Tower Car Washes vs sliBuy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tower Car Washes
Easily find and purchase car washes at convenient locations. Access exclusive deals, manage your Unlimited Wash Club membership, and send washes as gifts.
- Weekly deals and discounts
- Unlimited Wash Club access
- Location-specific car wash info
- In-app wash purchases
- Send washes as gifts
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Tower Car Wash prides itself on providing you with a fast, friendly, and clean car washing experience every time you visit one of our convenient locations. Now, we’re making it even easier for you to enjoy a sparkling car! Our new mobile app improves our already exceptional service by offering you: • Weekly deals and discounts • Access to our Unlimited Wash Club • Specific car wash information based on your preferred location. • The ability to buy washes directly through the app. • The ability to send car washes as gifts to family & friends, even if they don’t have the app!
sliBuy
Participate in daily online auctions for store-returned merchandise from major retailers. Bid on a wide variety of items, starting from just $1, with no minimums or reserves. The highest bidder wins and can claim their product through the app.
- Daily online auctions
- Store returned merchandise
- Wide variety of items
- Bidding starts at $1
- No minimums or reserves
- Highest bidder wins
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Slibuy features online daily auctions of various store returned merchandise from major retailers. The auctions are held every week of the month that includes a wide variety of items such as tools, furniture, large & small appliances, electronics, home improvement items, apparel, toys, lighting, apparel, plumbing, seasonal items, and many more. Auction rate starts from a price of US $1 on each item with no minimums or reserves. Once the item is opened for bidding, users can quote their amount. The bidding for the item once closed will be awarded to the highest bidder. The winner can view the product details from the "Won Tab" of their dashboard and can claim the same from the tab anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tower Car Washes at 67% against sliBuy's 11%. Tower Car Washes also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.3) and device support (3 vs 1). sliBuy's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (181 vs 4). 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.
Tower Car Washes holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: sliBuy has 181 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Tower Car Washes's written reviews are positive against 11% of sliBuy's.
Tower Car Washes ships an update every 16 months, sliBuy every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Tower Car Washes | sliBuy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.3 (181 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 11.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 181 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hamilton Manufacturing Corp | SHOREWOOD LIQUIDATORS INC |
Customer experience
Tower Car Washes
sliBuy
Bugs and requests
Tower Car Washes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
sliBuy
Reported bugs
15 issues- App refreshes and returns to top of list when viewing item details
- Saved favorites/wishlist saves incorrect items
- PayPal payment integration crashes frequently
- Search field text invisible (black text on black background)
- App crashes when exiting item photos
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- Login functionality broken or account access issues
- Email notifications not sent after purchase
- Ask questions button non-functional
- Auction countdown timer disappears
- App language switches to Spanish without user action
- Bidding prevention messages appear incorrectly
- App becomes unusable after updates
- Cannot load app after download
- Bid placement fails near auction end
- Inconsistent app performance and stability
Requested features
12 requests- Better product photo quality and multiple detailed angles
- Ability to filter items by location (local pickup vs shipping)
- Improved search functionality with partial word matching
- Dark mode option for app
- Better app navigation that remembers scroll position
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- Refund or return policy for defective items
- Functional 'ask questions' feature for seller communication
- Category filtering for new vs used vs shelf pull items
- Ability to make or change pickup appointments in app
- More transparent shipping cost calculation
- Quality inspection verification before listing items
- Detailed item condition descriptions with visible defects
In-app purchases
Tower Car Washes
No in-app purchases
sliBuy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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