Pinewood Host+ vs MSXI Activity Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinewood Host+
This app streamlines dealership customer greetings and vehicle management. It offers real-time CRM access for appointment details, customer history, and vehicle information. Features include digital job card sign-offs, arrival video recording, and vehicle health checks with photographic evidence.
- Real-time CRM database access
- Customer appointment and arrival tracking
- Digital job card e-signatures
- Vehicle arrival condition recording
- Digital vehicle health checks
- Integrated vehicle appraisal tools
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Professionally welcome sales and service customers into a dealership with Host+, Pinewood DMS’ meet and greet app. Seamlessly linked with the CRM module in Pinewood DMS, supporting the reception, sales and service teams to make customer communication even easier. Host+ provides real-time access to the entire CRM database, allowing users to see appointments a day in advance, view expected arrival times of customers, and access the full CRM record, including view of survey scores, previous contacts and a next desired vehicle. Customers can sign off work raised to digital job cards, using an e-signature on the app. Record arrival videos when a vehicle arrives onsite, showing the current condition including any damage, protecting staff against any possible liability claims. Complete a full vehicle health check with the customer, providing transparency on any issues highlighted. Host+ integrates with HPI / BCA, for the simple creation of vehicle appraisals. Record the step-by-step process through to completion, supporting any damage with photo and video proof, or using notes.
MSXI Activity Manager
Manage sales, coaching, and audit activities within the automotive industry. Track daily progress, capture data offline, and sync with a management website. Plan and execute activities with a user-friendly interface to achieve targets.
- Sales, coaching, and audit management
- Activity tracking and reporting
- Offline data capture
- Sync with management website
- User-friendly interface
- Notifications on progress
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MSXI Activity Manager is a tool for anyone within the automotive industry wanting to manage their sales, coaching or audit management under one intuitive application. Designed to act as a companion to the MSXI Activity Manager management website, it will enable tracking and reporting on your daily activities. Receive notifications on how you're progressing or operate offline to capture comments, actions and supporting content, such as pictures, with the ability to sync back with the MSXI Activity Manager management website when an internet connection is available. With MSXI Activity Manager you can plan and create your sales or coaching activities via the management website, and manage them through the mobile application. The design and user friendly interface make it simple and easy to use, ensuring you stay effective, hit targets and get results! To connect to the service, register through the app or write to us: productsupport@msxi-euro.com More information on the website: https://www.activitymanagerapp.com/ Privacy Policy: https://www.activitymanagerapp.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MSXI Activity Manager at 100% against Pinewood Host+'s 40%. MSXI Activity Manager also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Pinewood Host+'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
Pinewood Host+ ships an update every 3 weeks, MSXI Activity Manager every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pinewood Host+ | MSXI Activity Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pinewood Technologies PLC | MSX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
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Pinewood Host+
MSXI Activity Manager
In-app purchases
Pinewood Host+
No in-app purchases
MSXI Activity Manager
No in-app purchases
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