AMS Evolution vs ADESA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AMS Evolution
Manage your vehicle inventory with this app. Easily add, edit, and update details for each unit. Scan VINs with your camera to automatically decode vehicle information and capture photos on the go. Track real-time updates for both sold and unsold units.
- Add/edit/update vehicle inventory
- Scan VIN numbers to decode details
- Capture inventory photos
- Real-time updates for sold/unsold units
- Camera integration for VIN scanning
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Inventory Management for your vehicles to add/edit/update your vehicles and the detail of every unit. Add inventory using your camera to scan VIN numbers to decode the details. Add pictures of your inventory on the fly with your phone. Real Time updates of your unsold and sold units.
ADESA
This app offers a digital auction platform for wholesale car buying. It provides a streamlined experience for bidding and purchasing vehicles from various sales channels, anytime and anywhere. Enhanced search and personalized recommendations help users find and decide on inventory efficiently.
- Digital auction platform
- Bid on timed and live auctions
- Search and filter vehicle inventory
- Vehicle valuation tools
- Personalized recommendations
- Saved search alerts
- Real-time push notifications
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ADESA is revolutionizing the wholesale car buying experience by bringing buyers a more efficient, transparent & streamlined digital auction platform. Get better results with less effort on the newly redesigned ADESA mobile app—anytime, anywhere. One place to bid & buy: Find inventory across all ADESA sales channels! Bid 24/7 on ADESA Clear timed digital auctions any day of the week, and join live daily sales at one of our 56 locations or view auction run lists on ADESA Simulcast—all in one optimized app. Enhanced search & filter functionality: Expanded filters, Condition Report summaries, vehicle valuation tools and more make it easy to research vehicles and find exactly what you’re looking for. We help you do the work: Get personalized vehicle recommendations, saved search alerts, real-time push notifications and more to stay informed and make quick decisions. Discover a new way to buy wholesale with ADESA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AMS Evolution at 5.0 against ADESA's 2.8. AMS Evolution also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). ADESA's advantage is ratings volume (152 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AMS Evolution holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ADESA has 152 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AMS Evolution ships an update every 3 weeks, ADESA every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AMS Evolution | ADESA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.8 (152 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 8.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 152 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Auto Master Systems Inc | ADESA |
Customer experience
AMS Evolution
ADESA
Bugs and requests
AMS Evolution
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ADESA
Reported bugs
3 issues- Constant log-outs and need to re-enter credentials
- Inaccurate vehicle status and location information
- Inability to filter and search inventory effectively
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to sort watchlist by lane and run number
- Restore access to past sale reports and vehicle values
- Improve real-time vehicle location tracking
In-app purchases
AMS Evolution
No in-app purchases
ADESA
No in-app purchases
