# Chicago Auto Show

> The official app for the 2025 Chicago Auto Show happening Feb. 8 to Feb. 17

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cata.chicagoauto](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cata.chicagoauto)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.cata.chicagoauto`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Chicago Auto Show
- **Category:** ENTERTAINMENT
- **Downloads:** 61,705
- **Rating:** 2.71 / 5 (222 ratings)
- **Version:** 2025.07.23
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-13
- **First published:** 2014-01-20
- **Size:** 29 MB
- **Data as of:** 2025-12-17
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cata.chicagoauto)
- **Website:** [http://www.chicagoautoshow.com](http://www.chicagoautoshow.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.chicagoautoshow.com/privacy-policy](https://www.chicagoautoshow.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

The Chicago Auto Show 2025 official app is your ultimate guide to the nation's largest auto show running from February 8 to 17. Experience over 500,000 sq. ft. of exhibits, hundreds of vehicles, indoor test tracks, outdoor test drives, and engaging interactive displays.

Stay updated with event information, daily schedules, a detailed show floor map, comprehensive vehicle and exhibitor listings, plus news, photos, and videos. The app also helps with parking and directions, ensuring a seamless visit to this iconic automotive event.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.cata.chicagoauto.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.cata.chicagoauto.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app's map feature and potential ticket discount, but consistent issues with ticket purchasing, app crashes, inaccurate information, and excessive notifications diminish its usability. Many found it unreliable for buying tickets and reported poor customer support responses, leading to overall frustration.

### Pros

- App provides a map of the Chicago Auto Show that is nice and easy to find
- Offers a $3 discount on tickets through the app
- Can save money on tickets as noted by some users
- Allows users to view information related to the auto show
- Once working, ticket purchase discounts were successfully applied by some users

### Cons

- Ticket purchasing through the app often fails or is denied; multiple users experienced difficulty completing purchases
- The app frequently crashes or fails to load, causing frustration and inability to use it
- Inaccurate or misleading information, such as wrong venue details, is present in the app
- Persistent and intrusive alerts/notifications annoy users
- Customer service and refund processes are unresponsive or lacking

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.cata.chicagoauto)