Toolsguard vs SmartOPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Toolsguard
Enhance workshop efficiency by precisely mapping and locating tools across your dealership. This application helps prevent tool losses and misplacements, ensuring better inventory management and operational flow.
- Workshop efficiency improvement
- Tool mapping and location
- Loss and misplacement prevention
- Dealer company tool management
- Inventory tracking
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App designed to manage tools in dealers's workshops. This app will: (1) - Improve the workshop efficiency through a better mapping and location of tools within the whole dealer company. (2) - Safeguard tools to avoid losses or missplacements.
SmartOPS
This reporting application provides fixed operations professionals with real-time business insights. It integrates with existing dealership technology to recommend maintenance services and track performance across multiple locations. Designed for current users of specific dealership management systems.
- Real-time business insights
- Maintenance service recommendations
- Multi-store performance comparison
- Integration with existing DMS
- Customizable date range selection
- Username and password protection
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SmartOPS® SmartOPS® by SmartVMA a reporting application for fixed ops professionals. SmartVMA® designs service process management systems for advisors, technicians and managers to control and increase productivity through a standardized workflow. The system integrates with existing DMS technology to recommend maintenance services based on vehicle make, history and current/previous inspections, thus helping create healthier Repair Orders. SmartOPS by SmartVMA is the first mobile reporting application for fixed ops professionals who demand the latest information on their businesses. With SmartOPS you are able to view individual store performance or compare performance across multiple franchises. With certified integration with nearly every DMS available today, SmartOPS makes it easy to look at service performance and critical processes while on-the-go. SmartOPS is designed for current SmartVMA users who have one of the following systems in their dealership: * SmartADVISOR * SmartTECH * SmartMENU * SmartMANAGER If you want more information on becoming a SmartVMA customer please contact us at (855) 487-7862. Important: This is an app for SmartVMA customers only. You will be notified if you are eligible to use this app. SmartOPS App Features * Custom date range selection * Multi-store reporting * Sort franchises by name or OE brand * Access mobile version of SmartVMA.com * View reports in summary or in detail Security * This app does not use or transmit any sensitive personal or customer information * Username and password protected * Store level access controls by user Requirements * Valid SmartVMA EULA * Validated user account on the Intelligence website at http://intelligence.smartvma.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartOPS at 4.0 against Toolsguard's 2.3. SmartOPS also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Toolsguard's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SmartOPS holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.
Toolsguard ships an update monthly, SmartOPS every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Toolsguard | SmartOPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miguel Maximiliano Vanzetti | BG Products, Inc. |
Customer experience
Toolsguard
SmartOPS
In-app purchases
Toolsguard
No in-app purchases
SmartOPS
No in-app purchases









