Regplates vs ProVia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Regplates
Search for and purchase personalized registration number plates. The app also provides information on DVLA auctions, transfers, and allows users to list private plates for sale.
- Search for personalized registration plates
- Purchase ideal registration numbers
- Information on DVLA auctions
- Details on number plate transfers
- List private plates for sale
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Regplates.com personalised cherished numbers application. With over 25 years industry experience and over 9 million number plates available online now, Regplates.com is the first choice in personalised number plates. Our IOS app allows you to search for and buy your ideal personalised registration number plate. The app also includes all the information relating to DVLA auctions, number plate transfers and general interest relating to all things number plate! If you are looking to sell a private plate, this app also allows you to submit your details and have the reg plate listed for sale.
ProVia
Design your home's exterior by visualizing doors, windows, siding, and stone. Explore product options, view galleries, and access installation guides. Dealers can also get pricing and place orders.
- Door Selector
- Window Selector
- Siding Options
- Manufactured Stone Options
- Browse galleries and brochures
- Access installation guides (Dealer Edition)
- Obtain product pricing (Dealer Edition)
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This powerful visualization engine can be used by homeowners to design doors and windows or select from ProVia’s wide variety of vinyl siding and manufactured stone options, view brochures, videos and photo galleries. Advanced features enable ProVia dealers to obtain pricing, order products via entryLINK and access installation guides. ProVia’s Exterior Home Design Tool is a unique, portable and easy-to-use tool that supports the sales process. For best results, use with iPad Air 2 or higher. App Features • Door Selector – Choose from four fiberglass and steel exterior door lines (Embarq™, Signet®, Heritage Fiberglass™, Legacy Steel™) and more than 30 door styles, plus a variety of stain and paint color choices and door glass options. • Window Selector – Choose from five window lines (Aeris™ Wx1000, Endure, Aspect and EcoLite) and many styles including bay windows, architectural windows, slider windows, casement windows and double hung windows, plus a multitude of glass options. • Siding Options – Choose from 9 different vinyl siding types, including our #1 Recommended CedarMAX™ and #1 Best Buy HeartTech™, and 32 siding colors. • Manufactured Stone Options - Choose from eight different stone styles and a variety of colors. • Browse videos, photo galleries and brochures. • Access product installation guides. (Dealer Edition) • Obtain product pricing. (Dealer Edition) • Direct-connect product ordering to entryLINK. (Dealer Edition) • Once downloaded, this free app can be used without an internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Regplates at 100% against ProVia's 21%. Regplates also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 12.2). ProVia's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (36 vs 6). 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.
Regplates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ProVia has 36 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Regplates's written reviews are positive against 21% of ProVia's.
Regplates ships an update every 5 months, ProVia every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Regplates | ProVia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 3.6 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 21.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3.5 GB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Image Registrations Limited | PROVIA LLC |
Customer experience
Regplates
ProVia
In-app purchases
Regplates
No in-app purchases
ProVia
No in-app purchases
