Comparison

StatWatch vs NCS Lens

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

Head to head
About

StatWatch

This app provides carwash owners with real-time sales and labor statistics from their point-of-sale system. It offers easy-to-read charts, comparisons between sites and time periods, and integrated weather forecasts. Users can also monitor employee status and contact them directly.

Highlights
  • Remote SiteWatch operation monitoring
  • Site and time period comparisons
  • Daily historical car count and sales data
  • Integrated weather tracking and forecast
  • Employee status and contact features
  • Tunnel status monitoring
Features
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StatWatch® from DRB Systems® A secure and dynamic overview of key carwash data presented to you wherever you are! Available at no charge to DRB Systems SiteWatch® support group members, StatWatch provides constant and secure up-to-the-moment updates of key sales and labor stats from your SiteWatch point of sale system through your iPhone®, iPad® or iPod touch®. Statistics are presented in easy-to-read formats with user-friendly intuitive navigation and color graphics. Features ---------- *Easy monitoring of your SiteWatch operation remotely. *At-a-glance comparisons between sites, as well as hour-to-hour and day-to-day comparisons. *Detailed daily historical car count and sales data for the Wash profit center in the Almanac. *Integrated weather tracking, including a 5-day forecast from AccuWeather®. *See what employees are working and available at any time, along with their hours worked for the day and week. *Tap-to-call allows you to call or text employees right from the employee listings. *Compare data between different sites or different time periods. *Monitor the tunnel status of any sites running the TunnelWatch® for Windows tunnel control software. *No charge to SiteWatch support group members! Note: StatWatch requires a server process that runs on your SiteWatch Server. Visit StatWatch.com to get started!

About

NCS Lens

Monitor and control your carwash operations remotely in real time. Optimize performance, reduce waste, and increase profitability from anywhere. Ensure peak efficiency and customer satisfaction with this powerful business tool.

Highlights
  • Remote carwash monitoring
  • Real-time operational control
  • Performance optimization
  • Efficiency and cost savings
  • Quality assurance
  • Customer satisfaction enhancement
Features
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Now you can have oversight, even when you're offsite. Each Lens Enabled Solution in your carwash communicates in real time with the Lens App on your phone, so you can stay on top of your ops. Monitor carwash performance anywhere, anytime to guarantee peak efficiency, savings, and customer satisfaction. The Lens system empowers you to monitor, adjust, and optimize your carwash in real time, all the time. It's your partner in quality assurance, helping you serve your customer better. Meanwhile it powers greater efficiency, by reducing waste and saving costs on chemistry. Your carwash has never run better, or been more profitable to run.

Screenshots

StatWatch4 screens
NCS Lens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NCS Lens at 100% against StatWatch's 40%. NCS Lens also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). StatWatch's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NCS Lens holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of StatWatch's written reviews are positive against 100% of NCS Lens's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StatWatch ships an update every 3 months, NCS Lens every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
StatWatch versus NCS Lens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStatWatchNCS Lens
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (20 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.1 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDRB Systems Inc.National Carwash Solutions

Customer experience

StatWatch

All ratings20 ratings
Positive45.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral28.0%
Negative32.0%

NCS Lens

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

StatWatch

No in-app purchases

None

NCS Lens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StatWatch free?
StatWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NCS Lens free?
NCS Lens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StatWatch or NCS Lens?
NCS Lens is rated higher. StatWatch averages 3.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while NCS Lens averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do StatWatch or NCS Lens have ads?
Neither StatWatch nor NCS Lens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StatWatch or NCS Lens?
StatWatch ships an update every 3 months, and NCS Lens every 6 weeks. Most recently, StatWatch was updated on October 13, 2026 and NCS Lens on October 10, 2026.

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