Comparison

Kimoby vs Carmedia

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

Head to head
About

Kimoby

This platform helps auto dealerships improve customer interactions and streamline operations. It integrates with major Dealer Management Systems to manage communications, process payments, and track vehicle information.

Highlights
  • Real-time customer conversation updates
  • Photo, video, and file sharing
  • Streamlined payment requests
  • Team collaboration tools
  • Loaner and fleet vehicle monitoring
  • Detailed customer profiles and history
  • Repair order and appointment tracking
Features
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Kimoby’s Dealership Engagement System (DES) application empowers North American auto groups and dealerships to drive revenue growth, enhance service experiences, and optimize business operations. Integrated seamlessly with all major Dealer Management Systems (DMS), Kimoby DES enables dealerships to manage all dealer-customer interactions directly from their iPhone or iPad. Key Features: - Stay updated on customer conversations in real-time. - Easily capture and share photos, videos, and files. - Streamline payment requests with Kimoby Pay. - Collaborate efficiently by adding notes, mentioning colleagues, and exchanging information in chats. - Seamlessly manage multiple accounts. - Monitor loaner and fleet vehicles with Kimoby Go. - Access detailed customer profiles and their interaction history. - Review each Repair Order (RO) and its associated details. - Track appointment details and attendance for any given day.

About

Carmedia

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Deliver CONSISTENCY, COMPLIANCE, and COORDINATION across your merchandising efforts at either the dealership level, group level, or by becoming a capture partner! CONSISTENCY Our "Process First" approach clearly guides the user to capture 360° spins with no training required and secures the same outcome from vehicle to vehicle. Our back-end image processing then renders your inventory consistent and recognizable all the way down. COMPLIANCE Brand guidelines vary between dealer groups, OEMs, and even dealers. These include featuring appropriate logos, clutter-free backgrounds, capturing at certain angles, and even certain shots. Car Media builds this into your custom package so that every capture qualifies as compliant. COORDINATION Track your inventory and see what has been aging on the lot without media, then have that unit captured and uploaded online! Additionally, get an overall snapshot of how complete your inventory is, organized by pre-owned, new, CPO, or in total. Hotspots that do something. As a consumer, wouldn't it be useful to click on a hotspot of a "Technology Feature," and instead of seeing a crooked photo of a backup camera, you saw a video of a product specialist walking you through how to use it and describing its key benefits? This is what's now available on this platform. Transparency is everything. Honesty really is the best policy, and this feature comes alive in Car Media's damage hotspots, where you can shoot a photo or video, designate a type, and add a severity level making it abundantly clear to the consumer and earning their trust in the process.

Screenshots

Kimoby4 screens
Carmedia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kimoby at every 2 weeks against Carmedia's every 6 weeks. Carmedia's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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

Kimoby ships an update every 2 weeks, Carmedia every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kimoby versus Carmedia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKimobyCarmedia
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKimobyCar Media 2.0 Inc

In-app purchases

None

Kimoby

No in-app purchases

None

Carmedia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kimoby free?
Kimoby is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Carmedia free?
Carmedia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kimoby or Carmedia have ads?
Neither Kimoby nor Carmedia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kimoby or Carmedia?
Kimoby ships an update every 2 weeks, and Carmedia every 6 weeks. Most recently, Kimoby was updated on October 14, 2026 and Carmedia on October 2, 2026.

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