AV AIM vs Black Book Cherry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AV AIM
Manage your vehicles efficiently with this app. Upload images, scan VIN codes to retrieve vehicle data, and keep all your car information organized in one place.
- Vehicle management
- Image uploads for cars
- VIN code scanning
- Read vehicle data
- Organized car information
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This is the AIM Experts Vehicle Management app.You can manage your cars here, upload images for a car and scan by vin code to read vehicle.
Black Book Cherry
This app provides automotive professionals with industry-leading vehicle valuation data, market insights, and inventory recommendations. It helps users make informed buying and selling decisions quickly through VIN scanning and various search options.
- Wholesale, Retail, and Trade-In values
- History Adjusted Values
- Local Retail Market Insights
- Auction pre-sale inventory recommendations
- VIN Scan, Free Form, and Year, Make, Model search
- Save and share vehicles
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**Black Book Cherry, a Black Book Digital product, is available to registered automotive professionals only with Black Book Digital accounts.** Black Book Cherry helps automotive professionals make better and faster buying and selling decisions. Take advantage of all of Cherry's features: * Black Book's industry leading Wholesale, Retail, and Trade-In values * History Adjusted Values - quickly understand the value impact of a vehicle's history report * Local Retail Market Insights * Intelligently recommends auction pre-sale inventory based on your buying preferences * VIN Scan, Free Form, and Year, Make, Model search capabilities * Save and share vehicles of interest We iterate frequently to continue to improve the app and provide more features. Have questions or feedback? Email us at support@blackbook.com Privacy Policy: https://www.blackbook.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.blackbook.com/black-book-digital-eula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AV AIM at 50% against Black Book Cherry's 7%. AV AIM also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads 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. Black Book Cherry sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per month. AV AIM asks for nothing beyond the download.
AV AIM ships an update every 3 months, Black Book Cherry every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AV AIM | Black Book Cherry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 7.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mobials Inc. | Black Book |
Customer experience
AV AIM
Black Book Cherry
In-app purchases
AV AIM
No in-app purchases
Black Book Cherry
- Cars of Particular Interest$34.991 Month
- MD & HD Trucks and Trailers$34.991 Month
- Motorcycle and Powersports$34.991 Month
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- Recreational Vehicles$34.991 Month
- Used Cars$84.991 Month
