WORLDPAC vs Advance Professional
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WORLDPAC
Scan vehicle VIN bar codes using your iPhone or iPad camera to quickly find and order automotive parts for your shop. Transmit scanned VINs instantly to a desktop application for seamless workflow. Access a history of scanned VINs and manage outstanding orders with ease.
- VIN bar code scanning
- Automotive parts lookup
- In-app ordering
- Order management
- VIN history
- Scanner light
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As an independent automotive professional, use the WORLDPAC app to scan VIN bar codes with an iPhone® or iPad® camera, then find parts for pickup or delivery to your shop. Scanned VINs can be instantly transmitted to speedDIAL™, WORLDPAC's professional cross-platform desktop application. Key Features: - Accurate and fast VIN-specific scans - Look up parts using precise vehicle fitment - In-app ordering - View and manage outstanding orders - High-quality images - Scanner light for use in dark areas - VIN shared with all your speedDIAL™ computers - Optional manual VIN entry - VIN history with resend option - Customize after-scan actions A VIN bar code is found directly on most passenger vehicles, most often on the driver's door post. This app requires a valid WORLDPAC speedDIAL™ user ID and password. To become a WORLDPAC wholesale customer, apply at http://www.worldpac.com/acctapp/
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: Advance Professional at 3.0 against WORLDPAC's 2.0. Advance Professional also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 20 months). WORLDPAC's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
Advance Professional holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 27 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of WORLDPAC's written reviews are positive against 24% of Advance Professional's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WORLDPAC ships an update every 20 months, Advance Professional every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WORLDPAC | Advance Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (71 ratings) | 3.0 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews — better | 24.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | WORLDPAC, Inc. | Advance Auto Parts |
Customer experience
WORLDPAC
Advance Professional
Bugs and requests
WORLDPAC
Reported bugs
134 issues- New 2.0 version is useless
- Doesn't work on iPhone
- Won't allow users to use the old version
- Not user friendly
- Autofocus for camera doesn't work
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- Looking up parts is very inconvenient
- Cannot click on the picture and view it
- Designed for computers not phones
- Does not open
- Not working on ios17
- App can only be used once then needs re-download
- App crashes after closing or leaving screen
- 4 years since last update
- Crash
- App has always been buggy
- Never works properly on Saturday or Sunday
- Only opens if app is deleted and re-downloaded
- Immediately shuts down when trying to open again
- Broken On IOS
- Does not work on IOS iphone 14
- Over 4 years since last update
- iPhone bugs
- Can't even place saved order
- VIN scanner very rarely works and is out of date
- No updates for 3 years
- No longer even opens
- Last supported iOS was 11
- App is not working anymore
- Stopped working on iOS devices
- Crashing after initial install
- Literally single use download
- Keeps crashing
- Phone is not working after update
- App no longer loads
- Crashes all the time
- No longer working
- Doesn't seem to be keeping up with iOS updates/support
- Crashes immediately on start up
- App keeps crashing
- Loads then kicks me out
- Doesn't work anymore
- After updating the app doesn't even work
- The only way to get it to work is to delete and reinstall
- Works only until you close the app
- Crashes back again
- Constantly crashes since last update
- Splash screen, then shuts down
- Works for one session then crashes the next time
- App crashes every time
- App crashes as soon as you open it
- Worked twice out of 100 tries
- App is going to get fixed for IPads?
- Open and crash after a second
- Crashes immediately
- Loading screen appears, then the app just shuts down
- Tried rebooting phone, uninstalling and reinstalling, but nothing works
- Keeps crashing
- App was recently updated and now only forcecloses
- App crashes on startup across all iOS platforms
- App does not even open
- Crashes immediately
- Before you could only pick a vehicle by entering the vin, but now the app crashes when trying to open
- Drop down menu no longer works
- Cannot get past the year to select a vehicle
- Menus do not work
- Drop down menus do not work
- App is useless
- Used to work great then iPhone updated
- None of the drop down menus will allow a selection now
- Order of vehicle history stores should be reversed
- Newest vehicles at the bottom not the top
- Worked on the older iOS but not on new one
- Cannot select year
- iPhone 6plus new ios
- Drop down menus not working
- Does not work with new iOS
- Impossible to select anything in the category section to pick a car
- Does not work on ios9
- Need update
- Can select parts from catalog
- Don't let you select from Year, Make & Model
- History section needs sorting from newest to oldest
- Have to scroll all the way down to the bottom to find a VIN
- Can't choose year, make, model after update to IOS9
- Drop down menu no longer works
- Makes this app useless
- Used to use this app all the time in the shop
- Easier than walking into the office to use the computer
- Now with iOS 9 and iPhone 6S the drop down menus no longer work
- Making the app useless to me
- Year make and model is not working
- Drop down menus on mobile app
- Can't choose a year
- Do you like making money
- Make it easy to use
- Let's get with the program
- Do not work
- Cannot select anything
- Last version did not even try it
- Previous version at least worked
- Can't pick year make model
- Fix it asap
- Drop down menus don't allow you to select after ios9 update
- Worked great before
- Doesn't work after ios9 update
- Drop down menus in catalog non op
- Worked fine on iPhone 5s but does not work on iPhone 6s
- Unable to order parts
- Not function properly
- Was all working well before update ios9
- After updated can't not pick year, make and model
- Need fix quick please
- Fix the drop down list for year make model
- Can't select cars
- Total Failure
- Does not work with new iOS
- Cannot select year make
- Selection of year model stop working
- After iOS update, world pac app is not working correctly
- Cannot select year model of the car
- Please fix
- Not able to choose year, make, model from catalog
- App does not let me select the year, make, model on the rolling menu when using the catalog
- Was working well with iPhone 4 but not working on iPhone 6 iOS 8
- App was great until the new iOS update
- Scanner doesn't work with new iPhone
- Scanner doesn't work anymore
- Used to work but now only shows a white screen
- Won't read vin numbers
- When ordering parts over the phone, there's always that possibility of either them misunderstanding you or just not choosing the right part to send you
- See all of the car info that is available in speeddial after a scan on my iPhone rather than having to walk across the shop
- Scanned a corolla and it showed up as a Nissan
- VIN was fine
- Sometimes shows "UNKNOWN" for new cars
Requested features
24 requests- Update the app
- More user-friendly interface
- Simpler and smoother rolling menus
- Allow use without turning the phone
- Update app for iOS compatibility
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- Fix app issues
- Update app after 4 years
- Update app after 3 years
- Update app after 2 years
- Update app for iOS 11+
- Update app for iPads
- Add ability to copy VIN to other software
- Add model and date/time to scan history
- Add part returns, core returns, defects to app
- Allow scanning of return/defect barcodes
- Add ability to scan items to return
- Add ability to look up purchase price/date
- Reorder history to show newest first
- More info in history list
- Turn off light and camera after successful scan
- Add km's and license plate to history
- Sort history from newest to oldest
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Advance Professional
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WORLDPAC
No in-app purchases
Advance Professional
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WORLDPAC free?
Is Advance Professional free?
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