Comparison

ProCentral vs Auto Repair Manager

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

Head to head
About

ProCentral

Access a comprehensive resource center for marketing and sales professionals. Find essential information and tools to enhance your business strategies.

Highlights
  • Resource center
  • Marketing tools
  • Sales information
  • Professional development
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ProCentral is a Resource Center for Professional Marketing and Sales

About

Auto Repair Manager

Features
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Auto Repair Manager© ("ARM") is the premier point of sale and management software designed specifically for the auto repair and maintenance industry. ARM allows owners of fast lube stores, brake and tire shops, and general auto repair businesses to store their data on their business computers as well as on a secure web server which they can access from any remote computer with a browser. There are no large up-front fees and no long-term contracts. ARM provides multi-level password protection to provide a high level of security for various tasks such as voiding an invoice or printing sensitive management reports. Unlike most shop management programs available in the market today, our software was designed and developed not merely by programmers, but by individuals with over 100 years of combined experience in the automotive industry. Our revolutionary Media Attachment Module enables you to attach photos and videos with notes to the customer’s invoice and allows you to send such videos and pictures with notes to your customers throughout the service process. The Media Attachment module feature is now integrated into this Auto Repair Manager© ("ARM”) app which allows you to greet and write up your customers on any Apple tablet including basic tasks, such as writing an invoice and entering part purchases, with the convenience of a Tablet.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Auto Repair Manager at monthly against ProCentral's every 8 months. ProCentral's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ProCentral ships an update every 8 months, Auto Repair Manager monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ProCentral versus Auto Repair Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProCentralAuto Repair Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdvance Auto PartsApex Global Solutions

In-app purchases

None

ProCentral

No in-app purchases

None

Auto Repair Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ProCentral free?
ProCentral is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Auto Repair Manager free?
Auto Repair Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ProCentral or Auto Repair Manager have ads?
Neither ProCentral nor Auto Repair Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ProCentral or Auto Repair Manager?
ProCentral ships an update every 8 months, and Auto Repair Manager monthly. Most recently, ProCentral was updated on November 2, 2026 and Auto Repair Manager on November 3, 2026.

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