Advance Professional vs u
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
u
This app provides real-time updates on vehicle stock, parts prices, and locations for a car parts supplier. Customers can also use it to sell their cars and connect on social media.
- Real-time vehicle stock updates
- Parts price information
- Vehicle location tracking
- Sell your car functionality
- Social media integration
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U-Pull-It process a car every 28 minutes for our customers to enjoy Adelaide’s cheapest auto-parts prices. The U-Pull-It App keeps you up to date with our current stock of vehicles, parts prices and locations. You can even contact us to sell us your car or reach us on social media.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Advance Professional at 3.0 against u's 1.3. Advance Professional also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 0%) and ratings volume (27 vs 3). u's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Advance Professional holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advance Professional has 27 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 0% of u's.
Advance Professional ships an update every 6 months, u every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Advance Professional | u |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (27 ratings) — better | 1.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Advance Auto Parts | John Littler |
Customer experience
Advance Professional
u
In-app purchases
Advance Professional
No in-app purchases
u
No in-app purchases
