Frazer Sidekick vs Carbly VIN Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frazer Sidekick
Manage your automotive inventory remotely with this app. Access your full vehicle list, add new vehicles, scan VINs, and manage photos and pricing details from your mobile device. It's designed to work seamlessly with existing dealer management software.
- Access full inventory list
- Add vehicles
- VIN scanning
- Vehicle photo galleries
- View pricing and costs
- Manage activity logs
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Designed to complement Frazer Dealer Management Software, Frazer Sidekick puts you in touch with your inventory from anywhere including right from your lot. Features include: ∙ Access Frazer's full list of inventory vehicles ∙ Adding vehicles directly from the app ∙ VIN scanning ∙ Vehicle photo galleries ∙ Take and add vehicle photos inside the app ∙ View basic vehicle information from anywhere ∙ Reference retail, internet, and wholesale pricing ∙ View vehicle costs including breakdowns ∙ View and add to vehicle activity logs Frazer Sidekick requires: ∙ Active subscription to Frazer DMS ∙ Mobile data or WiFi connection
Carbly VIN Scanner
This app provides automotive professionals with real-time market data, appraisal tools, and auction search capabilities to optimize vehicle buying and selling. It offers VIN scanning, competitor pricing analysis, and inventory management features to maximize profit.
- VIN scanning (text/barcode)
- Market data and pricing
- Auction search and runlists
- Inventory management
- Competitor pricing analysis
- Vehicle history report integration
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Carbly is a data-driven inventory management and appraisal tool, providing the market data, retail pricing strategy, auction search tools and market intelligence you need to maximize your profit while buying and selling cars. Our partnerships with Live Local Market, Black Book®, J.D. Power Used Car Values, Real Retail, Manheim Market Report, Kelley Blue Book®, Market Tracker, Pipeline Market Report, Galves® Market Data, CARFAX™, and AutoCheck bring you fast and accurate vehicle appraisals. And with upcoming inventory from over 300 dealer auctions across the country, including EDGE Pipeline, Manheim, and ADESA, Carbly has all the data that you need to avoid costly errors while maximizing profit on every transaction. ** Carbly is for automotive professionals only and a state-issued dealer license is required to use the app. ** Never manually enter a VIN again! Carbly's scanner reads VIN text numbers or barcodes quickly and accurately. Just scan a VIN and Carbly shows you full wholesale and retail market data for the vehicle as well as local competitor inventory pricing. Browse upcoming dealer auctions to find the right vehicles for your lot, at the right price. Carbly has auction runlists from Manheim, ADESA, EDGE Pipeline, OVE, and SmartAuction. See accurate market pricing data on every auction listing. And, using our industry leading search, refine your target vehicle list by using more than 15 filters - including profit potential, wholesale value, retail value, year, make, model, trim, mileage, condition, vehicle type drivetrain, transmission, buy it now, and more * Connect your existing DMS or website provider to automatically sync your inventory feed into Carbly * Maximize retail strategy with Lot Sense Turn Optimizer & Regional Performance * Unified vehicle overview with all critical unit data in one place * Monitor your dealership's health with performance analytics * Market Day Supply (or time on lot) shows you how long a vehicle will likely take to sell * Successfully navigate market fluctuations with historical transaction data and future price forecasts * Vehicle summaries flag important attributes such as poor profit spreads, high mileage outliers, condition warnings and much more * Live Local Market shows you similar nearby vehicles for sale, average prices and days on lot, as well as detailed individual comps * Real Retail shows actual transaction comps so you know what customers are really paying and the profits dealers are making * View prices across multiple vehicle conditions and regions * Carbly for Teams allows everyone on the same account to share vehicles, collaborate with notes and photos, and stay in the loop on dealership activity. * Free CARFAX™ or AutoCheck vehicle history report integration (requires a CARFAX™ or AutoCheck account) * Arrange guide books and reports in the order that works best for your needs, organize and search cars, add unlimited custom folders, notes & photos Carbly is for automotive professionals only and a state-issued dealer license is required to use the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Carbly VIN Scanner at 71% against Frazer Sidekick's 10%. Carbly VIN Scanner also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (53 vs 7). Frazer Sidekick's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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.
Carbly VIN Scanner holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carbly VIN Scanner has 53 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Frazer Sidekick's written reviews are positive against 71% of Carbly VIN Scanner's.
Frazer Sidekick ships an update every 2 weeks, Carbly VIN Scanner every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Frazer Sidekick | Carbly VIN Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (7 ratings) | 3.9 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews | 70.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frazer Computing, LLC | Ambient Automotive, Inc |
Customer experience
Frazer Sidekick
Carbly VIN Scanner
In-app purchases
Frazer Sidekick
No in-app purchases
Carbly VIN Scanner
No in-app purchases
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