Digital signature collection
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Mobile PDR Estimate Software by DentMate - Serves paintless dent repair professionals by helping them create PDR Hail & Dent estimates using mobile devices. Get rid of the paper, and deliver professional PDR Estimates/Invoices for your company. Features: Easy-to-learn Interface Splat diagrams for easy panel selection Airprint/Wireless printing Hail Damage Estimating Large Dent/Crease Estimating R&I / Replacement Pricing Contacts Lists Attach photos to estimates Retail and Wholesale estimates Walk-the-lot Approvals One-Click Addons (Glue Pull, HSS, etc) VIN Scanning/Lookup Upcharges for Glue Pull & Aluminum Panels Price Overrides Cloud Data Storage Professional estimates w/your logo Search/View previous estimates Create Estimates, Invoices, or Supplements Phone & Tablet support Collect digital signatures Create statements for whole clients Customizable Matrix
ReconPro
Streamline automotive service operations with a comprehensive mobile and web solution. Create digital inspections, estimates, work orders, and invoices. Manage customer records, track commissions, and integrate with accounting software.
- Paperless Inspections, Estimates, Work Orders, Invoices
- Configurable Visual Inspections with Interactive Images
- Customer Records Management
- VIN Scanning and Decoding
- Photo Capture and Digital Note Taking
- Accounting Integration (QuickBooks™)
- Real-Time Activity Reporting
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ReconPro™ is a mobile and web-based solution to help automotive service and repair professionals create paperless Inspections, Estimates, Work Orders, and Invoices, enforce process, and manage back-office activities. Notable features include: - Mobile Inspections, Estimates, Work Orders, and Invoices - Configurable Visual Inspections, and with interactive interior and exterior splat images - Customer records management - VIN Scanning and Decoding - Photo Capture - Digital Note Taking - OEM Paint Codes support - R&I and Labor times - Parts Lookup - Accounting Integration QuickBooks™. - Web-based Real-Time Activity Reporting - Commission Tracking - Service Requests and Scheduling - Dealer Lot Walk functionality with bulk or line-item approvals - Receive approvals on-device, via quick-link, or email - Configurable Services, Packages, Pricing - Device Location Monitoring allows you to save history of the device for any day. - Print from your mobile device with or without Internet access - Native app is fully functional on your device without Internet connection. All data is synched to your back-office when Internet connection is restored. - Multiple Hail Matrix services simplify work with hail damage. - Seamless integration with Body Shop Crash systems
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DentMate at 100% against ReconPro's 33%. DentMate also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). ReconPro's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 10). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DentMate holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DentMate's written reviews are positive against 33% of ReconPro's.
DentMate ships an update every 2 months, ReconPro monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DentMate | ReconPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (10 ratings) — better | 2.6 (47 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 47 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brad Andersen | AutoMobile Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
DentMate
ReconPro
In-app purchases
DentMate
No in-app purchases
ReconPro
No in-app purchases
