Comparison

Advance Professional vs ATD Central

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

ATD Central

Manage business continuity and disaster recovery with this app. It allows for viewing plans, tracking tasks, reporting incidents, and sending emergency notifications to your organization.

Highlights
  • View and download BC Plans
  • Trigger emergency mass notifications
  • Track BC/DR tasks
  • Report and track crises/incidents
  • Integrated platform
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Download the ATD Central app for managing your Business Continuity needs. It provides a flexible and integrated platform to orchestrate business continuity planning, disaster and recovery action tracking, and emergency mass notification in case of crises. - View and download BC Plans on your handheld device - Trigger emergency mass notifications to your organisation - Track BC/DR tasks - Report and track crises and incidents

Screenshots

Advance Professional4 screens
ATD Central4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ATD Central at 5.0 against Advance Professional's 3.0. ATD Central also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Advance Professional's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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

ATD Central holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advance Professional has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Advance Professional versus ATD Central: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvance ProfessionalATD Central
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (28 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB42 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAdvance Auto PartsAmerican Tire Distributors Inc

Customer experience

Advance Professional

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

ATD Central

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Advance Professional

No in-app purchases

None

ATD Central

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Advance Professional free?
Advance Professional is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ATD Central free?
ATD Central is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Advance Professional or ATD Central?
ATD Central is rated higher. Advance Professional averages 3.0 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while ATD Central averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Advance Professional or ATD Central have ads?
Advance Professional shows ads; ATD Central does not.

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