DealerCenter vs AMS Evolution
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.
AMS Evolution
Manage your vehicle inventory with this app. Easily add, edit, and update details for each unit. Scan VINs with your camera to automatically decode vehicle information and capture photos on the go. Track real-time updates for both sold and unsold units.
- Add/edit/update vehicle inventory
- Scan VIN numbers to decode details
- Capture inventory photos
- Real-time updates for sold/unsold units
- Camera integration for VIN scanning
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Inventory Management for your vehicles to add/edit/update your vehicles and the detail of every unit. Add inventory using your camera to scan VIN numbers to decode the details. Add pictures of your inventory on the fly with your phone. Real Time updates of your unsold and sold units.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: AMS Evolution at free against DealerCenter's freemium. AMS Evolution also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.5). DealerCenter's advantage is ratings volume (985 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AMS Evolution holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DealerCenter has 985 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DealerCenter ships an update every 9 days, AMS Evolution every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DealerCenter | AMS Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (985 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 985 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NOWCOM LLC | Auto Master Systems Inc |
Customer experience
DealerCenter
AMS Evolution
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
AMS Evolution
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DealerCenter
No in-app purchases
AMS Evolution
No in-app purchases
Questions
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