Stockwave vs VinMotion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
VinMotion
Manage vehicle inventory and appraisals on the go. This app allows sales associates to scan VINs, add vehicle details, and upload photos directly from their mobile device, with real-time updates syncing to the web platform.
- Manage inventory
- Create appraisals
- Scan VINs
- Add vehicle photos
- Real-time web updates
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For VinMotion users, this app will streamline your sales associates’ activities by allowing them to manage Inventory and Appraisals from anywhere. Some of the many additional benefits of using our mobile app include: ~ View and manage your inventory ~ Create and review appraisals ~ Scan VINs, and add vehicles to stock ~ Add photos to your vehicle listings using a built-in camera or from the device gallery ~ Delete and rearrange photos instantly ~ Real-time updates with VinMotion Web
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VinMotion at 4.2 against Stockwave's 3.5. VinMotion also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 42%). Stockwave's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 10) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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.
VinMotion holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Stockwave's written reviews are positive against 50% of VinMotion's.
Stockwave ships an update monthly, VinMotion every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stockwave | VinMotion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (31 ratings) | 4.2 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | vAuto, Inc. | Dominion Dealer Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
Stockwave
VinMotion
In-app purchases
Stockwave
No in-app purchases
VinMotion
No in-app purchases








