Comparison

Advance Professional vs Kukui DVI

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

Head to head
About

Advance Professional

Scan vehicle barcodes to quickly retrieve VIN information and search for parts. Order directly through your professional account and access your assigned Parts Pro. Store scanned vehicle data for future use and upload it to your online account.

Highlights
  • Scan vehicle barcodes (VIN)
  • Search for parts
  • Order directly from the app
  • Access Professional Parts Pro
  • Store recent vehicles
  • Upload scanned data to online account
Features
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Advance Auto Parts® and Carquest® Professional customers can scan directly from a vehicle’s barcode (windshield or door mounted), search for parts, and order directly from the app using their secure Advance Professional account. The decoded VIN information will appear on their account’s "Previous Vehicles" list and be available to use for: - Capturing a vehicle’s detailed information, including year, make, model, and engine - Launching AdvancePro to find parts for scanned vehicles right from the app - Store recent vehicles scanned within the app itself - Upload the scanned data into your Advance Professional online account - Get fast, one-click access to your assigned Professional Parts Pro To look up parts or upload scanned vehicles to your Advance Professional account, you must be an active professional customer. Contact your nearest Advance Auto Parts® store or visit my.advancepro.com for information on starting a professional customer account or obtaining your online credentials. For support questions on the mobile Advance Professional app, contact Customer Service at 1-877-280-5965 during normal business hours. Don’t have a professional account? Download our DIY app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/advance-auto-parts/id1486902421?ls=1

About

Kukui DVI

This tool empowers automotive technicians to conduct digital vehicle inspections, sharing photos, videos, and voice notes with customers for greater transparency. It integrates with a CRM system to easily send reports and manage service reminders, building trust between motorists and repair shops.

Highlights
  • Digital vehicle inspections
  • Photo and video sharing
  • Voice to text notes
  • Customer-facing reports
  • CRM integration
  • Service reminders
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Built from the ground up by Kukui engineers, the Kukui DVI will help to modernize the way your shop performs vehicle inspections. Deploying a mobile device based digital inspection tool enables technicians to show customers exactly what they see. By sharing photos, video, and voice to text notes, with inspection results, your customers will have a much clearer picture of their car's health in a more intimate, and personal way. This creates a strong level of trust between the motorist and the shop. Kukui’s DVI integrates right into our state-of-the-art CRM system, making it easier than ever to share digital inspection reports with customers straight from the dashboard via email or text. Did your customer already come in to take care of the repair you recommended? Since our system integrates directly with your management system, service reminders and recommendations are always up-to-date so that you always send them relevant information about what their vehicle needs.

Screenshots

Advance Professional4 screens
Kukui DVI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kukui DVI at 100% against Advance Professional's 24%. Kukui DVI also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Advance Professional's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kukui DVI holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advance Professional has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Advance Professional's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kukui DVI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Advance Professional ships an update every 6 months, Kukui DVI every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Advance Professional versus Kukui DVI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvance ProfessionalKukui DVI
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (28 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB40 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAdvance Auto PartsKukui Corporation

Customer experience

Advance Professional

All ratings21 ratings
Positive47.6%
Neutral9.5%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive24.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative73.2%

Kukui DVI

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Advance Professional

No in-app purchases

None

Kukui DVI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Advance Professional free?
Advance Professional is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kukui DVI free?
Kukui DVI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Advance Professional or Kukui DVI?
Kukui DVI is rated higher. Advance Professional averages 3.0 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Kukui DVI averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Advance Professional or Kukui DVI have ads?
Advance Professional shows ads; Kukui DVI does not.
Which is updated more often, Advance Professional or Kukui DVI?
Advance Professional ships an update every 6 months, and Kukui DVI every 2 months. Most recently, Advance Professional was updated on November 1, 2026 and Kukui DVI on November 3, 2026.

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