Comparison

Detailermade vs PacWest Cleans

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

Head to head
About

Detailermade

This app streamlines operations for mobile automotive detailers. It simplifies booking, automates job tracking, and facilitates secure client communication and payments. Gain business insights, manage expenses, and scale your detailing service.

Highlights
  • Professional client booking
  • Automatic vehicle size detection
  • Deposit acceptance
  • Automatic job duration tracking
  • Secure in-app messaging
  • On-the-spot payment processing
  • Expense and mileage tracking
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DetailerMade is the companion app for your DetailerMade account, the business management platform built exclusively for automotive detailers. Sign in with the account you use at detailermade.com and run your day from your phone: bookings, clients, vehicles, estimates, invoices, your team and your numbers. Created by detailers who understand the daily grind, DetailerMade takes the back-office frustration out of running a detailing business so you can spend more time on cars. STREAMLINE YOUR BOOKING PROCESS • Your own online booking site where clients choose a service, vehicle, time and location • Booking approval: let online requests wait for your OK before they hit your calendar • Available Slots finds the next open time around the jobs you already have • Day, week and month calendar views with team assignment • Automated confirmation, reminder and follow-up texts so you stop chasing clients KEEP RECURRING CLIENTS ON SCHEDULE • Set up recurring visits on the weekday your client prefers • Each visit is confirmed by the client with a tap, and held time slots stay protected • Pause, resume, edit or extend a recurring schedule any time QUOTE, INVOICE AND GET PAID • Build estimates in minutes and turn an accepted estimate into a job • Send invoices and receipts your clients can pay from their phone • Discounts, promotions and gift cards to bring clients back KNOW EVERY CLIENT AND VEHICLE • Client profiles with contact details, vehicles, job history and notes • Two-way texting with clients from your business number • Lead forms and a lead site that feed new prospects straight into your pipeline • Ratings and reviews collected after every job RUN YOUR TEAM • Employees and teams with role-based access • Time logging, mileage logging and quality checks on every job • Payroll summaries and expense tracking in one place SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE • Dashboard with today's jobs, weather and what needs your attention • Insights on revenue, job status, services and clients • Achievements that mark the milestones your business hits DetailerMade works on iPhone, iPad and the web, and everything stays in sync. Your business and team settings are managed from your account at detailermade.com. Questions or ideas? Reach us any time at hey@detailermade.com.

About

PacWest Cleans

Features
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PacWest Cleans is the operations app for short-term rental cleaning teams. It connects property owners, co-hosts, and cleaners in one place so every turnover gets scheduled, completed, documented, and paid for - without spreadsheets or group texts. BUILT FOR THE PEOPLE DOING THE WORK Cleaners see only the jobs assigned to them, with property details, checkout and check-in times, access notes, and pay for each clean. Start and pause a job from your phone, work through the property's checklist, and capture photos as you go. Clock in and out for hourly work and track your earnings across the pay period. BUILT FOR OWNERS AND CO-HOSTS The owner portal shows upcoming and completed cleans for every property you own or co-host, with photo documentation from each turnover. Review invoices, see exactly which cleans and supplies you're being billed for, and pay securely online. SCHEDULING THAT KEEPS UP - Automatic reservation sync from Hostaway and any iCal calendar - Turnovers created automatically from guest checkouts - Recurring shifts for regular maintenance work - Open shifts your team can claim - Guest extension detection, so a stay change doesn't strand a cleaner - Day-off requests with approval routing DOCUMENTATION YOU CAN STAND BEHIND - Property-specific checklists with photo capture - Issue reporting with photos, routed to the right person immediately - Cleaning inspections and quality scoring - Optional on-site check-in confirmation using your device location TEAM COMMUNICATION Direct messages and group chats scoped to properties and jobs, with mentions and push notifications so urgent issues actually get seen. INVOICING, PAYROLL, AND TRUST ACCOUNTING - Owner invoices generated from completed cleans and supply orders - Secure card payment - Payroll reports covering per-clean and hourly pay - Trust accounting with owner disbursements, tax set-asides, and balances - Supply ordering and inventory tracking PacWest Cleans requires an account provided by your property management organization.

Screenshots

Detailermade4 screens
PacWest Cleans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Detailermade at 15.0 against PacWest Cleans's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Detailermade versus PacWest Cleans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDetailermadePacWest Cleans
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (69 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDetailermade LLCLeslie Vipond

In-app purchases

None

Detailermade

No in-app purchases

None

PacWest Cleans

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Detailermade free?
Detailermade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PacWest Cleans free?
PacWest Cleans is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Detailermade or PacWest Cleans have ads?
Neither Detailermade nor PacWest Cleans shows ads.

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