Comparison

ETC App vs TEXKAT

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

Head to head
About

ETC App

Features
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The brand new EuroTech Center App is every mechanic's Swiss pocket knife. For example, use the app to generate P-codes from unknown decimal values of your diagnostic equipment. Or calculate the volumetric efficiency and Mass air-flow (MAF) of a four-stroke engine. In addition, with the Long Coding App tool you can easily adjust any hexadecimal coding at bit and byte level. The EuroTech Center app also has the LED binning App tool, which allows you to scan any LED binning QR or Datamatrix code and then use it when coding the LED headlight unit. Plus many more useful App tools, in short, a must-have for every car mechanic.

About

TEXKAT

Features
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The TEXKAT app; a product from the TOPMOTIVE Group for mobile use of the well-known Next TecCat spare parts catalog for iPhone. The TEXKAT app is based on the comprehensive TecDoc and DVSE data pool data with the original data from the parts manufacturers and spare parts information for cars. For each item, all relevant information such as technical features or product images is displayed in the app. You will also find the linked OE numbers for the items as well as the information in which vehicles these spare parts are installed. The application is suitable for use in workshops, commerce and industry. Users can quickly and specifically search for a vehicle part or a vehicle by entering a number and determine which vehicles the spare part fits into or which parts are required for the vehicle. The search is also possible using a scan function of the EAN code. Possible search criteria for quick part identification are any number, the article number, an OE number, the usage number or the comparison number.

Screenshots

ETC App4 screens
TEXKAT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ETC App at every 3 months against TEXKAT's every 8 months. 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

ETC App ships an update every 3 months, TEXKAT every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
ETC App versus TEXKAT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterETC AppTEXKAT
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB60 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAutodidact BVDVSE GmbH

In-app purchases

None

ETC App

No in-app purchases

None

TEXKAT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ETC App free?
ETC App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TEXKAT free?
TEXKAT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ETC App or TEXKAT have ads?
Neither ETC App nor TEXKAT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ETC App or TEXKAT?
ETC App ships an update every 3 months, and TEXKAT every 8 months. Most recently, ETC App was updated on September 11, 2026 and TEXKAT on September 20, 2026.

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