TCS Inspect HD vs Auto Lube Specs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TCS Inspect HD
This platform streamlines automotive service operations for car repair shops. Technicians can log in, conduct vehicle inspections, and submit findings digitally. Customers can then approve services and payments, with technicians receiving updated task lists.
- Digital vehicle inspections
- Service submission to server
- Customer service approval
- Technician task management
- Payment integration
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Digital inspection platform for automotive shops. This app is for car service stations to save time and effort on car services. When a car arrives at the service station the technician logs into the app and runs inspections. After completing the inspections he submits the inspection list through the app to the server.The customer decides which operations he would like to be done on the car. And after payment on the server end, the technician receives a list of services that he has to perform on the vehicle. He marks the service as complete after all the operations are performed.
Auto Lube Specs
Access a comprehensive database of lubrication specifications for vehicles from the last 28 years. Find oil capacity, weight, torque specs, transmission and transfer case fluid details, and maintenance light reset procedures.
- Lubrication specifications for 28 years
- Oil capacity and weight data
- Drain plug torque specifications
- Transmission and transfer case fluid info
- Maintenance light reset instructions
- Regularly updated vehicle data
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Auto Lube Specs contains lubrication specifications for the last 28 years, and will continue to add years and vehicles for user convenience. This app contains oil capacity, oil weight, drain plug torques, transmission fluids, transfer case fluids, and maintenance light reset instructions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Auto Lube Specs at 53% against TCS Inspect HD's 0%. Auto Lube Specs also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (88 vs 4). TCS Inspect HD's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 22 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Auto Lube Specs holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Auto Lube Specs has 88 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of TCS Inspect HD's written reviews are positive against 53% of Auto Lube Specs's.
TCS Inspect HD ships an update monthly, Auto Lube Specs every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TCS Inspect HD | Auto Lube Specs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) | 4.1 (88 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 53.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 88 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cambi Solutions, LLC | Rafter Circle Dot Development LLC |
Customer experience
TCS Inspect HD
Auto Lube Specs
Bugs and requests
TCS Inspect HD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Auto Lube Specs
Reported bugs
20 issues- App refuses to load until opened and closed multiple times
- App opens but won't load unless closed and reopened
- Defaults to liters, needs manual switch to quarts
- App is not updated enough on Apple devices
- Different oil fills for the same vehicle on Android vs. Apple
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- App takes a long time to open, requires multiple close/reopens
- App sometimes won't open at all
- App doesn't work and no updates
- iPhone version doesn't update past 2022
- Android has 2023, iPhone has 2022
- iPhone doesn't have 2023 and 2024
- App hasn't been updated in over a year
- App only goes up to 2022 on iPhone
- App only goes up to 2019 on iPhone and iPad
- App only shows up to 2019
- Cannot update the app, only goes up to 2019
- Apple SE phone does not have 2022 specs, friend's Droid does
- Incorrect specs
- Incomplete coverage
- Half of the vehicles selected give no information
Requested features
17 requests- Update for newer vehicle models (2023, 2024, 2025+)
- Add older car models (prior to 2000)
- Add oil filter information
- VIN scanner option
- Update for newer vehicles on Apple devices
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- Include 2023 and 2024 model years on iPhone
- Update app to cover 2020 - current 2023 vehicles
- Update for iPhone and iPad to show newer vehicles
- Update app to show vehicles beyond 2019
- Update app to show vehicles beyond 2022
- Add 2023 and 2024 year vehicles
- Add 2025+ models and some 2000s under models
- Update for newer vehicles
- Update app with cars until 2023 and faster opening
- Make older year cars an option
- Update for 2022 vehicles
- Update for newer years
In-app purchases
TCS Inspect HD
No in-app purchases
Auto Lube Specs
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TCS Inspect HD free?
Is Auto Lube Specs free?
Which has better reviews, TCS Inspect HD or Auto Lube Specs?
Do TCS Inspect HD or Auto Lube Specs have ads?
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