# Sotheby's International Realty — user reviews > 116 indexed App Store user reviews of Sotheby's International Realty by Sotheby's International Realty, Inc., rated 1.50/5 from 73 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sothebys-international-realty/id1447132658/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sothebys-international-realty/id1447132658.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 7 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 60 ## What do users think of Sotheby's International Realty? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🏠 Comprehensive luxury property listings - 📸 Beautiful property images and 3D tours - 🌍 Global search capabilities for international properties - 💎 Prestigious Sotheby's brand association - 📱 Mobile app convenience for browsing **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes - 🔙 Missing or non-functional back button navigation - ⏱️ Extremely slow performance and loading times - 🗺️ Broken map functionality and zoom issues - 🔍 Dysfunctional search and filtering system - 📸 Images fail to load or display properly - 🚫 Login/authentication issues and session timeouts - 🎨 Poor UI/UX design and unintuitive navigation - ⚙️ Inconsistent app behavior and glitches - 🔐 Data loss of saved properties and searches - 📊 Inaccurate or incomplete property information - ❌ Non-responsive touch controls requiring multiple attempts **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently during use - Back button non-functional or missing from listing detail views - Map resets when zooming, requiring slow reload - Images and photos fail to load or display - Search results don't persist when clicking into listings - Login loops - users must sign in multiple times - App logs out users unexpectedly during browsing - 403 Forbidden and 502 Bad Gateway errors - Home screen continuously refreshes in a loop - Filtering system broken (acreage sliders change unexpectedly) - Touch screen operations require multiple attempts - Slow map interaction and panning - Photo orientation issues in landscape mode - App freezes when viewing property photos - Saved data and searches lost after crashes **Most requested features** - Functional back button for easy navigation between listings and search results - Improved map view with drawing/circle selection tool - Advanced filtering options (acreage, school info, amenities, tax data) - Satellite view option for maps - Neighborhood and area information details - Ability to search multiple zip codes or regions at once - Persistent login/session management - Landscape mode photo gallery with proper resizing - Property sharing via link functionality - Saved searches and favorites persistence - Sort and filter refinement options - Nearby homes and open houses search features ## Newest reviews (19 of 116) ### 1/5 — Not good *2025-03-09, version 1.3* Worst real estate app out there. Sort features aren’t very good. Acreage for example. Starts at no minimum no maximum. You slide the minimum to limit results up to minimum of 19 acres which isn’t great in itself, but at the same time you touch the minimum the maximum changes to 20 and hides anything I want to see. ### 1/5 — This app doesn’t work, needs a lot of work! *2025-02-26, version 1.3* Whwt happened? ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2025-01-27, version 1.3* The search function is terrible. Once you click on a listing, there is no way to return to your search. There is literally no back button. You have to re-run your search every time you want to look at a different house. ### 1/5 — Real estate *2024-12-11, version 1.3* The filtering system is a complete joke. I Can’t even look up a home with some acreage and the features bar is completely useless. ### 1/5 — Glitchiest real estate app out there *2024-07-12* The app is barely functional at this point. Most of the features are broken. Completely worthless. How embarrassing for Sothebys. SMH… ### 1/5 — Worst app ever? *2024-07-06, version 1.2* This might actually be the worst app I have ever used. You search for „London“ and it recommends Los Angeles. ### 1/5 — Good concept but doesn’t work *2024-05-24, version 1.2* The app is compeletely unusabl. I love the concept of being able to search glabally for luxury property’s but I can’t even look at the images of them. You cannot click the properties to view them and the search barely works. Please fix everything ### 1/5 — What’s happening with the SIR APP? *2024-05-20, version 1.2* Sotheby’s use to be an excellent app for searching real estate. I would have rated it 5/5. Now it’s a sad reminder of what it use to be. Has the app been forsaken by SIR or will it’s admins fix it?The photos no longer appear which leaves the app useless. Please fix it. ### 2/5 — Too many issues *2024-04-21, version 1.2* Very slow. After viewing a property cannot go easily back and look at others. It doesn’t seem the company is doing much to fix the problems. ### 1/5 — Never works! Never has! *2024-04-20, version 1.2* Disappointed. Why have an app that is unusable? Too many bugs. App closes. No information is saved. The “back” button after viewing property details doesn’t function. