Advance Professional vs Foss 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
Foss U
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Find the right part for less with Foss U-Pull-It—your self-serve source for quality used auto parts across six locations in NC & VA. Browse daily-updated inventory, and plan your visit— all in one app. We also buy cars (running or not) with quick quotes to put cash in your pocket.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Foss U at 4.0 against Advance Professional's 3.0. Foss U also leads on ads (none vs shown). Advance Professional's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Foss U holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advance Professional has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Advance Professional | Foss U |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (28 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Advance Auto Parts | EZer, LLC |
In-app purchases
Advance Professional
No in-app purchases
Foss U
No in-app purchases
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