Text2Drive vs Xtime Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text2Drive
Facilitates communication between dealership employees and customers. Enables sending messages and photos, particularly for repair updates. Requires an existing Text2Drive account to function.
- Employee-to-employee chat
- Customer chat
- Photo sharing
- Repair updates
- Dealership operations
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An extension of the Text2Drive communication platform, the Mobile Operations Module allows dealership employees to chat with each other or with customers and send them photos (typically of a required repair). This free app only works with a Text2Drive account.
Xtime Mobile
Enhance dealership operations with a mobile suite of tools. Streamline customer messaging, expedite internal communications, and conduct vehicle inspections with multimedia attachments. Receive real-time alerts for key events.
- Customer messaging
- Internal communication
- Mobile vehicle inspections
- Photo/video/audio attachments
- Vehicle history access
- Push notifications
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A suite of tools that extend the Xtime platform to your mobile device: • Customer Messaging allows dealership staff to respond quickly, streamlining interactions with customers. • DealerChat expedites work in progress by facilitating communications with internal employees. • Mobile Inspect allows technicians to complete multipoint inspections from anywhere. Users can take photos, videos, and audio clips of inspected vehicles and attach to the recommended services. Vehicle history is available with each and every vehicle inspection. • Users will receive push notifications on their mobile device when Xtime alerts are triggered for events such as new customer messages or new RO assignments. Xtime Mobile App can be downloaded for free, but does require a monthly subscription and signed license agreement. If you log into the app and do not see any data, please verify with management that you have a license agreement to use the app. If you are an existing Xtime user and would like to utilize this app, please contact your Xtime sales representative.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Text2Drive at free against Xtime Mobile's subscription. Text2Drive also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 5%). Xtime Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (373 vs 99). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
Text2Drive holds the better App Store score, 1.9 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 373 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Text2Drive's written reviews are positive against 5% of Xtime Mobile's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text2Drive | Xtime Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (99 ratings) — better | 1.7 (373 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.8% of reviews — better | 5.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 99 | 373 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Text2Drive | Xtime |
Customer experience
Text2Drive
Xtime Mobile
Bugs and requests
Text2Drive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Xtime Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Camera focus issues
- Inconsistent video recording
- Unexpected app logout and login issues
- Repair order history not displaying properly
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to delete media in bulk
- Improved camera functionality and quality
- Customizable notification settings
- Seamless integration with desktop version
In-app purchases
Text2Drive
No in-app purchases
Xtime Mobile
No in-app purchases
