The mobile app

The whole shop on a phone. Not a tech-only companion.

Scan the plate to check in, send the estimate, read the reply, run the inspection with photos marked up on the spot, order the approved parts, take the payment with a tap on the phone. Owners watch the floor from anywhere. Techs live in it. Live in both directions with the web, so nothing is typed twice.

A car in the CarSignal phone app: the Work tab with three approved jobs, and the Bill tab with the draft invoice

The floor

The same board as the web

The vehicles list mirrors the web board: stages, urgency, assigned techs, filters and the All versus Mine toggle. Open the RO, see the next step, order the approved parts, log progress, complete work, record a customer’s no with Decline.

The vehicles list in the CarSignal phone app: every car, its stage, what it is waiting on and who has it

In the bay

Inspections from under the hood

Photos shot on the spot, marked up with arrows, circles and labels right on the phone. Measurements typed in the bay. Each finding becomes a line the customer approves from their link.

An inspection on the phone: Brakes section with Good, Monitor and Attention rows and a photo badge

Money

Tap to Pay on any iPhone, no reader

With CarSignal Payments on, set up the phone once from the Me tab and take cards in person at the in-person rate. From the invoice: Collect payment, Tap to Pay, Charge. The customer taps their card, Apple Pay or Google Pay on the phone. Or send the charge to a tech’s phone from the web.

Set upMe, Tap to Pay, Set up this phone
ChargeInvoice, Collect payment, Tap to Pay
From the webPick the phone; it lights up with the amount
RateIn-person card rate, recorded like any card payment
NeedsiPhone XS or newer, iOS 17.4 or later

The job

Clock in, order the parts, mark it complete

Each job on the phone shows its time tracked against the billed hours, the parts with their order status and cost, the labor line, and the totals with any discount. Clock in from the bay and mark complete when it is done.

A job on the phone with parts ordered, labor and totals, beside the Bill tab

Everyone

Built for every role, with the same limits as the web

A tech restricted to assigned vehicles sees only their cars. A tech without price access sees part names and quantities but no dollars and no payment buttons. Simple mode gives technicians a plain list of their jobs with one big Close out button. Six languages, dark mode, high contrast and color filters, all per device.

  • Push notifications for approvals, leads, parts arrivals and payments
  • Add a customer on the spot; duplicates by phone or email are caught
  • English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean
OwnerThe floor, money and approvals from anywhere
Service writerQuotes, replies, scheduling, payments
TechnicianAssigned jobs, inspections, parts, Simple mode
SyncLive in both directions with the web

A car, start to finish, from the phone

01

Check in

Scan the plate or VIN with the camera. The VIN decodes and the car is on the board.

02

Inspect and quote

Run the inspection, mark up the photos, send the quote. The reply and the approval come to the phone.

03

Finish and get paid

Order parts, complete the work, tap the card on the phone. Receipt by text.

Questions

Is the app the full product or a cut-down version?

The full system. Board, check-in, jobs end to end, inspections, quotes and replies, parts, payments and customers. The web and the app are the same system updated live in both directions.

Which phones?

iPhone and Android, from the App Store and Google Play. Tap to Pay on iPhone needs an iPhone XS or newer on iOS 17.4 or later; Android phones cannot take taps yet.

Do my per-tech limits apply on the phone?

Yes, exactly as on the web. Sees all vehicles and Sees prices and payments are enforced on the phone and refused server-side.

Does it cost extra per user?

No. Every role, every phone, in the one plan. No per-seat fees.

Every claim on this page is in the docs: read the full page.

Put the shop in their pocket

Download the app on iPhone or Android, sign in, and the floor is in your hand. A demo runs on your own cars.