u vs Carquest Professional
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
u
This app provides real-time updates on vehicle stock, parts prices, and locations for a car parts supplier. Customers can also use it to sell their cars and connect on social media.
- Real-time vehicle stock updates
- Parts price information
- Vehicle location tracking
- Sell your car functionality
- Social media integration
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U-Pull-It process a car every 28 minutes for our customers to enjoy Adelaide’s cheapest auto-parts prices. The U-Pull-It App keeps you up to date with our current stock of vehicles, parts prices and locations. You can even contact us to sell us your car or reach us on social media.
Carquest Professional
This app allows professional automotive customers to scan vehicle VIN barcodes to quickly retrieve detailed vehicle information. Users can then search for and order parts directly through their secure account, and store scanned vehicle data for future reference.
- Scan vehicle VIN barcodes
- Retrieve detailed vehicle information (year, make, model, engine)
- Search and order parts
- Store scanned vehicle data
- Upload scanned data to online account
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Carquest® Independent Customers can scan directly from a vehicle’s barcode (windshield or door mounted), search for parts, and order directly from the app using their secure Carquest Professional account. The decoded VIN information will appear on their account’s "Previous Vehicles" list and allows shops to: - Capture a vehicle’s detailed information, including year, make, model, and engine - Launch CarquestPro to find parts for scanned vehicles right from the app - Store recent vehicles scanned within the app itself - Upload the scanned data into your Carquest Professional online account To look up parts or upload scanned vehicles to your Carquest Professional account, you must be an active professional customer. Visit my.advancepro.com for information on starting a professional customer account or obtaining your online credentials. For support questions on the mobile Carquest Professional app, contact Customer Service at 1-877-280-5965 during normal business hours. Don’t have a professional account? Download our DIY app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/advance-auto-parts/id1486902421?ls=1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Carquest Professional at 2.5 against u's 1.3. Carquest Professional also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%). u's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Carquest Professional holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of u's written reviews are positive against 17% of Carquest Professional's.
u ships an update every 2 months, Carquest Professional every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | u | Carquest Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (3 ratings) | 2.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | John Littler | Advance Auto Parts |
Customer experience
u
Carquest Professional
In-app purchases
u
No in-app purchases
Carquest Professional
No in-app purchases
