Comparison

Inventory+ Mobile vs PBS Sales

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

Head to head
About

Inventory+ Mobile

Streamline inventory management from acquisition to disposition. This powerful mobile tool offers faster time to market, risk mitigation, and informed buying decisions with integrated market data and analytics. Instantly update your desktop account and access wholesale data.

Highlights
  • VIN Scanner for easy input
  • Vehicle Photo Management
  • Integrated book values and analytics
  • Market Metrics
  • Access to past appraisals
  • Auction Mode for wholesale data
Features
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The award-winning Inventory+ Mobile App is the industry’s most powerful mobile tool for inventory management. From acquisition to disposition, Inventory+ Mobile is now the fastest and most efficient way to manage your inventory. Benefits include: • Faster time to market with the ability to merchandise and syndicate a vehicle during the appraisal process. • Mitigate risk and maximize profitability with vehicle values and transactional history. Whether the vehicle is presented as a trade-in or in the auction lanes, integrated book values and TrueScore analytics specific to your market give you a stocking and pricing advantage. • With TrueScore data as part of the appraisal process, you can make informed buying decisions and more accurate offers. • Updates vehicles back to your desktop account instantaneously. • With Auction Mode you can now retrieve run lane information and see wholesale data in the blink of an eye. Optional Wholesale Data Upgrades: • Black Book® • NADA • Kelly Blue Book® • AutionNet® • Market Report • Galves • MMR Features Include: • Vin Scanner for easy input • Quick Add • Manual VIN Entry • Vehicle Photo Management • Market Metrics: Market Days Supply, Cost to Market, Price Variation • Access to past appraisals • Email an Appraisal • Visual interactive graph of competing vehicles and dealers

About

PBS Sales

Extend your dealership's CRM functionality to your mobile device. Manage leads, prospects, and communications on the go, and gain insights into customer behavior. Seamlessly integrate with your existing system for enhanced productivity.

Highlights
  • Lead and prospect management
  • Customer communication tracking (text, email, call)
  • VIN and driver's license scanning
  • Inventory browsing
  • Service department visit alerts
  • Real-time chat with managers
  • Activity scheduling
Features
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Tired of bolt-on CRM products from third party vendors? Extend your productivity in dealing with leads, prospects and communications by extending the CRM functionality of the PBS v10 Dealer Management System into the palm of your hand. Whether you are responding to new leads while watching the game, skimming through inventory with a new friend at the pub, or walking through the lot with an interested buyer - you can increase your ability to match customers to the right vehicle whenever the opportunity arises. Scan a VIN to select an inventory vehicle; scan a drivers license to add customer data (and match any existing customers in your DMS) and you're off to the races. Need to text, email or call - do it from your device and track that activity has taken place. Not sitting at a computer? Get alerts for your customers visiting the service department... with insights into whether (and why) they may be entering into a purchasing cycle. Receive notifications for new leads and reply to 'stop-the-clock'. Schedule activities, meetings and appointments that remain visible to your managers without leaving the DMS. Need to get some input from someone at the dealership while you're on a demo drive? Use the v10 Chat to instant message your manager for timely responses. But it's going to cost me an arm and a leg, right? No way! The PBS Sales Rep App runs complimentary with each user login in the PBS v10 DMS. If your sales reps are actively using the DMS today, one DMS login will share a user license with the app. It's as easy as that. If your dealership is on PBS v10 versions 10.5 and higher, download the app and talk to your admin about getting your sales team set up today!

Screenshots

Inventory+ Mobile4 screens
PBS Sales4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Inventory+ Mobile at 4.7 against PBS Sales's 3.4. Inventory+ Mobile also leads on ratings volume (504 vs 5) and review sentiment (30% vs 15%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Inventory+ Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Inventory+ Mobile has 504 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Inventory+ Mobile's written reviews are positive against 15% of PBS Sales's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Inventory+ Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, PBS Sales monthly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Inventory+ Mobile versus PBS Sales: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInventory+ MobilePBS Sales
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (504 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews — better15.4% of reviews
Number of ratings504 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB77 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDealerSocket inc.PBS Systems Inc

Customer experience

Inventory+ Mobile

All ratings504 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative64.4%

PBS Sales

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral15.4%
Negative69.2%

Bugs and requests

Inventory+ Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashing during use
  • Repeated log-outs and authentication issues
  • Photos not uploading or disappearing
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to change trim packages
  • Improved photo management and organization
  • Faster VIN scanning and appraisal process

PBS Sales

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Inventory+ Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

PBS Sales

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inventory+ Mobile free?
Inventory+ Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PBS Sales free?
PBS Sales is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Inventory+ Mobile or PBS Sales?
Inventory+ Mobile is rated higher. Inventory+ Mobile averages 4.7 out of 5 from 504 ratings, while PBS Sales averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Inventory+ Mobile or PBS Sales have ads?
Neither Inventory+ Mobile nor PBS Sales shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Inventory+ Mobile or PBS Sales?
Inventory+ Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, and PBS Sales monthly. Most recently, Inventory+ Mobile was updated on September 22, 2026 and PBS Sales on September 22, 2026.

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