Comparison

CDK Service Mobile Desktop vs Tekion Smart Screen

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

Head to head
About

CDK Service Mobile Desktop

Streamline automotive service operations with a mobile solution for service advisors. Greet customers, scan VINs, create repair orders, and perform vehicle walk-arounds with photos and touch markups directly on an iPad. Enhance customer service and efficiency in dealership service departments.

Highlights
  • Customer greeting and VIN scanning
  • Repair order creation and management
  • Customizable vehicle walk-arounds
  • Photo and touch markup for damage
  • Customer and vehicle history access
  • eSignature for authorization
  • Paperless write-up
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Current CDK Service clients you’ve been upgraded! We are releasing the next evolution in CDK Service software with CDK Service Mobile Desktop, making it faster and easier than ever to take care of customers on the drive! CDK Service state-of-the-art mobile technology gets Service Advisors out from behind the counter to meet the needs of today's consumers. Service Advisors can greet customers at their vehicle, scan their VIN, and roll the appointment into an RO with a couple of taps on the iPad. No appointment? No problem. Just scan the VIN, enter the customers information and move on. Advanced DMS integration makes creating a new customer faster than ever before. Perform a customized vehicle walk around in the time it takes in most systems to retrieve customer information with our new application. Attach pictures of damage to the Repair Order, perform touch vehicle markup, note concerns, and even upsell services all on the iPad while your customer is still standing next to you. With access to customers and vehicle history, including any previously declined services, Service Advisors are equipped to provide the highest level of customer service. With CDK eSignature enabled when it's time to get authorization, customers simply sign the iPad. Paperless write up keeps you with your customer and their vehicle at all times. Faster, easier, and more profitable than anything ever seen in automotive fixed operations, CDK Service takes Automobile Dealership Service Departments to the next level.

About

Tekion Smart Screen

Features
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Tekion Smart Screen Accompany app is the perfect addition to Tekion’s dSE (digital Service Experience) app for iPhone. Dealers who already leverage Tekion can connect with their Service customers better than ever before. Through this consumer facing app, users can view, select, shop and sign for work estimates on the products (parts) and services that were recommended during the check-in process. When not being used by a customer, the dSE Accompany app can also be utilized as a digital display for dealership advertisements and videos in full screen. Dealers can provide better digital experiences for their customers while also gaining efficiency and profitability.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tekion Smart Screen at every 5 weeks against CDK Service Mobile Desktop's every 3 months. Tekion Smart Screen also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CDK Service Mobile Desktop ships an update every 3 months, Tekion Smart Screen every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CDK Service Mobile Desktop versus Tekion Smart Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCDK Service Mobile DesktopTekion Smart Screen
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCDK Global, Inc.Tekion Cloud

In-app purchases

None

CDK Service Mobile Desktop

No in-app purchases

None

Tekion Smart Screen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CDK Service Mobile Desktop free?
CDK Service Mobile Desktop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tekion Smart Screen free?
Tekion Smart Screen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CDK Service Mobile Desktop or Tekion Smart Screen have ads?
Neither CDK Service Mobile Desktop nor Tekion Smart Screen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CDK Service Mobile Desktop or Tekion Smart Screen?
CDK Service Mobile Desktop ships an update every 3 months, and Tekion Smart Screen every 5 weeks. Most recently, CDK Service Mobile Desktop was updated on October 29, 2026 and Tekion Smart Screen on October 26, 2026.

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