Comparison

Socket vs Car Booklet

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Socket

Easily log and track all your vehicle's maintenance, repairs, and fuel fill-ups. Receive timely reminders for scheduled services and maintain a comprehensive history of work performed. Monitor fuel economy and store essential vehicle details for quick reference.

Highlights
  • Log maintenance, repairs, and fill-ups
  • Receive maintenance reminders
  • Track fuel economy
  • Document repair history
  • Store vehicle details
  • Export records (PDF/CSV)
  • iCloud sync across devices
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Keep your vehicles running smoothly with Socket. Log and track maintenance, repairs, and fill-ups all in one place, whether you’re a car enthusiast or just want peace of mind. - Monitor maintenance, repairs, and fuel economy from the dashboard, with quick and easy logging - Receive reminders for regular maintenance so you never miss a service - Document repairs to maintain a complete history of work performed on your vehicles - Log fill-ups and monitor fuel economy over time - Add vehicle details such as VIN, tire size, and more for easy reference - Export records in PDF or CSV for sharing or backup - Keep your data synced across devices with iCloud for seamless access

About

Car Booklet

Features
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Car Booklet is a simple digital service history app for your car. Keep your car’s important maintenance and repair records in one place. Create a car profile, add service entries, record mileage, costs, workshops, invoice references, parts replaced, work done, notes, and upcoming maintenance due by date or mileage. Car Booklet is designed to feel like a clean digital version of the physical service booklet that comes with a car — simple, focused, and easy to keep updated. Features: • Create car profiles with key vehicle details • Record service, repair, inspection, insurance, registration, and other car-related entries • Add mileage, cost, workshop, invoice/reference number, notes, and parts/work done • Track upcoming or overdue maintenance by date or mileage • View a clear timeline of your car’s history • See basic cost and service summaries • Choose your preferred currency and distance unit • Export a JSON backup of your car records • No account required Car Booklet stores your records locally on your device. Backup export is optional and only happens when you choose to export your data. Whether you want to remember when you last changed the oil, track repair costs, keep invoice references, or maintain a clean service history for resale, Car Booklet gives you a simple place to keep it all organized.

Screenshots

Socket4 screens
Car Booklet4 screens

Verdict

The call

Socket and Car Booklet are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Socket versus Car Booklet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSocketCar Booklet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin RisnerAhmad Al-Sabbagh

In-app purchases

None

Socket

No in-app purchases

None

Car Booklet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Socket free?
Socket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Car Booklet free?
Car Booklet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Socket or Car Booklet have ads?
Neither Socket nor Car Booklet shows ads.

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