DealerCenter vs Chatchasers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DealerCenter
Manage your dealership operations from anywhere with this comprehensive mobile solution. Streamline inventory management, customer relations, and deal tracking with powerful tools like VIN scanning and real-time lead engagement.
- VIN scanning and decoding
- Inventory management and marketing exports
- Real-time CRM for lead engagement
- Deal status and funding monitoring
- Driver's license scanning for customer records
- Access to auction run lists and market intelligence
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DealerCenter’s mobile app delivers powerful, industry leading DMS technology in the palm of your hand. Managing your dealership on the go doesn’t get any faster or easier than DealerCenter’s fully integrated mobile solution. VIN scan, acquire and manage inventory. Control inventory digital marketing exports to your website, CarGurus, Craigslist, Autotrader and more. Respond and engage internet leads and customers real-time with CRM. Monitor deal statuses, funding and performance. VIN scanning and decoding quickly pulls subscribed book values and vehicle history reports. Access auction run lists and acquire inventory with on-demand market intelligence to buy smarter. Take photos of inventory and instantly upload to dealer website and all 3rd party advertising sites. Driver’s license scanning automatically creates customer records and populates key customer information. DealerCenter’s Powerful Mobile App - Customer Relationship Management (CRM) - Inventory Management - Kelley Blue Book, NADA, Black Book and Manheim MMR Values - AutoCheck and Carfax Vehicle History Reports - RouteOne Lender Submissions - Dealertrack Lender Submissions DealerCenter is the best reviewed and only all-in-one Dealer Management System (DMS) on the market. The only software that provides complete access to Dealertrack and RouteOne with comprehensive inventory management, auction run lists, BHPH portfolio management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), QuickBooks, KBB, NADA, Black Book, Manheim MMR and direct access to Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. Now your dealership goes wherever you go with DealerCenter’s powerful mobile DMS solution.
Chatchasers
Integrate a 24/7 live chat service on your website to engage visitors, answer queries, and capture leads. This service aims to increase customer contact points and drive sales for your business.
- 24/7 visitor engagement
- Lead capture and qualification
- Increased website conversions
- Trained chat staff
- Sales generation
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Install our one line script to any website and we will meet and greet your website visitors 24/7 throughout the year. Chatchasers offers an affordable solution to provide chat services on your car dealer website that are manned by our trained staff. Increase live contact points and conversions with Chatchasers. We can answer visitor queries and ask relevant questions to get actionable information that will lead to new sales. Watch your sales soar with Chatchasers on your web store. Rest at ease, while we chase your leads!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DealerCenter at weekly against Chatchasers's every 6 months. DealerCenter also leads on ratings volume (990 vs 1). Chatchasers's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chatchasers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DealerCenter has 990 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of DealerCenter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chatchasers's.
DealerCenter ships an update weekly, Chatchasers every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DealerCenter | Chatchasers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (990 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 990 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NOWCOM LLC | Integex Dorani Inc. |
Customer experience
DealerCenter
Chatchasers
Bugs and requests
DealerCenter
Reported bugs
2 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Unreliable facial recognition login
Requested features
2 requests- iPad-optimized app
- Improved push notifications for new leads and credit applications
Chatchasers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DealerCenter
No in-app purchases
Chatchasers
No in-app purchases
Questions
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