ACV Pro vs CarMax Auctions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
CarMax Auctions
This app allows licensed dealers to participate in weekly vehicle auctions. Dealers can view inventory, research vehicles, place bids in real-time, and listen to live auctioneer audio.
- Real-time bidding
- View vehicle lists
- Place notes and watches
- Research vehicles
- View photos
- Live auctioneer audio
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Welcome to the CarMax Auctions app, made for licensed dealers to source the best inventory from across the country. Auctions are held every week and are conducted by professional auctioneers. CarMax Auctions app features: - View and bid in real time. - View lane vehicle lists and place notes, watches and early bids. - Research vehicles and view photos. - Listen to real-time audio as an auctioneer calls the auction.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ACV Pro at 100% against CarMax Auctions's 0%. ACV Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). CarMax Auctions's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
ACV Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ACV Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of CarMax Auctions's.
ACV Pro ships an update fortnightly, CarMax Auctions every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACV Pro | CarMax Auctions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ACV Auctions Inc | Auction Frontier |
Customer experience
ACV Pro
CarMax Auctions
In-app purchases
ACV Pro
No in-app purchases
CarMax Auctions
No in-app purchases
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