Comparison

DentMate vs PDR Mobile

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

PDR Mobile

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Still finishing estimates at the kitchen table? PDR Mobile is the estimating and invoicing app built only for paintless dent repair. Scope the car, price it, photograph it and invoice it before you leave the lot — with your own hail and retail matrices, not somebody's averages. FINISH THE PAPERWORK AT THE CAR Tap the panel on the vehicle diagram, pick the dent count and size, and the price comes from your matrix. Fixed vehicle price when the dealer wants one number, with sublets and diagnostics added on top. Conventional repair, R&I, replace parts and blend hours on the same panel page, so a hail job with a bumper or a glass sublet doesn't need a second app. DOCUMENT EVERY DENT Take the photo, circle the damage with the pen, add a note, save. Retake if it's blurry. The marked-up photo prints on the estimate and the invoice, and you can send a single shot to the adjuster who asked for it. Scan the VIN and the vehicle fills itself in. GET PAID WITHOUT THE CHASE Turn the estimate into an invoice in one step, or bill several cars for one dealer on one invoice. Record payments from your phone, mark a stack paid at once, and see who still owes you at a glance. Monthly dealer statements with RO and stock numbers on every line, so the office stops calling to ask which car was which. PRE- AND POST-REPAIR SCANS Put the pre-repair scan, post-repair scan or calibration on the estimate as its own Vehicle diagnostics line. It prints with the job, and it's kept out of tax, discount and tech commission. LOOK LIKE THE PRO YOU ARE Your company name and logo on every estimate, invoice and statement. Clean PDFs you can share by link, text or email, with photos included when you want them. RUN THE SHOP, NOT JUST THE JOB Customers with more than one location, each with its own contacts and rates. Members on your account with their own seats. Tech commission figured on the PDR money only, never on parts or sublets. The web back office at pdrmobile.com has the same account: customers, invoices, receivables, contractor payouts, reports — and QuickBooks Online sync, so your bookkeeper gets invoices and payments without retyping them. IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, French and Spanish, with dates, numbers and currency shown the way your country writes them. YOU ASK, WE BUILD IT Every feature in this app exists because a working tech asked for it. Tell us what's still slowing down your week, and watch the What's New notes. One price, every feature, no tiers. Free 30-day trial, no credit card. Scanning services such as LumaScanner are billed separately.

Screenshots

DentMate2 screens
PDR Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PDR Mobile at every 2 days against DentMate's every 2 months. DentMate's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DentMate ships an update every 2 months, PDR Mobile every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DentMate versus PDR Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDentMatePDR Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB336 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrad AndersenPDR Mobile Solutions, LLC

In-app purchases

None

DentMate

No in-app purchases

None

PDR Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DentMate free?
DentMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDR Mobile free?
PDR Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DentMate or PDR Mobile have ads?
Neither DentMate nor PDR Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DentMate or PDR Mobile?
DentMate ships an update every 2 months, and PDR Mobile every 2 days. Most recently, DentMate was updated on November 2, 2026 and PDR Mobile on November 4, 2026.

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