Realtor.com PRO vs Sphere Mobile by Bright MLS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Realtor.com PRO
This app helps real estate agents manage leads and client communication. It provides instant notifications for new leads, allows easy access to contact information, and enables direct calls, texts, or emails to clients.
- Lead management
- Client communication
- Instant push notifications
- Contact information access
- Direct calling, texting, emailing
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New and improved app for real estate agents! Streamline your lead management and keep in close contact with your current and future clients with our latest inbox tools with the Realtor.com® PRO app. Reach out immediately to new leads while keeping up with your old ones. Manage your pipeline easily with glance-and-go status visibility. Experience streamlined versions of the functionality you already expect, so you can: - Catch leads fast with instant push notifications - See all contact info entered by each lead, like name, location, and property details. - Call, text or email each of your leads straight from the app
Sphere Mobile by Bright MLS
Manage leads, contacts, and client details efficiently on the go. This app allows agents to communicate with clients, track lead activity, and manage schedules directly from their mobile device.
- Call, email, and text clients
- Sync mobile contacts
- Lead activity notifications
- Website inquiry integration
- Automated lead tracking
- Mobile CRM for scheduling and marketing
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The Sphere Mobile by Bright MLS (Sphere Mobile) app puts your leads and contacts in the palm of your hand. Sphere Mobile helps agents stay on top of their leads, contacts, action items, and client details while on-the-go. Improve efficiency and become more productive without being tied to your desk with the Sphere Mobile app. Sphere Mobile features include: • Call, send an email or text message, and connect with clients from the app. • Sync all your contacts from your mobile device directly to the app • Receive notifications on important lead activity. • Receive inquiries from your website to the mobile app. • Automatically tracks and reports lead activity • Drive all your leads, received from any source (website, email, social media, etc.), directly to the app for centralized tracking. • Built-in, mobile CRM component for managing leads, contacts, and scheduling for automated email marketing campaigns or responding to clients.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Realtor.com PRO at 4.5 against Sphere Mobile by Bright MLS's 1.3. Realtor.com PRO also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 44 months) and ratings volume (286 vs 7). Sphere Mobile by Bright MLS's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). 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.
Realtor.com PRO holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Realtor.com PRO has 286 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Realtor.com PRO's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sphere Mobile by Bright MLS's.
Realtor.com PRO ships an update monthly, Sphere Mobile by Bright MLS every 44 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Realtor.com PRO | Sphere Mobile by Bright MLS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (286 ratings) — better | 1.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 286 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 44 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Move, Inc. | Real Estate Digital |
Customer experience
Realtor.com PRO
Sphere Mobile by Bright MLS
Bugs and requests
Realtor.com PRO
Reported bugs
15 issues- Login screen freezes or times out
- App crashes when sending messages
- App crashes when updating contact status
- Unable to write or save notes on contacts
- App freezes within minutes of opening
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- Automatic logout requiring frequent re-authentication
- Error messages about app updates when none exist
- App won't load leads properly (missing images)
- Contact search returns incorrect results
- App crashes when changing contact status
- Texting functionality non-functional
- Profile update causes app to flicker and stop
- App fails to display properly on iOS devices
- App gets stuck in loading loops
- Auto-responses send despite manual status changes
Requested features
8 requests- iPad compatibility
- Improved login authentication system
- Better contact note-taking functionality
- Texting feature that actually works
- Lead verification and quality control
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- Account settings and profile management access
- Auto-response control for follow-ups
- Display of property images alongside lead information
Sphere Mobile by Bright MLS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Realtor.com PRO
No in-app purchases
Sphere Mobile by Bright MLS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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