Comparison

Auto Maintenance vs Garage Record II

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

Head to head
About

Auto Maintenance

Easily track all your vehicle repairs and maintenance history. Upload images of bills and receipts to keep a digital record of your car's service. Never forget when a repair was done or to which vehicle again.

Highlights
  • Track vehicle repairs
  • Record maintenance history
  • Upload bill and receipt images
  • Manage multiple vehicles
  • Convenient data access
Features
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Keep your vehicle maintenance history organized and accessible wherever you go. Auto Maintenance makes it easy to record services, repairs, mileage, expenses and other important information for all your vehicles. Whether you perform your own maintenance or visit a repair shop, you’ll always know what was done and when. FEATURES • Manage multiple vehicles • Record maintenance and repair history • Track mileage and service costs • Search previous service records • View charts and maintenance statistics • Save the shop or person who performed each service • Add notes and other useful details • Attach photos of bills and receipts with a subscription • Quickly reuse previously entered makes, models and service providers From routine oil changes to major repairs, Auto Maintenance gives you a convenient record of your vehicle’s history. Download Auto Maintenance and start building a better service record today. Some features require an automatically renewing annual subscription. Subscriptions can be managed or canceled through your Apple Account settings.

About

Garage Record II

Features
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Garage Record II is a complete rewrite of the original Garage Record. This version fully supports iOS and iPadOS and utilizes Apple’s Core Data for persistent on-device data storage. In addition, this version also supports iCloud, so your data is securely shared with all your devices. 
I added to the Oil Service Record a default suggestion for the next oil change: current mileage + 3000. This default suggestion can be modified by tapping the “Change Interval” button. I also added the ability to export the Vehicles saved in the database. 

 The design of this record-keeping app is modular. Most times, when I go to the shop to get one of my vehicles serviced, I cannot afford the long laundry list of service suggestions, so I pick and choose and schedule others for a later service. This modularity of record-keeping is the idea behind this app. Create a vehicle record by tapping “Add Vehicle.” You can change the icon now by swiping right to edit a row. Swipe left to delete a vehicle and all its associated service records. Tap on the vehicle record row in the main home screen, which takes you to the “Service Records” screen, and choose the service component by tapping on Add Service Record. Service Records are listed by date, the newest at the top—swipe left on a record to delete the record from the database. At the bottom of the Service Record screen, you can export all records for the particular vehicle. Blessings, —Mark Spaulding Founder, Foundation Software

Screenshots

Auto Maintenance4 screens
Garage Record II4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Garage Record II at none against Auto Maintenance's 1. Auto Maintenance's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Auto Maintenance sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Garage Record II asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Auto Maintenance ships an update monthly, Garage Record II every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Auto Maintenance versus Garage Record II: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuto MaintenanceGarage Record II
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrandon LehrMark Spaulding

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Auto Maintenance

Subscriptions1
  • Auto Maintenance Subscription$1.991 Year
None

Garage Record II

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Auto Maintenance free?
Auto Maintenance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Garage Record II free?
Garage Record II is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Auto Maintenance or Garage Record II have ads?
Neither Auto Maintenance nor Garage Record II shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Auto Maintenance or Garage Record II?
Auto Maintenance ships an update monthly, and Garage Record II every 6 weeks. Most recently, Auto Maintenance was updated on November 3, 2026 and Garage Record II on September 19, 2026.

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