Comparison

Stockwave vs Hammer Price

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Stockwave

Streamline wholesale vehicle acquisition by simplifying auction sourcing. Quickly evaluate vehicles, access pricing guides, and get real-time bid guidance to make profitable decisions.

Highlights
  • VIN scanning for bid determination
  • Access to multiple price guides
  • Vehicle history reports
  • Auction condition report evaluation
  • Save vehicle notes
  • Navigate auction run lists
  • Real-time bid guidance
Features
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Stockwave is the latest innovation from vAuto for Wholesale Vehicle Acquisition. The Stockwave application will work for all existing vAuto clients that have a current AuctionGenius subscription or sign up for a new Stockwave subscription. Sourcing used car inventory at auction can drain time and money from a dealership. The searching and researching before the auction doesn’t always lead to the best buying opportunities. The bidding and buying process doesn’t always lead to profitable outcomes. Stockwave simplifies sourcing so much, you don’t have to spend time searching or researching - or waste money on the wrong bids again. The Stockwave mobile application is designed to aide in searching for Wholesale inventory from all major United States Automobile Auctions and for quickly evaluate the vehicles when at alive auction. Key Features: * Scan a VIN to quickly determine what to bid on a vehicle * Access price guides based on your current subscription such as MMR, KBB, Black Book, NADA, and Galves * Access Vehicle History Reports * Evaluate the Auction Condition Reports before you place a bid * Save Notes about each Vehicle to access your prior research * Navigate Auction Run Lists with ease while at the auction * Access real time bid guidance and profit projections Usage Requirements: * This app requires an active subscription with vAuto for AuctionGenius or Stockwave. * The VIN scanner requires access to your camera, and you can grant permissions by going to Settings -> Privacy -> Camera. * The VIN scanner requires an autofocusing camera. Some older Apple devices do NOT have autofocus cameras, so VIN scanning is NOT supported on those devices. * The Black Book and Galves price guides may require an additional subscription to access the data on a mobile device.

About

Hammer Price

Follow collector car auctions in real-time, preview runlists, and track favorite lots. Get notified when specific cars are about to sell and compare current prices with historical data. Organize your tracked cars into a portfolio for long-term analysis.

Highlights
  • Real-time auction following
  • Auction runlist previews
  • Lot tracking and favorites
  • Live auction alerts
  • Portfolio management
  • Price comparison with past results
  • Multi-currency results display
Features
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Hammer Price is the original way to follow all of your favorite collector car auctions at once, in real-time. Preview auction runlists, keep track of interesting lots, compare today’s prices with past results, and see what’s selling now. LIVE RESULTS Choose the sales you want to follow and add them to your Auctions list. Interested in seeing how a particular car does? Add it to your Favorites for quick reference. Opt for an alert and you’ll get notified before your car crosses the block or when it hammers. PORTFOLIO Put together a group of cars you want to track over time. Your Portfolio will chart matching results and email you an update when cars on your list sell at auction. YOUR WAY View results with or without commission, in seven currencies. CONTACT US Having a problem with the app? Let us know at support@hammerpricelive.com. Terms of Use: https://hammerpricelive.com/terms-of-use-app.html

Screenshots

Stockwave4 screens
Hammer Price4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stockwave at none against Hammer Price's 7. Stockwave also leads on rating (3.5 vs 3.2). Hammer Price's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hammer Price sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Stockwave asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stockwave holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 43 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Stockwave's written reviews are positive against 45% of Hammer Price's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stockwave ships an update monthly, Hammer Price every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stockwave versus Hammer Price: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStockwaveHammer Price
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (31 ratings) — better3.2 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews45.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3143 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.014.7 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB45 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopervAuto, Inc.RM Sotheby's Motor LLC

Customer experience

Stockwave

All ratings31 ratings
Positive61.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative32.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%

Hammer Price

All ratings42 ratings
Positive54.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative40.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative48.5%

In-app purchases

None

Stockwave

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Hammer Price

Subscriptions7
  • Collector (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Dealer | Market Analyst$29.991 Month
  • Collector (Yearly)$49.991 Year
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  • Dealer/Market Analyst-5 users$129.991 Month
  • Dealer/Market Analyst-10 users$259.991 Month
  • Dealer | Market Analyst$299.991 Year
  • Dealer/Market Analyst-10+Users$399.001 Month

Questions

Is Stockwave free?
Stockwave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hammer Price free?
Hammer Price is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stockwave or Hammer Price?
Stockwave is rated higher. Stockwave averages 3.5 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Hammer Price averages 3.2 from 43 ratings.
Do Stockwave or Hammer Price have ads?
Neither Stockwave nor Hammer Price shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stockwave or Hammer Price?
Stockwave ships an update monthly, and Hammer Price every 5 days. Most recently, Stockwave was updated on October 23, 2026 and Hammer Price on October 24, 2026.

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