Summit Racing vs Discount Tire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Summit Racing
Easily search and shop for over 1.5 million auto parts and accessories. Access sale items, read articles, view orders, and watch videos. Find events and use the car finder feature.
- Search auto parts
- Shop 1.5M+ parts
- View sale items
- Read articles
- Track orders
- Watch videos
- Car finder
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Your Performance Powerhouse - in the palm of your hand. Use the Summit Racing app to easily search for auto parts and accessories. Shop more than 1.5 million auto and stock replacement parts from your mobile device. View the sale items, connect with our social media accounts, and read articles from OnAllCylinders. View your orders, request a catalog, and even watch our YouTube videos. Our events will be listed in the app, and you can even use our car finder when you arrive.
Discount Tire
Shop for a vast selection of tires and wheels for various vehicles. Visualize how new wheels look on your car before purchasing and discover current deals and promotions. Easily locate and contact nearby stores, and manage your credit card account.
- Largest tire and wheel selection
- Wheel visualizer for vehicles
- Find current rebates and promotions
- Locate and contact nearby stores
- Manage Discount Tire credit card
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Discount Tire, America’s largest independent tire retailer offers the largest selection of tires and wheels from the best brands on the market – all for the lowest prices. Our app makes shopping for tires for your car, truck, SUV, crossover, ATV, UTV, trailer or even your golf cart simple and easy. Now you can also find the perfect set of wheels/rims, and can see how they look on your vehicle before you buy them by using our wheel visualizer. Our current rebates and promotions are also easier to find than ever before -- and you can be the first to know about them by opting-in to push notifications. From our app you can also find, get directions to and contact your closest store, with over 1000 locations nationwide. Financing is also available with our convenient Discount Tire credit card. If you’re already a cardholder, paying your bill has never been easier than through the Discount Tire app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Summit Racing at 76% against Discount Tire's 7%. Summit Racing also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.2) and ratings volume (71K vs 296). Discount Tire's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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.
Summit Racing holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Summit Racing has 71K ratings behind it against 296, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Summit Racing's written reviews are positive against 7% of Discount Tire's.
Summit Racing ships an update every 2 months, Discount Tire every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Summit Racing | Discount Tire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (71K ratings) — better | 2.2 (296 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.7% of reviews — better | 7.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 71K — better | 296 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Summit Racing Equipment | The Reinalt-Thomas Corporation |
Customer experience
Summit Racing
Discount Tire
User reviews
Summit Racing
From 71K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast shipping
- 💯 Great customer service
- 👍 Excellent selection of parts
- 💰 Competitive prices
- 🌍 International shipping
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and glitches
- 🤔 Difficult to navigate and find parts
- 🔍 Inconsistent search and filtering
- 🛒 Shopping cart issues (items disappearing)
- 🔑 Login problems and account management
Discount Tire
From 296 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient store locator
- ⭐ Good customer service
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
- 💤 Lacks key features
- 🤔 Confusing user experience
- 🔍 Poor search and navigation
- 🔒 Security and login issues
Bugs and requests
Summit Racing
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Shopping cart not updating properly
- Login issues and account management problems
- Inconsistent search and filtering results
- Difficulty navigating through the app
Requested features
5 requests- Improve app stability and performance
- Enhance search and filtering capabilities
- Streamline shopping cart and checkout process
- Improve account management and login experience
- Provide more detailed part information and fitment
Discount Tire
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Vehicle information not saved
- Appointment scheduling not working
- Tire search results inaccurate or incomplete
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to schedule appointments
- Integrate purchase history and service records
- Improve tire search and comparison tools
- Provide option to save vehicle profiles
- Add support for non-standard vehicle sizes
In-app purchases
Summit Racing
No in-app purchases
Discount Tire
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Summit Racing free?
Is Discount Tire free?
Which has better reviews, Summit Racing or Discount Tire?
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