iLot vs CRM by DealerSocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iLot
Manage key transactions and reservations remotely from your mobile device. Avoid waiting in lines and allow multiple users simultaneous access to the KeyMaster system. Streamline your business operations with this convenient tool.
- Remote key transactions
- Key reservation
- Simultaneous user access
- Mobile device access
- Streamlined business operations
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iLot Core Stop wasting your time behind a line of others waiting to get keys. Instead, iLot gives you the ability to perform a transaction and reserve a key or group of keys, all from your mobile device. Whether you are in the lot, your office, back in service, or with a customer, iLot allows many users to access the KeyMaster all at the same time.
CRM by DealerSocket
Manage customer relationships and vehicle inventory on the go. This mobile tool allows for quick customer searches, VIN scanning, inventory checks, and communication via text or video. It aims to streamline daily tasks and improve efficiency for automotive professionals.
- Customer search and management
- Driver's license and VIN scanning
- Vehicle inventory search
- Send follow-up texts and videos
- Complete daily tasks remotely
- Faster than desktop performance
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The power and ease of DealerSocket’s Mobile CRM provides the best of socket right in your pocket. Search and add customers, scan a driver's license or VIN, find inventory, send a follow-up text or video, and complete daily tasks from anywhere — and up to 50% faster than on desktop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CRM by DealerSocket at 4.7 against iLot's 3.5. CRM by DealerSocket also leads on ratings volume (3K vs 15) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). iLot's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 26%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CRM by DealerSocket holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CRM by DealerSocket has 3K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of iLot's written reviews are positive against 26% of CRM by DealerSocket's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iLot ships an update every 4 months, CRM by DealerSocket monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iLot | CRM by DealerSocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (15 ratings) | 4.7 (3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 25.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 1Micro | SOLERA HOLDINGS, INC |
Customer experience
iLot
CRM by DealerSocket
Bugs and requests
iLot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CRM by DealerSocket
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and errors
- Inconsistent performance across devices
- Inability to send photos and videos
- Disappearing customer information
- Unreliable task and notification tracking
Requested features
5 requests- Landscape mode support
- Dark mode option
- Improved email and texting functionality
- Better access to customer and inventory data
- Seamless integration with other systems
In-app purchases
iLot
No in-app purchases
CRM by DealerSocket
No in-app purchases