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2024-03-25, version 1.2* Just says “403 forbidden” and that’s it ### 1/5 — Functionality get a 1/10 *2024-03-12, version 1.2* the functionality of this app is extremely disappointing but we’re all here for the pretty houses aren’t we ### 1/5 — Great Potential *2024-01-23, version 1.2* What an app this could be. At the moment though, its unusable. The interface is full of bugs. Would love to see an app exemplary of the SIR brand. ### 1/5 — Poorly made *2024-01-21, version 1.2* Very slow, glitchy. Often doesn’t follow inputs. ### 1/5 — Worst app ever *2024-01-20, version 1.2* Come on folks - your a high end realtor this is the best you can do ? Go outsource it and get a professional app… ### 3/5 — Bugs *2024-01-07, version 1.2* L’application a un gros bug : lorsque je clique sur une annonce dans la liste, ça m’affiche ma sélection. Nickel. Mais lorsque je veux retourner à la liste en appuyant sur le bouton « retour » situé à gauche plus haut, ça ne fonctionne pas. Ça reste sur l’annonce. Il faut appuyer plusieurs fois pour accéder de nouveau à la liste. Même le réglage des préférences au début ne se valide pas toujours bien. Bref, c’est mieux sur le site internet. ### 1/5 — Cannot view properties *2023-11-21, version 1.2* Multiple remotes. Different Apple TV. Reinstalled. Cannot navigate through properties. ### 1/5 — This app on Apple TV doesn’t work *2023-10-28, version 1.2* It will not able to get to the pictures ### 1/5 — Please fix this app *2023-10-25, version 1.2* This app is terrible please fix it … ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Where is the back button? *2026-06-09, version 1.3* Its a simple feature - after looking at a listing, there is no way to get back to my listings. Also, i have to go to edit searches to try to get back to my save searches - only after hitting my saved search, i get a “ Sorry 404” error page. Then have to log out then back in only to have to go through it all again. AND, to really top it off, when i called agent, her vmx was full and a message stating she doesnt get phone messages so leave a text, which was never replied to. Yikes! How do you all sell houses with an app or agent that doesnt work? Whats the point? Oh, yeah, i guess you got my email now 🤔 ### 1/5 — Glitchy *2026-05-30, version 1.3* Might be the glichiest app to exist ### 1/5 — Trash *2026-04-05, version 1.3* This app is absolute trash! Sotheby’s ought to be ashamed to have such a subpar app tied to their name and reputation. ### 1/5 — Poor app *2026-03-30, version 1.3* Difficult to navigate or return to search. Search tools get locked up.. Other Real Estate apps much better ### 1/5 — This app is horrendous *2026-03-29, version 1.3* Nothing works. It’s the worst experience. ### 1/5 — Works As Well As A Wealthy Twit *2026-01-23, version 1.3* Money does not require a brain. This app was made by the wealthy. ### 1/5 — Only because 0 is not an option *2025-10-18, version 1.3* Fully dysfunctional top to bottom. Very negative on the Sotheby’s brand. There isn’t even an option to go backwards after viewing a listing. ### 1/5 — Worst Realty App of All Time *2025-09-20, version 1.3* If you enjoy whiling away the hours struggling to search for homes on a bugged out app with inaccurate information, you’ve found what you’re looking for. ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2025-07-13, version 1.3* This app does not operate well when looking at the map or zooming or even checking out a location ### 1/5 — Terrible navigation *2025-06-19, version 1.3* Have fun getting a search going, then getting trapped on one listing and having to start over completely: ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — My morning paper *2024-09-11, version 1.2* Convenience at your fingertips, especially for luxury home enthusiasts. ### 5/5 — Great App *2021-05-11, version 1.0.7* Really enjoy this app ### 5/5 — the best luxury real estate app *2020-10-10, version 1.0.6* Sotheby’s Internaional Realty App is certainly by far the best luxury real estate app showing properties great videos, pictures in different currencies, language etc. ### 5/5 — Most trustworthy, professional and global expert in luxury homes transactions *2020-10-01, version 1.0.6* Most trustworthy, professional and global expert in luxury homes transactions. ### 5/5 — Wonderful app *2020-10-01, version 1.0.6* One of the most comprehensive, easy to travel in navigate apps in the market. Those who hate it I’m jealous. ### 5/5 — Best App for Luxury Real Estate Globally!! *2020-09-29, version 1.0.6* Search through best homes in 70 countries and meet the top agents across the globe on your mobile. ### 5/5 — Incredible App *2020-01-28, version 1.0.5* The Sotheby’s International Realty brand is the best and this app is my favorite real estate app. ### 5/5 — Ppppppojjiooo *2019-12-29, version 1.0.5* Ppppppp ### 5/5 — Phenomenal improvement from old app *2019-07-25, version 1.0.3* I think the above reviews are SmarterAgent trolls or something, because the new app is leaps and bounds better than the previous. The old app did not support: video, currency conversion, language translation, nor unit of measurement conversion, and that’s just the start! The look and feel of the old app was antiquated where you had to roll through a drop down menu to select cities you had to first start typing - a 2 step process. I’m so happy to be rid of the app, love the truly international capabilities. ### 5/5 — Big Improvement *2019-06-15, version 1.0.1* In my opinion, this is a big improvement over the previous app, which always failed to display photographs. Seems to be pretty easy to navigate and it’s not slow. Thumbs up. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-29.*