iPacket Dealer vs Tekion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPacket Dealer
This app streamlines the car sales process by offering digital vehicle portfolios for on-site or remote presentations. It automates the creation and delivery of sales materials, eliminating the need for manual printing, scanning, or uploading. The goal is to enhance the customer experience by showcasing more than just price and history reports.
- Digital vehicle portfolios
- On-site and remote sales presentation
- Automated sales material creation
- Eliminates printing, scanning, uploading
- Enhances vehicle value presentation
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iPacket perfectly bridges the gap between full digital retail and traditional car sales. iPacket is an EASY-TO-USE solution that enables on-site or remote sales and BDC professionals to present and sell vehicles digitally. iPacket is 100% automated which means no extra work for your team. No printing, No scanning, No uploading Required! There is more to a vehicle than a history report and price, let us show you! PRICE IS ONLY AN ISSUE IN THE ABSENCE OF VALUE®
Tekion
This platform connects all core operations in the automotive retail industry, including variable and fixed operations, IoT, and ML/AI. It offers a highly scalable, secure, and intelligent solution with streamlined workflows and improved visibility for dealerships.
- End-to-end platform for automotive retail
- Connects variable and fixed operations
- Integrates IoT and ML/AI
- Highly scalable and configurable
- Streamlined workflows and improved visibility
- Mobile-capable for on-the-go business
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Tekion is the newest and only cloud-native, an end-to-end comprehensive platform in the automotive retail industry. Our application connects all core operations in one, seamless end-to-end platform – variable operations, fixed operations, IoT and ML/AI. Our cloud-native platform is built with the most modern technology available. Our dealer partners can expect: · A highly scalable application with easy setup options · Seamless and consistent feature upgrades · Little to no downtime – outages are often detected before the end-user experiences them · The highest levels of data security and resolution management Tekion simplifies daily operations through: · A configurable, intelligent platform – we modify the application to your business · Streamlined workflows – do more in fewer “clicks” · Improved visibility – comprehensive information in one screen · Reduced training time – easy to learn, easy to use and remarkably fast · Mobility – mobile capable so you can conduct business on the move · Digital capabilities – critical data points reveal operational insights
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iPacket Dealer at 4.4 against Tekion's 1.9. iPacket Dealer also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 17%). Tekion's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (394 vs 76). 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.
iPacket Dealer holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tekion has 394 ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of iPacket Dealer's written reviews are positive against 17% of Tekion's.
iPacket Dealer ships an update every 2 weeks, Tekion every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPacket Dealer | Tekion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (76 ratings) — better | 1.9 (394 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 17.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 76 | 394 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 213 MB | 293 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AutoIPacket, LLC | Tekion Cloud |
Customer experience
iPacket Dealer
Tekion
Bugs and requests
iPacket Dealer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tekion
Reported bugs
25 issues- Video upload failures and crashes
- Driver's license and insurance scanning not working on iOS
- Customer data retrieval failures
- Pages failing to load
- Signature capture not saving
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- Photo upload failures
- Recall data not auto-populating
- Time logging forgetting clock-in status
- App freezing when uploading videos
- Login failures after updates
- Notification tap-through errors ('Oops! Something went wrong')
- VIN barcode scanning camera autofocus issues
- Vehicle history randomly unavailable
- Search functionality not working properly
- Filter options not functioning
- Appointment visibility issues
- Service history not displaying
- Printer functionality broken
- Part scanning with camera not working
- App incompatibility with iPhone 15 and iPhone 16
- Excessive delays after updates
- Redundant approval screens
- Saved information deletion after F&I push
- Leads not updating properly
- Task logging failures for calls, texts, emails
Requested features
15 requests- Push notifications to locked phone screen
- Persistent login/saved credentials
- In-app messaging and chat functionality
- Offline mode capability
- Improved notification system with better visibility
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- Centralized sales dashboard with task highlights
- Advanced filtering for repair orders and appointments
- Ability to edit repair orders through app
- Ability to add driver's license and insurance after deal creation
- Multi-tasking capability (phone calls while accessing profiles)
- Streamlined task tracking and search tools
- Web chat feature in mobile app
- Customizable dashboard for frequently used tools
- Improved camera autofocus for barcode scanning
- Simplified navigation to reduce clicks
In-app purchases
iPacket Dealer
No in-app purchases
Tekion
No in-app purchases
