Socket vs Car Booklet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Car Booklet
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Socket | Car Booklet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Risner | Ahmad Al-Sabbagh |
In-app purchases
Socket
No in-app purchases
Car Booklet
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Socket free?
Is Car Booklet free?
Do Socket or Car Booklet have ads?
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