DriveCentric vs Tekion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DriveCentric
This platform uses AI to streamline the automotive sales process, helping dealerships engage customers, book appointments, and increase sales. It offers mobile tools for managing leads, sending personalized videos, and tracking customer interactions from initial contact to final delivery.
- Augmented Intelligence CRM
- Customer engagement tools
- Appointment scheduling
- Personalized video messaging
- Real-time sales pipeline management
- Mobile lead response
- VIN and license scanning
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DriveCentric is the world’s first Augmented Intelligence CRM platform purpose-built for the automotive industry. We fuse advanced AI with intuitive design to help any dealership engage more customers, schedule more appointments, and sell more cars—faster and with less friction. From new leads to final delivery, DriveCentric keeps the entire sales process connected and in motion. Shoot personalized videos, reply to leads instantly, track every conversation, and capture the perfect delivery photo—without ever needing to open a laptop. With DriveCentric, you can: • Manage your sales pipeline in real time • Respond to leads instantly via text, email, or video • Capture and send personalized walkarounds • Schedule and confirm appointments • Add notes and create follow-up tasks • Check customers in and out of the showroom • Scan VINs and driver’s licenses • Snap and share that perfect delivery photo (Facebook integrated) DriveCentric is certified by major OEMs and integrates with all leading DMS providers. We’re proud to support and be trusted by thousands of the most forward-thinking dealerships in the United States and Canada.
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DriveCentric at 4.6 against Tekion's 1.9. DriveCentric also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 18%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Tekion's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DriveCentric holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DriveCentric has 8.8K ratings behind it against 394, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of DriveCentric's written reviews are positive against 18% of Tekion's.
DriveCentric ships an update every 6 days, Tekion every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DriveCentric | Tekion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.8K ratings) — better | 1.9 (394 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews — better | 17.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.8K — better | 394 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 293 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DriveCentric, Inc. | Tekion Cloud |
Customer experience
DriveCentric
Tekion
User reviews
DriveCentric
From 8.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Intuitive and user-friendly
- 👍 Efficient CRM features
- 🚀 Responsive and fast
- 💡 Useful video capabilities
- 👍 Great for sales professionals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Unreliable mobile app performance
- 🐛 Issues with video uploading and sending
- 🐛 Inconsistent app updates
- 🐛 Poor customer support response times
Tekion
From 394 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📱 Mobile accessibility for on-the-go work
- 📸 Photo and video capture functionality
- 🎨 Modern, sleek user interface design
- ⚡ Efficient for specific tasks like customer check-ins
- 🔄 Continuous app improvements and updates
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and system failures
- ⏱️ Slow performance and loading times
- 🔐 Constant forced re-authentication/logouts
- 🚫 Poor mobile app feature parity with desktop
- ❌ Unreliable data synchronization
Bugs and requests
DriveCentric
Reported bugs
5 issues- Notifications not working properly
- Login issues and frequent sign-outs
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
- Data sync issues between mobile and desktop
- Glitches when switching between stores
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved calendar and task management
- Better integration between mobile and desktop versions
- Support for iPad and tablet devices
- More customization options
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
DriveCentric
No in-app purchases
Tekion
No in-app purchases
