Comparison

Stockwave vs DealFlo

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

DealFlo

This AI-powered platform assists car dealerships by automating customer outreach, lead follow-up, and appointment booking. It allows sales teams to monitor conversations, receive instant notifications, and make recorded calls with AI coaching. The app also facilitates team communication and real-time performance tracking.

Highlights
  • AI-powered lead outreach
  • Automated follow-up and re-engagement
  • Appointment booking
  • Real-time conversation monitoring
  • Push notifications for lead activity
  • Recorded and coached calls
  • Team chat functionality
Features
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DealFlo Activate is an AI-powered conversation platform for car dealerships. Riley, your AI sales agent, handles the outreach your team never has time for: answering internet leads in seconds, following up for months, mining equity, re-engaging dead leads, and booking real showroom appointments. On your phone you can: • See every conversation and jump in anytime — the AI hands off to you instantly • Get push notifications the moment a lead replies or an appointment is set • Place recorded, coached calls (the app rings you, then connects the customer) • Review AI-scored call coaching for every rep on your team • Run "Customer on the Lot" — drop a pin on your lot's satellite and alert every rep • Team Chat with read receipts, photos, and instant alerts • Track leads, calls, and performance in real time Built for dealerships and individual salespeople. Every number is real, every button works.

Screenshots

Stockwave4 screens
DealFlo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DealFlo at 5.0 against Stockwave's 3.5. DealFlo also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). Stockwave's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1). 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

DealFlo 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stockwave ships an update monthly, DealFlo daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stockwave versus DealFlo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStockwaveDealFlo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (31 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopervAuto, Inc.Joshua Skwarek

In-app purchases

None

Stockwave

No in-app purchases

None

DealFlo

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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