SoftCar alternative: car wash software that keeps working offline
This page is for owners looking for an alternative to SoftCar. SoftCar describes itself as one system that runs a car wash from check-in to report, with a live board, worker tasks, cashier shifts, WhatsApp messages, stock and multi-branch reports, used in a web browser. WashPro is built for the same wash floor and starts from the licence plate: the phone camera reads it once, and the queue, the customer's live tracking, the till and staff commission all run from that one record.
Questions to ask before you choose
Car wash systems look alike on paper: check-in, a board, a till, reports. The difference shows up at a few moments in the day. Ask these questions of any system you are considering; WashPro's answer is next to each.
- What happens when the internet drops? WashPro keeps working. Records live in the database on the device; check-in, handover, payment and the till carry on without a connection and sync once it returns.
- How does the customer follow the car? A QR code is created with the job. The customer follows the queue, status and estimated pickup in their own browser, with no app, account or phone number, and amounts are never shown.
- Does every "ready" message cost money? On iPhone the Apple Wallet pass updates, and browser push goes out where supported; neither carries a per-message fee. One-tap WhatsApp or SMS is there if you want it.
- Is there an app for the phone in your pocket? WashPro runs on iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets and in a web browser, with the same data on all of them.
How a job runs in WashPro
- Plate recognition on the phone: the phone camera reads the plate on the device; no dedicated camera, barrier or on-site server.
- Live queue: waiting, in progress, ready, delivered; each job shows the assigned staff member and how long it has been in its current state.
- Estimated handover time: starts from your service durations and learns from how long jobs actually took.
- Services priced by vehicle class: the price comes in by itself when the job is opened.
- Staff commission: builds up as work is done; the owner sets each staff member's permissions one by one.
- Stock tied to services: consumption follows the services done, with a projected date for when each item runs out.
- Till and reporting: receivables, expenses and end-of-day cash.
- Works offline: jobs, payments and the till keep running without a connection and sync when it returns.
What the customer sees
- Live tracking by QR code: the customer follows the car in their own browser; no app, no account, no phone number required, and amounts are never shown.
- Ready notifications: Apple Wallet pass updates on iPhone and browser push where supported, with no per-message fee; one-tap WhatsApp or SMS if you prefer.
- Waiting-area screen: the queue board on a television via a browser, Apple TV or Android TV.
- A website for your business: built from the details in the app, with services, opening hours, the live queue with an estimated wait and online booking, at no extra cost.
Mobile detailing
- Day route: the day's appointments as a schedule with arrival and departure per stop and the drive time and distance of each leg.
- Shorter order suggested, never forced: the app states how many minutes a reorder saves and which appointment would slip; you decide.
- "Our team is on the way": when the crew opens directions, the customer's tracking page shows an estimated arrival.
Loyalty, memberships and fleets
- Service-based promotions: buy X of one service, get Y of another free; progress is counted automatically as paid jobs are handed over.
- Loyalty card: counts washes on the vehicle's history and offers a free wash at the threshold you set.
- Memberships and fleet agreements: a weekly, monthly or yearly period with a set number of washes, or unlimited; a PDF statement covers the agreement period.
Pricing and payments
- Subscription: the first 7 days are free, then a monthly or annual subscription bought in the app store. In the US it is $9.99 a month or $99.90 a year (store price, October 24, 2026); other countries pay their local store price.
- Online payments: a payment link or QR code at handover; the job is delivered automatically when the payment lands, and the money goes to your own Stripe account (or PayTR in Turkey). Tanrikulu Apps takes no share of payments; only the payment provider's processing fee applies.
Worth knowing
- WashPro has no quotes or estimates, no coupon codes and no bulk marketing messages.
- It runs on iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets and in a web browser, in 27 interface languages.
For what to look for in mobile wash software specifically, see mobile car wash software.