Referral Maker® CRM vs CarpenterConnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Referral Maker® CRM
Manage your business relationships and daily activities from your mobile device. Organize contacts, schedule appointments, create to-do lists, and track transactions efficiently on the go.
- Access relationship information
- Schedule appointments
- Create to-do lists
- Add new relationships
- Manage transactions
- On-the-go access
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The Referral Maker® CRM mobile app gives you exclusive on-the-go access to help you work Buffini & Company Referral Systems™ easily and efficiently. Access relationship information, schedule appointments, make to-do lists, add new relationships, and manage transactions directly from your mobile device. No syncing necessary! You’ll have your daily activities, relationships and business with you anywhere and will always know what to do and who to do it with to generate more business.
CarpenterConnect
This app helps real estate agents manage client interactions and daily tasks on the go. It provides insights into client activity, sends important reminders, and includes a mobile system for open house registration.
- Client communication on the go
- Track client marketing interactions
- Mobile open house registration
- Daily task notifications
- Client birthday and anniversary reminders
- Real-time client activity alerts
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Designed for Carpenter Realtors' agents, the CarpenterConnect app lets real estate agents stay in touch with clients on the go, see which clients are interacting with marketing and home searches, and access functions such as a mobile open house registration system. The app also sends notifications of daily tasks, client birthdays & home anniversaries, and client activity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CarpenterConnect at 5.0 against Referral Maker® CRM's 3.5. CarpenterConnect also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Referral Maker® CRM's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CarpenterConnect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Referral Maker® CRM has 89 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Referral Maker® CRM ships an update every 2 months, CarpenterConnect monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Referral Maker® CRM | CarpenterConnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (89 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Buffini & Company | IDC Global,INC |
Customer experience
Referral Maker® CRM
CarpenterConnect
In-app purchases
Referral Maker® CRM
No in-app purchases
CarpenterConnect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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