Captain Carwash vs The Party Source
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Captain Carwash
This app allows you to purchase car washes, earn rewards towards free washes, and send washes as gifts. Take advantage of special offers and find location information easily. Enjoy a convenient and shiny car wash experience anytime.
- Purchase car washes
- Earn points for free washes
- Send washes as gifts
- Access specials and discounts
- Get location information
- 24/7 convenience
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Captain Carwash prides itself on being the best Touch-Free Automatic Carwash in Central Ohio by providing you a convenient, safe, clean, and shiny car washing experience 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With the use of our mobile app, you can: * Purchase car washes directly through the app * Earn points for every purchase and work your way towards a FREE wash * Send car washes as gifts to friends and family even if they don’t have the app * Take advantage of periodic specials and discounts * Get location info Download the Captain Carwash app today and start saving your way to a cleaner car!
The Party Source
Browse a wide selection of wines and spirits available at a local store. Order your selections for convenient delivery or in-store pickup directly through the app.
- Browse wine and spirits
- Order for delivery
- Order for pickup
- View in-store availability
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A store located at 95 Riviera Dr, Bellevue, KY 41073, USA. With the App you can browse for the Wines and Spirits available in the store, and also order a delivery or pickup.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Party Source at 4.7 against Captain Carwash's 3.7. The Party Source also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months) and review sentiment (91% vs 67%). Captain Carwash's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
The Party Source holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Party Source has 125 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Captain Carwash's written reviews are positive against 91% of The Party Source's.
Captain Carwash ships an update every 20 months, The Party Source every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Captain Carwash | The Party Source |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (125 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 125 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hamilton Manufacturing Corp | The Party Source Inc |
Customer experience
Captain Carwash
The Party Source
Bugs and requests
Captain Carwash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Party Source
Reported bugs
8 issues- App is egregiously slow, buggy, and lack of async makes it painful to use
- Lag is extremely extremely bad, like a 5 second hang delay where the app locks up because they aren't using async operations
- Issue when you want to remove items from your cart. If you swipe to delete it stays on this swiped action/delete for the items left in the cart until you fully exit/close the app and go back in.
- Tried to search my favorite cigar using the app and no products were found
- Needs an option to sort price high-low, low-high.
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- Also would be better if the same amount of product information on the website was included in the app.
- The app is so touch sensitive unlike any other I have ever seen on ios.
- Anytime there has been a big release on allocated liquor the app and site crash.
Requested features
3 requests- Bulk save for later
- Sort price high-low, low-high
- Include more website product information in the app
In-app purchases
Captain Carwash
No in-app purchases
The Party Source
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Captain Carwash free?
Is The Party Source free?
Which has better reviews, Captain Carwash or The Party Source?
Do Captain Carwash or The Party Source have ads?
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