CDK Communicator vs CDK Modern Retail CRM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CDK Communicator
This app offers a unified communication platform for business users, integrating IP telephony, video calls, instant messaging, and presence management. It allows users to manage contacts, check availability, and communicate via chat, phone, or video, extending their office phone system to mobile devices.
- IP Telephony integration
- Video conferencing
- Instant messaging and presence
- Contact list management
- Click-to-dial functionality
- Voicemail management
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CDK Communicator is a collaboration solution for CDK Voice Connect customers. The solution provides an integrated experience for IP Telephony, Video, Instant Messaging & Presence. The easy to use SIP client provides a application where users can manage their contact list, check on availability, and interface with their co-workers by chat, phone, or video calls. Users can dial and manage calls from their personal smartphones, desktop, and tablet just as they would from their office desk phone, including tracking calls, picking up business voicemail, managing personal settings, and more. With CDK Communicator, users can also search corporate directories, click-to-dial from the contact, and manage calling options. CDK Communicator is completely integrated with the CDK Hosted Phone System, turning the business user’s personal mobile or tablet into an extension of the PBX.
CDK Modern Retail CRM
Manage customer relationships and dealership operations from a mobile tablet. Log prospects, search inventory, quote customers, and track leads from anywhere, anytime. Real-time integration ensures data is always up-to-date.
- Prospect logging
- Inventory search
- Customer quoting
- Lead management
- VIN scanner
- Driver's license scanner
- Two-way text messaging
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CDK Modern Retail CRM is a fully portable, interactive Customer Relationship and Dealership Management toolset available on a mobile tablet. This allows dealership sales staff to complete much of the process via a mobile device – at any time, from anywhere, without ever accessing sales tools through a traditional PC The CDK Modern Retail CRM App provides access to all CRM sales functionality to log prospects, search inventory, quote customers, track test drives, and follow up. CDK Modern Retail CRM provides ability to manage showroom, phone and internet leads no matter their location, and respond using phone, email or text tools to capitalize on every business opportunity. Real-time integration features with the in-store CRM ensures up-to-date data is available to authorized users at all times. These features include: · Search engine of customers and prospects. · Vehicle VIN scanner to instantly upload trade information. · Full vehicle walk-around to note damage with text, picture or video · Dual-sided drivers license scanner. · My Day page feature to keep track of contact info of potential customers. · Organizer page to consolidate calendar dates, phone numbers, and email addresses. · Vehicle Inventory search engine to find the desired vehicle through the dealership’s inventory. · Detailed vehicle descriptions and photos · Two-way text messaging platform to communicate with car shoppers · Sales Process management with Real-Time quoting tools · Mapping of the test drive · Fully Secured Credit application · Digital Documentation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CDK Communicator at 3.0 against CDK Modern Retail CRM's 2.2. CDK Communicator also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16). CDK Modern Retail CRM's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (310 vs 6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CDK Communicator holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CDK Modern Retail CRM has 310 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of CDK Communicator's written reviews are positive against 14% of CDK Modern Retail CRM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CDK Communicator ships an update every 14 months, CDK Modern Retail CRM every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CDK Communicator | CDK Modern Retail CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) — better | 2.2 (310 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 13.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 310 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CDK Global, Inc. | Data Software Services LLC |
Customer experience
CDK Communicator
CDK Modern Retail CRM
Bugs and requests
CDK Communicator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CDK Modern Retail CRM
Reported bugs
5 issues- Blank white screen on launch
- Inability to log in or access features
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
- Errors when scanning licenses or VINs
- Disappearing appointment information
Requested features
5 requests- Landscape mode support
- Ability to upload videos from gallery
- Improved notification system
- Simplified and streamlined UI
- Better integration with dealership systems
In-app purchases
CDK Communicator
No in-app purchases
CDK Modern Retail CRM
No in-app purchases
Questions
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