Comparison

Stockwave vs ACV Pro

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

ACV Pro

This app helps certified dealers conduct self-inspections for vehicles. It guides users through the process, collecting necessary information to create marketplace listings for sale on a nationwide platform. A valid dealer account is required to access its features.

Highlights
  • Guided vehicle inspection process
  • Collects inspection data
  • Creates marketplace listings
  • Facilitates inventory sales
  • Requires ACV dealer account
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The ACV Inspection app is a vehicle inspection app that allows certified dealers to self- inspect their cars. The app guides dealers through the inspection process and collects the required information to create a marketplace listing. This provides dealers with an additional path to sell their inventory on ACV’s nationwide marketplace (in addition to our VCI inspections). Dealers must have a valid ACV account to use the app. Additional info: BlueDriver PPID: 118074-0001

Screenshots

Stockwave4 screens
ACV Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ACV Pro at 100% against Stockwave's 42%. ACV Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Stockwave's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ACV Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stockwave has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Stockwave's written reviews are positive against 100% of ACV Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stockwave ships an update monthly, ACV Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stockwave versus ACV Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStockwaveACV Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (31 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB208 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopervAuto, Inc.ACV Auctions Inc

Customer experience

Stockwave

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

ACV Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stockwave

No in-app purchases

None

ACV Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stockwave free?
Stockwave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ACV Pro free?
ACV Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stockwave or ACV Pro?
ACV Pro is rated higher. Stockwave averages 3.5 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while ACV Pro averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Stockwave or ACV Pro have ads?
Neither Stockwave nor ACV Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stockwave or ACV Pro?
Stockwave ships an update monthly, and ACV Pro fortnightly. Most recently, Stockwave was updated on October 1, 2026 and ACV Pro on October 12, 2026.

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