Comparison

Xtime Engage 8 vs Advent CRM

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

Head to head
About

Xtime Engage 8

This mobile solution streamlines the automotive dealership service lane experience. It empowers service advisors with tools for rapid check-in, personalized recommendations, and efficient service management, aiming to boost repair order value and customer satisfaction.

Highlights
  • Rapid check-in process
  • VIN-specific maintenance recommendations
  • Integrated tire selling
  • Walk-around inspections
  • OEM recall management
  • Capture and market declined services
  • Payment processing
  • Schedule next service appointment
Features
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Xtime’s Engage is the industry’s leading mobile point-of-service solution for automotive dealerships. With instant access to quality information and a consistent write-up process, Engage gives Dealership Consumers a professional service lane experience while boosting repair order value and CSI. Service advisors are empowered with a rapid check-in process, VIN-specific maintenance recommendations, integrated tire selling, walk-around inspections, OEM recalls and capabilities to capture, market declined services, ability to take payment and schedule next service appointment. Engage utilizes the Xtime Cloud platform to provide accurate vehicle information such as factory service menus, dealer recommendations, and pricing and service and inspection history, right in the service drive.

About

Advent CRM

This business application streamlines customer interactions from initial inquiry to closing sales. It automates processes to make customer engagement more timely and impactful, ultimately boosting profitability. The system integrates with other platforms, requiring data entry only once.

Highlights
  • Automated customer interaction system
  • Captures leads from multiple sources
  • Manages client information and status
  • Internet lead tracking and assignment
  • Daily work plans with communication tools
Features
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Advent CRM replaces sticky notes, paper desk calendars and fallible human memory with an automated, results-driven system that makes interactions with prospects and customers more timely, more impactful, and ultimately more profitable. From inquiry to close – and at every customer touch point in between – Advent CRM delivers the process support you need to capture, manage, convert and retain customers. Advent CRM is tightly integrated with our Sale Control, Vehicle Management, Service/Parts and Accounting platforms so that data need only be entered once and it is immediately available throughout the platform. Some of the key features of our CRM include: - Captures “ups” from multiple sources including: driver’s license scans, telephone leads, internet lead sources, manufacturers and manual data entry. - Find existing customers, update client information, credit application input and client status. - Internet lead management helps you capture, assign, track and manage leads as they flow through your dealership. - Daily work plans available for employees allowing the user to respond to clients via email, text or click-to-dial technology all within the app.

Screenshots

Advent CRM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Advent CRM at 5.0 against Xtime Engage 8's 2.9. Advent CRM also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Xtime Engage 8's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (30 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Advent CRM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xtime Engage 8 has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Xtime Engage 8 ships an update monthly, Advent CRM every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Xtime Engage 8 versus Advent CRM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXtime Engage 8Advent CRM
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (30 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXtime, Inc.Advent Resources Inc

Customer experience

Xtime Engage 8

All ratings30 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%

Advent CRM

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Xtime Engage 8

No in-app purchases

None

Advent CRM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Xtime Engage 8 free?
Xtime Engage 8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Advent CRM free?
Advent CRM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Xtime Engage 8 or Advent CRM?
Advent CRM is rated higher. Xtime Engage 8 averages 2.9 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Advent CRM averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Xtime Engage 8 or Advent CRM have ads?
Neither Xtime Engage 8 nor Advent CRM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Xtime Engage 8 or Advent CRM?
Xtime Engage 8 ships an update monthly, and Advent CRM every 5 months. Most recently, Xtime Engage 8 was updated on November 2, 2026 and Advent CRM on November 3, 2026.

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