CDK Lane 3.0 vs Ethos Group Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CDK Lane 3.0
Streamline automotive service workflows with a mobile app designed for service advisors. Greet customers, scan VINs, and manage repair orders efficiently with an intuitive interface and advanced DMS integration.
- Customer greeting at vehicle
- VIN scanning
- Repair order creation
- Vehicle walk-around inspections
- Damage photo attachment
- Customer and vehicle history access
- Hub-and-spoke workflow
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Current CDK Service customers, CDK Lane 3.0 is now available! This next evolution of CDK Service software with Lane 3.0 simplifies the workflow and provides a more efficient user interface for the Service Advisor, and a better experience for the customer. Using state-of-the-art mobile technology, Service Advisors can greet customers at their vehicle, scan their VIN, and roll the appointment into an RO with a few simple taps on an iPad. No appointment…No problem. Just scan the VIN, enter the customers information and move on. Advanced DMS integration makes creating a new customer faster than ever before. With our new application, you can perform a customized vehicle walk around in the time it takes most systems to pull up customer information. Attach pictures of damage to the Repair Order, perform touch vehicle markup, note concerns, and even upsell services all on the iPad while your customer is still standing next to you. With access to customers and vehicle history, including any previously declined services, Service Advisors are equipped to provide the highest level of customer service. The new user interface is designed to feature a hub-and-spoke workflow vs. the traditional linear workflow. This allows the Advisor to navigate to wherever he needs to go within the application without taking time-consuming, needless steps. Faster, easier, and more profitable than anything ever seen in automotive fixed operations, CDK Service with Lane 3.0 takes Automobile Dealership Service Departments to the next level.
Ethos Group Connect
Access and view your business relationship details conveniently. This application is designed for eligible clients to manage their information on the go.
- View business relationship information
- Client-specific access
- Convenient mobile access
- Manage client data
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The Ethos Group Connect app provides Ethos Group's clients and customers with a convenient way to view business relationship information. The Ethos Group Connect app is available to all eligible Ethos Group clients.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ethos Group Connect at 5.0 against CDK Lane 3.0's 2.2. Ethos Group Connect also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). CDK Lane 3.0's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ethos Group Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CDK Lane 3.0 has 38 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CDK Lane 3.0 ships an update every 2 months, Ethos Group Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CDK Lane 3.0 | Ethos Group Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CDK Global, Inc. | Ethos Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
CDK Lane 3.0
Ethos Group Connect
In-app purchases
CDK Lane 3.0
No in-app purchases
Ethos Group Connect
No in-app purchases
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