Comparison

CDK Service Mobile Desktop vs Digital Transactions

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

Digital Transactions

Facilitates digital vehicle sales by enabling seamless interaction between dealerships and consumers, both in-store and remotely. Offers a contactless experience for the sales department, allowing for the sharing of transaction details and F&I menu displays.

Highlights
  • Digital vehicle sales
  • Dealer-consumer interaction
  • Contactless sales experience
  • Share transaction details
  • Display F&I menus
  • Receive approvals
Features
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Digital vehicle sales is the new normal in automotive retail. Tekion’s ARC digital transactions app promotes interaction between dealer and consumer in-store and remotely. Provide a contactless experience in your sales department. Share important transaction details, display F&I menus, receive approvals and so much more!

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Digital Transactions at 100% against CDK Service Mobile Desktop's 17%. Digital Transactions also leads on rating (3.2 vs 2.3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Digital Transactions holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of CDK Service Mobile Desktop's written reviews are positive against 100% of Digital Transactions's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CDK Service Mobile Desktop ships an update every 3 months, Digital Transactions monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CDK Service Mobile Desktop versus Digital Transactions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCDK Service Mobile DesktopDigital Transactions
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (18 ratings)3.2 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB53 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCDK Global, Inc.Tekion Cloud

Customer experience

CDK Service Mobile Desktop

All ratings18 ratings
Positive27.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Digital Transactions

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CDK Service Mobile Desktop

No in-app purchases

None

Digital Transactions

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 Digital Transactions free?
Digital Transactions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CDK Service Mobile Desktop or Digital Transactions?
Digital Transactions is rated higher. CDK Service Mobile Desktop averages 2.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Digital Transactions averages 3.2 from 13 ratings.
Do CDK Service Mobile Desktop or Digital Transactions have ads?
Neither CDK Service Mobile Desktop nor Digital Transactions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CDK Service Mobile Desktop or Digital Transactions?
CDK Service Mobile Desktop ships an update every 3 months, and Digital Transactions monthly. Most recently, CDK Service Mobile Desktop was updated on October 24, 2026 and Digital Transactions on October 24, 2026.

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