Garage Gurus vs Tekmetric Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Garage Gurus
This app helps automotive service providers improve shop efficiency and customer service. It enables real-time communication of diagnoses, repair recommendations, and vehicle repair status. Features include quick part look-up, customer communication tools, and direct access to expert advice.
- Find parts quickly via VIN scan or license plate
- Communicate repair status and estimates to customers
- Access product information and service tips
- Chat with ASE Certified professionals for technical support
- Send inspection results with photos to customers
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SmartChoice™ Mobile is now Garage Gurus™! The Garage Gurus app powered by Federal-Mogul Motorparts helps automotive service providers improve shop efficiency and enhance customer service by providing real-time communication of the diagnosis, repair recommendation and status of their vehicle’s repair. Key Features: •Find the right part quickly and accurately •Communicate with your customers in an effective and professional manner •Get product features, news and service tips easily •Get answers from Federal-Mogul Motorparts professionals with the push of a button Look-up by VIN Scan •Looking up parts for your customer’s vehicle is now faster and easier thanks to Garage Gurus innovative VIN Scan technology. Look-up by License Plate •Find parts fast by using Garage Gurus license plate look-up! Look-up by Application •Garage Gurus offers a faster, more accurate and convenient way to look up vehicle applications by year, make and model as well as specific part number/interchange. Send Inspection Results •Save time! You can instantly send your customers their vehicle inspection results along with multiple photos showing any worn parts and your complete repair estimate. The customer is able to view on their mobile device or desktop and respond instantly via email or callback buttons to ask questions and/or authorize the repair. Product Information •As a leading global manufacturer, Federal-Mogul Motorparts portfolio of trusted brands provides you with the latest innovations for complete vehicle repair solutions. Reference the Product Information Library for technical information and latest news. Chat With a Pro •Technical questions? “Chat With a Pro” automatically connects you by phone or e-mail to the ASE Certified Garage Gurus on-call who are ready to assist you with your installation or product questions. Available Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Tekmetric Mobile
Streamline automotive repair workflows with digital inspections and mobile check-in. Capture photos, videos, and notes directly from your device to document vehicle issues and track technician time. Real-time syncing ensures seamless collaboration between mobile and desktop platforms.
- Mobile Check-In with VIN/plate scanning
- Digital Vehicle Inspections (DVIs)
- Photo and video documentation
- Image markup for issue clarification
- Technician time tracking
- Real-time sync with desktop platform
- Repair Order access and job board
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Greet customers. Start repair orders. Perform inspections. All from your phone. Tekmetric Mobile is the fastest way to get work started and keep it moving — from the parking lot to the repair bay. With Mobile Check-In, service advisors can greet customers at their vehicle, scan a VIN or license plate, and instantly start or pull up a Repair Order. No running back and forth. No delays. Just faster, more personal service from the second a customer pulls in. Technicians can perform detailed Digital Vehicle Inspections (DVIs) right from their phone — complete with photos, videos, notes, and markups — without repeating steps or leaving the bay. Everything syncs in real time with the desktop platform, keeping the whole team aligned. That means fewer bottlenecks, less manual entry, and faster decisions — leading to shorter wait times, clearer communication, and more revenue across the shop. Whether you’re tracking time, documenting issues, or getting the next RO started, Tekmetric Mobile is built to match the way modern shops actually work: fast, flexible, and fully mobile. Key Features: - Mobile Check-In — scan VINs or plates to start or pull up ROs instantly - Digital Inspections — take photos, record videos, add notes and canned findings - Image Markup — show exactly what’s wrong with clear annotations - Time Tracking — clock in/out and track time from your phone - Repair Order Access — view vehicle and customer info, tech notes, and more - Job Board — find ROs by status: estimates, work in progress, or done - Real-Time Sync — mobile and desktop stay in sync automatically Say goodbye to messy clipboards, repeated measurements, and lost time. Tekmetric Mobile helps you work faster, stay consistent, and deliver a customer experience that keeps people coming back. Subscription required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Garage Gurus at free against Tekmetric Mobile's subscription. Garage Gurus also leads on rating (3.1 vs 2.7) and review sentiment (50% vs 29%). Tekmetric Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (60 vs 7). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Garage Gurus holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tekmetric Mobile has 60 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Garage Gurus's written reviews are positive against 29% of Tekmetric Mobile's.
Garage Gurus ships an update every 2 months, Tekmetric Mobile every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Garage Gurus | Tekmetric Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) — better | 2.7 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 29.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Federal-Mogul Corporation | Sparkplug Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Garage Gurus
Tekmetric Mobile
Bugs and requests
Garage Gurus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tekmetric Mobile
Reported bugs
21 issues- Videos always fail to upload
- Videos erase if not caught in time
- Significant lag when capturing photos
- App breaks after updates
- Camera function offline after update
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- Search feature broke after update
- Always wants you to go out
- Frustrating time tracking, RO never paused
- No way to know which jobs time is running on
- Pictures or videos disappear when uploading or fail to upload
- Text input in inspection deletes itself after saving
- Won't let me log in
- Unusable on iPhone
- Slow at loading
- Terrible for efficiency bonuses
- Doesn't always update RO
- Problem logging in (password/email incorrect)
- DVI skips around
- Unable to add media after initial media
- Keyboard not opening (fixed by update)
- Login issues
Requested features
39 requests- Ability to pull up history
- Ability to look at reports (billed hours)
- More options for office staff app
- Customer phone number on work order
- Customer lookup utility
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- Edit ROs
- See prices
- See the schedule
- Look at invoices
- See service history
- See specs (oil capacity, wheel torque)
- Edit a repair order marked complete
- Admin controls (appointments, tech settings)
- Make customer concerns visible to techs
- Add new customers via app
- Start repair orders via app
- Add new cars and jobs on the go
- More features for owners/admins
- Add scheduling option
- Add customer list
- Show dollar amounts for jobs/estimates
- Face login or Apple Face Login
- See schedules
- See inventory
- See vendors
- Inventory counts, audits
- Access employee hours
- See daily numbers (closing, performance)
- See fluid types and quantities
- See technical information (torque specs)
- See vehicle specs (fluids, filters, specs, TSBs)
- Canned findings auto-populate
- Ability to interact with repair order 'Jobs'
- Ability to view repair order 'Jobs'
- Ability to change RO job status
- Work-in-progress screen
- See times on ticket
- See previous job history and inspections
- App structured similar to desktop version
In-app purchases
Garage Gurus
No in-app purchases
Tekmetric Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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