Comparison

VinSolutions vs PBS Sales

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

Head to head
About

VinSolutions

Manage customer interactions, appointments, and tasks on the go. This app provides a streamlined interface for sales teams to stay connected with customers and opportunities, enabling efficient management of leads, calls, and inventory from a mobile device.

Highlights
  • Appointment calendar management
  • Streamlined task management
  • Salesperson and Manager dashboards
  • Customer and opportunity tracking
  • Lead and call logging
  • Inventory search and filtering
  • Customer and vehicle information capture via camera
Features
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Never leave your customer's side by taking the full power and potential of VinSolutions everywhere you go. The VinSolutions mobile app puts all activities and opportunities in the palm of your hand. The latest VinSolutions mobile app brings a fresh, streamlined interface for managing various activities, allowing your team to focus on the customer anytime, anywhere. Features: • New appointment calendar view for users to view and manage upcoming sales appointments. • New streamlined interface to manage and complete daily tasks more efficiently. • See tasks and activities quickly with Salesperson and Manager dashboards. • Stay in touch with customers and opportunities anytime, anywhere. • Start showroom visits, create customer notes, appointments, leads and log customer calls – all in the palm of your hand. • Receive push notifications for CRM alerts to stay on top of urgent tasks. • Use your phone’s camera to quickly add customer and vehicle information. • Search and filter through inventory from anywhere on the lot. • New API framework for added speed and stability.

About

PBS Sales

Extend your dealership's CRM functionality to your mobile device. Manage leads, prospects, and communications on the go, and gain insights into customer behavior. Seamlessly integrate with your existing system for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Lead and prospect management
  • Customer communication tracking (text, email, call)
  • VIN and driver's license scanning
  • Inventory browsing
  • Service department visit alerts
  • Real-time chat with managers
  • Activity scheduling
Features
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Tired of bolt-on CRM products from third party vendors? Extend your productivity in dealing with leads, prospects and communications by extending the CRM functionality of the PBS v10 Dealer Management System into the palm of your hand. Whether you are responding to new leads while watching the game, skimming through inventory with a new friend at the pub, or walking through the lot with an interested buyer - you can increase your ability to match customers to the right vehicle whenever the opportunity arises. Scan a VIN to select an inventory vehicle; scan a drivers license to add customer data (and match any existing customers in your DMS) and you're off to the races. Need to text, email or call - do it from your device and track that activity has taken place. Not sitting at a computer? Get alerts for your customers visiting the service department... with insights into whether (and why) they may be entering into a purchasing cycle. Receive notifications for new leads and reply to 'stop-the-clock'. Schedule activities, meetings and appointments that remain visible to your managers without leaving the DMS. Need to get some input from someone at the dealership while you're on a demo drive? Use the v10 Chat to instant message your manager for timely responses. But it's going to cost me an arm and a leg, right? No way! The PBS Sales Rep App runs complimentary with each user login in the PBS v10 DMS. If your sales reps are actively using the DMS today, one DMS login will share a user license with the app. It's as easy as that. If your dealership is on PBS v10 versions 10.5 and higher, download the app and talk to your admin about getting your sales team set up today!

Screenshots

VinSolutions4 screens
PBS Sales4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PBS Sales at 3.4 against VinSolutions's 2.1. PBS Sales also leads on review sentiment (15% vs 6%). VinSolutions's advantage is ratings volume (551 vs 5) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). 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

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

PBS Sales holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VinSolutions has 551 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of VinSolutions's written reviews are positive against 15% of PBS Sales's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VinSolutions ships an update weekly, PBS Sales monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VinSolutions versus PBS Sales: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVinSolutionsPBS Sales
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (551 ratings)3.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.2% of reviews15.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings551 — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB77 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVinSolutions, LLCPBS Systems Inc

Customer experience

VinSolutions

All ratings551 ratings
Positive23.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative72.4%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive6.2%
Neutral10.6%
Negative83.2%

PBS Sales

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral15.4%
Negative69.2%

Bugs and requests

VinSolutions

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Camera unable to scan licenses on newer phones
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent data sync between mobile and desktop
  • Login issues and random log-outs
  • Unreliable push notifications

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to attach photos and signatures in emails
  • Improve iPad support and landscape mode
  • Integrate text messaging and call logging
  • Enhance customer search and lookup capabilities
  • Provide more customization options

PBS Sales

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VinSolutions

No in-app purchases

None

PBS Sales

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VinSolutions free?
VinSolutions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PBS Sales free?
PBS Sales is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VinSolutions or PBS Sales?
PBS Sales is rated higher. VinSolutions averages 2.1 out of 5 from 551 ratings, while PBS Sales averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do VinSolutions or PBS Sales have ads?
Neither VinSolutions nor PBS Sales shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VinSolutions or PBS Sales?
VinSolutions ships an update weekly, and PBS Sales monthly. Most recently, VinSolutions was updated on September 23, 2026 and PBS Sales on September 22, 2026.

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