CDK eSignature vs Xtime Engage 8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CDK eSignature
This app allows customers of a Dealer Management System to electronically sign documents on an iPad. It streamlines the process of approving service work or purchasing parts, saving time during vehicle drop-off and pick-up.
- Electronic signing on iPad
- Approve service work
- Approve parts purchases
- Time-saving for customers
- Integrates with DMS
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CDK eSignature application enables Dealer Management System (DMS) customers to electronically sign on an iPad to approve service work or purchase parts. This saves valuable time when dropping off or picking up your vehicle or delivering parts to customers.
Xtime Engage 8
This mobile solution streamlines the automotive dealership service lane experience. It empowers service advisors with tools for rapid check-in, personalized recommendations, and efficient service management, aiming to boost repair order value and customer satisfaction.
- Rapid check-in process
- VIN-specific maintenance recommendations
- Integrated tire selling
- Walk-around inspections
- OEM recall management
- Capture and market declined services
- Payment processing
- Schedule next service appointment
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Xtime’s Engage is the industry’s leading mobile point-of-service solution for automotive dealerships. With instant access to quality information and a consistent write-up process, Engage gives Dealership Consumers a professional service lane experience while boosting repair order value and CSI. Service advisors are empowered with a rapid check-in process, VIN-specific maintenance recommendations, integrated tire selling, walk-around inspections, OEM recalls and capabilities to capture, market declined services, ability to take payment and schedule next service appointment. Engage utilizes the Xtime Cloud platform to provide accurate vehicle information such as factory service menus, dealer recommendations, and pricing and service and inspection history, right in the service drive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Xtime Engage 8 at 2.9 against CDK eSignature's 1.6. Xtime Engage 8 also leads on review sentiment (14% vs 0%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). CDK eSignature's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Xtime Engage 8 holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xtime Engage 8 has 30 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of CDK eSignature's written reviews are positive against 14% of Xtime Engage 8's.
CDK eSignature ships an update every 2 months, Xtime Engage 8 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CDK eSignature | Xtime Engage 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (5 ratings) | 2.9 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CDK Global, Inc. | Xtime |
Customer experience
CDK eSignature
Xtime Engage 8
In-app purchases
CDK eSignature
No in-app purchases
Xtime Engage 8
No in-app purchases
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