Comparison

Carbly VIN Scanner vs Mobile Dashboard

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • VIN scanning (text/barcode)
  • Market data and pricing
  • Auction search and runlists
  • Inventory management
  • Competitor pricing analysis
  • Vehicle history report integration
Features
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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.

About

Mobile Dashboard

Access popular website features for online auctions on your mobile device. Generate custom reports, bid on vehicles, and watch live streams in real-time. Communicate with other users and monitor bid history from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Customizable auction and personal reports
  • Remote access to online auctions
  • Online vehicle bidding
  • Live auction streaming
  • Dual-screen streaming
  • In-app messaging
Features
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Our SimCasts™ Mobile Dashboard provides website functionality that’s been converted into a mobile application. Now the most popular features of the desktop version are available to your dealers anytime, anywhere, and even if they’re away from the auction lanes. REGISTERED USERS/DEALERS CAN: -Generate fully-customizable auction and personal reports -Remotely access online auctions using their mobile devices -Bid on vehicles online, either in-lane or when on the go -Watch and listen to live auctions in real-time -Simultaneously watch a dual-screen stream -Pause/play/mute the stream at any time -Easily message other buyers, the seller or a clerk with any questions -Monitor the vehicle bid history The Mobile Reporting feature enables dealers to generate fully-customizable and versatile auction reports using their mobile devices. Every registered user can review the overall auction statistics, such as how many vehicles were sold at a particular event, and which ones weren’t sold. Additionally, registered users can review their personal auction assessments in order to make strategic decisions about bidding and budgeting. NOTE: To use the SimCasts™ Mobile Dashboard application, you need to be a subscribed user. To receive/renew a subscription to the application, please contact us at https://www.autoxloo.com/contact-us.html

Screenshots

Carbly VIN Scanner4 screens
Mobile Dashboard3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Carbly VIN Scanner at 3.9 against Mobile Dashboard's 3.0. Carbly VIN Scanner also leads on ratings volume (53 vs 2). Mobile Dashboard's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Carbly VIN Scanner's written reviews are positive against 75% of Mobile Dashboard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carbly VIN Scanner ships an update every 6 weeks, Mobile Dashboard every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Carbly VIN Scanner versus Mobile Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarbly VIN ScannerMobile Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (53 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB31 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAmbient Automotive, IncWebxloo

Customer experience

Carbly VIN Scanner

All ratings53 ratings
Positive73.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative24.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.2%

Mobile Dashboard

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Carbly VIN Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

Mobile Dashboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carbly VIN Scanner free?
Carbly VIN Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mobile Dashboard free?
Mobile Dashboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Carbly VIN Scanner or Mobile Dashboard?
Carbly VIN Scanner is rated higher. Carbly VIN Scanner averages 3.9 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Mobile Dashboard averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Carbly VIN Scanner or Mobile Dashboard have ads?
Neither Carbly VIN Scanner nor Mobile Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carbly VIN Scanner or Mobile Dashboard?
Carbly VIN Scanner ships an update every 6 weeks, and Mobile Dashboard every 2 months. Most recently, Carbly VIN Scanner was updated on November 2, 2026 and Mobile Dashboard on November 2, 2026.

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