Stockwave vs Auto Image
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.
Auto Image
Easily configure vehicles by selecting make, model, year, and trim. Discover compatible products for your specific vehicle. A user-friendly tool for automotive enthusiasts and professionals.
- Vehicle make, model, year selection
- Trim level specification
- Compatible product identification
- User-friendly interface
- Automotive product discovery
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We are excited to offer our vehicle configurator in an easy to use application. you can select your make, model, year and trim to see products that fit your vehicle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Stockwave at monthly against Auto Image's every 26 months. Stockwave also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 6). On price, rating, 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.
Auto Image holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stockwave has 31 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Stockwave ships an update monthly, Auto Image every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stockwave | Auto Image |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (31 ratings) | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | vAuto, Inc. | DPS Automotive |
Customer experience
Stockwave
Auto Image
In-app purchases
Stockwave
No in-app purchases
Auto Image
No in-app purchases









