Comparison

Dealerware vs Xtime Engage 8

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

Head to head
About

Dealerware

Streamline fleet vehicle contracting and management with a mobile-first solution. Contract customers anywhere, manage your daily schedule efficiently, and quickly process payments for fuel, mileage, or damage at contract close.

Highlights
  • Mobile contracting
  • Daily schedule planning
  • Driver license scanning
  • Credit card scanning
  • Insurance information capture
  • Instant billing for fuel, mileage, damage
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Transform the way you contract and manage fleet vehicles with the Dealerware+ mobile experience. Not only can you contract your customers from anywhere from any mobile device, but you can also easily plan for your day with a robust daily schedule to keep your service lane moving at record speed. Quickly scan customer driver license, credit card, and insurance information at contract start, and then instantly bill customers for fuel, mileage, or damage at contract close.

About

Xtime Engage 8

This mobile solution streamlines the automotive dealership service lane experience. It empowers service advisors with tools for rapid check-in, personalized recommendations, and efficient service management, aiming to boost repair order value and customer satisfaction.

Highlights
  • Rapid check-in process
  • VIN-specific maintenance recommendations
  • Integrated tire selling
  • Walk-around inspections
  • OEM recall management
  • Capture and market declined services
  • Payment processing
  • Schedule next service appointment
Features
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Xtime’s Engage is the industry’s leading mobile point-of-service solution for automotive dealerships. With instant access to quality information and a consistent write-up process, Engage gives Dealership Consumers a professional service lane experience while boosting repair order value and CSI. Service advisors are empowered with a rapid check-in process, VIN-specific maintenance recommendations, integrated tire selling, walk-around inspections, OEM recalls and capabilities to capture, market declined services, ability to take payment and schedule next service appointment. Engage utilizes the Xtime Cloud platform to provide accurate vehicle information such as factory service menus, dealer recommendations, and pricing and service and inspection history, right in the service drive.

Screenshots

Dealerware4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dealerware and Xtime Engage 8 are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Xtime Engage 8 holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 30 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 14% and 14% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dealerware ships an update every 3 weeks, Xtime Engage 8 monthly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Dealerware versus Xtime Engage 8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDealerwareXtime Engage 8
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (52 ratings)2.9 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.6% of reviews14.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB193 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSilvercar Retail Automotive, LLCXtime, Inc.

Customer experience

Dealerware

All ratings52 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral5.8%
Negative55.8%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive13.6%
Neutral13.6%
Negative72.7%

Xtime Engage 8

All ratings30 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

None

Dealerware

No in-app purchases

None

Xtime Engage 8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dealerware free?
Dealerware is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Xtime Engage 8 free?
Xtime Engage 8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dealerware or Xtime Engage 8?
Xtime Engage 8 is rated higher. Dealerware averages 2.7 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Xtime Engage 8 averages 2.9 from 30 ratings.
Do Dealerware or Xtime Engage 8 have ads?
Neither Dealerware nor Xtime Engage 8 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dealerware or Xtime Engage 8?
Dealerware ships an update every 3 weeks, and Xtime Engage 8 monthly. Most recently, Dealerware was updated on November 2, 2026 and Xtime Engage 8 on November 2, 2026.

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