tintwork vs XPEL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tintwork
Connect with other window tint installers to share jobs and cover for each other. This app helps create a network for installers to manage unpredictable workloads and ensure customers are served promptly. It also allows businesses to find qualified installers for their tinting needs.
- Share excess jobs with other installers
- Cover jobs for vacation or time off
- Find qualified installers for your business
- Standardized wholesale pricing
- Professional standards adherence
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Need more work? Join the Tintwork! As a window tint installer, you know this industry is very unpredictable. 10 jobs 1 day and 0 the next. There is plenty of work to go around – the timing is the issue. If you can't do the car right now, the customer will go elsewhere. Here at Tintwork, we aim to establish a nationwide network of window tint installers to help each other out during those ups and downs. If you have too many jobs that you can’t get to, you can use our app to reach out to someone who just happens to be slow that day and needs an extra job. Want to go on vacation but you’re afraid to miss too much work? No problem! Reach out to your fellow Tintwork members and have them cover your jobs for you while you get your well-deserved rest. The only way this can work is if we all agree on a standard wholesale price. We have to be fair to everyone. If you become a member of Tintwork, you have to agree to our pricing structure. We spent a lot of time researching average prices in Los Angeles and Las Vegas to come up with something fair for everyone. Right now Tintwork is only operating in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. We will expand in the future to more markets. All we ask is that you stick to these professional standards: - Be on time - Be honest - Stand behind your work Would you like to offer window tinting services at your company? Anyone can join the Tintwork as a "Referrer" and post window tinting jobs so you don't have the burden of paying a guaranteed salary to an employee. Just have Tintwork provide a qualified tinter to fulfill your jobs on an as-needed basis. For more information, go to: Tintwork.com or call 818-200-6657
XPEL
Manage your automotive professional account, view work orders, and track deals directly from your mobile device. This app is tailored for specialists in paint protection film and window tinting, as well as their clientele.
- Account management
- Work order viewing
- Deal management
- Mobile access
- Designed for automotive professionals
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With the XPEL Mobile app, you can manage your XPEL account, see your work orders, and manage deals from your phone. It is designed for automotive professionals, particularly those specializing in paint protection film (PPF), window tint installations, and their customers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: tintwork at 100% against XPEL's 0%. tintwork also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). XPEL's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 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.
tintwork holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of tintwork's written reviews are positive against 0% of XPEL's.
tintwork ships an update every 6 months, XPEL every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tintwork | XPEL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Alix | Xpel |
Customer experience
tintwork
XPEL
In-app purchases
tintwork
No in-app purchases
XPEL
No in-app purchases









