Snap vs Advance Professional
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snap
Empower Snap-on franchisees to manage their business on the go. View product details, process customer payments, and connect with clients. Easily publish promotions to reach your customer base.
- View product details
- Accept customer payments
- Invite customers to connect
- Publish promotions
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This app is designed to help Snap-on franchisees perform business quickly and easily from their phone. Features include view product details, accepting customer payments, inviting customers to connect via Snap-on® Connect app and publishing promotions to their customers.
Advance Professional
Scan vehicle barcodes to quickly retrieve VIN information and search for parts. Order directly through your professional account and access your assigned Parts Pro. Store scanned vehicle data for future use and upload it to your online account.
- Scan vehicle barcodes (VIN)
- Search for parts
- Order directly from the app
- Access Professional Parts Pro
- Store recent vehicles
- Upload scanned data to online account
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Advance Auto Parts® and Carquest® Professional customers can scan directly from a vehicle’s barcode (windshield or door mounted), search for parts, and order directly from the app using their secure Advance Professional account. The decoded VIN information will appear on their account’s "Previous Vehicles" list and be available to use for: - Capturing a vehicle’s detailed information, including year, make, model, and engine - Launching AdvancePro to find parts for scanned vehicles right from the app - Store recent vehicles scanned within the app itself - Upload the scanned data into your Advance Professional online account - Get fast, one-click access to your assigned Professional Parts Pro To look up parts or upload scanned vehicles to your Advance Professional account, you must be an active professional customer. Contact your nearest Advance Auto Parts® store or visit my.advancepro.com for information on starting a professional customer account or obtaining your online credentials. For support questions on the mobile Advance Professional app, contact Customer Service at 1-877-280-5965 during normal business hours. Don’t have a professional account? Download our DIY app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/advance-auto-parts/id1486902421?ls=1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Snap at 4.6 against Advance Professional's 3.0. Snap also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). Advance Professional's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.5). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Snap holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 96 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Snap's written reviews are positive against 24% of Advance Professional's.
Snap ships an update every 6 weeks, Advance Professional every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snap | Advance Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (96 ratings) — better | 3.0 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better | 24.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Snap-on Inc. | Advance Auto Parts |
Customer experience
Snap
Advance Professional
In-app purchases
Snap
No in-app purchases
Advance Professional
No in-app purchases
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