Comparison

ARI (Auto Repair Software) vs Formms

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

Head to head
About

ARI (Auto Repair Software)

Manage your auto repair business efficiently with this comprehensive mobile application. Track clients, vehicles, inventory, and finances. Streamline invoicing, estimates, and job management for mechanics and shop owners.

Highlights
  • Client and vehicle management
  • VIN decoder and license plate reader
  • Service history retrieval
  • Inventory tracking (parts, tires, services)
  • Expense and income logging
  • Job card creation and management
  • Customizable invoices and estimates
  • Service reminders
Features
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ARI is one of the most renowned auto repair software on the automotive market. Thousands of shop owners and mechanics trust ARI with their repair activities and daily tasks. The app is designed for mobile mechanics, auto shop owners, independent technicians, auto dealers, or anyone who needs to manage their auto repair business efficiently. Main Features: 1. Client Management Keep record of all your clients. Generate billing statements, assign vehicles and create invoices and estimates instantly. 2. Vehicle Management - VIN decoder: decode any vehicle identification number so you can easily add vehicle details to your database. Get info such as make, model, year, trim type, engine, and much more. - license plate reader: leverage CarFax integration to get info about a vehicle from its license plate - car service history: retrieve previous service history from almost any vehicle by using CarFax history reports. - advanced diagnosis: get information such as OBD port locator, upcoming maintenance items, DTC errors, TSB info, full maintenance reports and recommendations, repair labor times, and vehicle labor estimates. 3. Inventory Management ARI comes with a list of 400+ default car parts; however, you can create your own inventory. There are no limits on how many items you can add to your inventory. - parts: keep track of part numbers and stock data. Use barcode scanner to add, edit, or remove parts from your inventory; - tires: are you selling tires in your auto repair shop? Use ARI to manage your tire inventory. - services: keep track of all your labor items by adding descriptions and price per hour. - canned services: group parts and labor items to create easy-to-use packages when building your jobcards or auto repair invoices 4. Accounting - expenses: log all your auto repair shop's expenses such as employee salaries, vendor payments, utility bills, and more - purchases: create purchase orders for your auto parts. Send the order to your parts suppliers and update your inventory automatically when parts are received. - income: keep track of all your income and never miss a payment or invoice. 5. JobCards Assign work, track labor times, and approve or deny service items right from your favorite auto repair software. 6. Estimates/Quotes Send professional-looking vehicle repair estimates to your clients and upsell your services with our deferred services program. 7. Invoices a). 7 fully-customizable invoicing templates b).Signature support c). Logo d). Print mobile e). Multiple tax values. You can add up to 3 types of taxes and customize their name and values. f). Payment Options The app accepts Cash, Check, Credit Card, and PayPall payment options. You can collect payments from your clients on the spot. 8. Service Reminders - Schedule service reminders and the app will send automatic emails to your clients reminding them when the service is due. 9. Vehicle Inspections - Upsell your clients with detailed inspection reports 10. Online booking - Allow your clients to book your auto repair services online. View all appointments inside the ARI's calendar. 3. Reporting - Income & Expense - Sales & Purchases - Inventory & Net Profit - Employees & Salaries MULTIPLE languages supported (EN, RU, PL, SPA, RO, IND, GR, DA, GER, IT, JPN, ) CUSTOMER SUPPORT: - available 24/7 via email Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Terms and conditions and privacy policy, visit http://www.utilitymobileapps.com/terms_conditions/

About

Formms

Easily create surveys, quizzes, and polls using AI. Describe your needs in plain language, and the app generates a shareable form. Manage responses, get notifications, and export data to CSV, all from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • AI-generated forms from text descriptions
  • Customizable form fields
  • Conditional logic
  • Shareable public links
  • Real-time response management
  • CSV data export
  • Push notifications for new submissions
Features
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Formms is the simplest way to create forms, right from your phone. Just describe what you need in plain words and Formms turns it into a beautiful, ready-to-share form in seconds. No templates to wrestle with, no design work, no desktop required. Edit any question by hand, or ask AI to refine the whole form until it is exactly right. Then publish a clean link that looks and works great on phone, tablet and desktop, and start collecting responses. See every answer neatly organized in the app, get notified the moment someone replies, and export everything to CSV when you need it. BUILD FORMS WITH AI - Describe a form in plain language and let AI build it - Start from a description, a blank form, or import an existing form link to recreate it - Ask AI to refine, reword, or restructure the whole form - Edit, reorder, and fine-tune any question yourself EVERY FIELD YOU NEED - Short and long text, name, email, phone, number - Single choice, multiple choice, and dropdown - Star ratings and 0 to 10 linear scales for NPS - Yes/No, date, and file upload for resumes, photos, receipts and PDFs - Section statements to add context - Required fields and conditional logic that shows or hides questions based on earlier answers SHARE ANYWHERE - Publish one public link that looks great on any screen - Share by link or QR code - Open and close forms to accepting responses whenever you like MANAGE RESPONSES IN THE APP - Read every response with clear per-question summaries - Track responses and views across all your forms - Get instant push notifications for new submissions - Export responses to CSV PERFECT FOR - Customer feedback and satisfaction surveys - Event RSVPs and registrations - Job applications with file uploads - Signups, contact forms, polls, quizzes and questionnaires Whether you run a small business, organize events, freelance, or just need answers fast, Formms turns an idea into a working form before you would have finished picking a template somewhere else. Create a form. Share a link. Collect responses. All from your phone. FORMMS PRO Formms Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription, billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://form.ms/terms Privacy Policy: https://form.ms/privacy

Screenshots

ARI (Auto Repair Software)4 screens
Formms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Formms at every 3 days against ARI (Auto Repair Software)'s every 3 weeks. Formms also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). ARI (Auto Repair Software)'s advantage is ratings volume (286 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. ARI (Auto Repair Software) sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Formms sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Formms holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARI (Auto Repair Software) has 286 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of ARI (Auto Repair Software)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Formms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ARI (Auto Repair Software) ships an update every 3 weeks, Formms every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ARI (Auto Repair Software) versus Formms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterARI (Auto Repair Software)Formms
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (286 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings286 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConstantin CoutunMicro.company

Customer experience

ARI (Auto Repair Software)

All ratings280 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews221 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.2%

Formms

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

ARI (Auto Repair Software)

Subscriptions8
  • ARI Monthly subscription$19.991 Month
  • ARI monthly subscription$29.991 Month
  • ARI Monthly subscription$29.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • ARI Pro Monthly 39$39.991 Month
  • ARI Pro Plus 59$59.991 Month
  • ARI Annual subscription2 variants$299.991 Year
  • ARI Pro Yearly$399.001 Year
  • ARI Pro Plus Yearly$599.001 Year
One-time5
  • Credit 100$3.99
  • credit 200$6.99
  • credits 500$17.99
Show 2 more
  • credit 1000$30.99
  • ARI Full Unlimited$799.99
2 purchases

Formms

Subscriptions2
  • Formms Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Formms Pro Yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is ARI (Auto Repair Software) free?
ARI (Auto Repair Software) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Formms free?
Formms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ARI (Auto Repair Software) or Formms?
Formms is rated higher. ARI (Auto Repair Software) averages 4.7 out of 5 from 286 ratings, while Formms averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ARI (Auto Repair Software) or Formms have ads?
Neither ARI (Auto Repair Software) nor Formms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ARI (Auto Repair Software) or Formms?
ARI (Auto Repair Software) ships an update every 3 weeks, and Formms every 3 days. Most recently, ARI (Auto Repair Software) was updated on October 24, 2026 and Formms on October 28, 2026.

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