Comparison

Realtor.com PRO vs Vortex Sphere

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Lead management
  • Client communication
  • Instant push notifications
  • Contact information access
  • Direct calling, texting, emailing
Features
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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

About

Vortex Sphere

Manage your important relationships with this contact system. It helps you prioritize daily outreach and provides tools to track and enhance your conversations. Spend more time on quality interactions with your network.

Highlights
  • Contact management system
  • Daily priority contact list
  • Call tracking
  • Conversation enhancement
  • Contact categorization
  • Relationship nurturing
Features
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Sphere is an all-inclusive contact management system that allows you to nurture your sphere of influence and stay top of mind with your most important relationships. Rather than wasting time wondering who to call next, Sphere creates a daily priority contact list with integrated tools to call, track, and enhance every conversation. Using Sphere is easy: simply upload your contact list, sort them into different categories, then nurture your daily priority contact list. With Sphere, you'll spend more time having quality conversations with your sphere of influence with all the tools you need to manage your contacts.

Screenshots

Realtor.com PRO4 screens
Vortex Sphere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vortex Sphere at 50% against Realtor.com PRO's 11%. Vortex Sphere also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Realtor.com PRO's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (286 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Realtor.com PRO holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Realtor.com PRO has 286 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of Realtor.com PRO's written reviews are positive against 50% of Vortex Sphere's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Realtor.com PRO ships an update monthly, Vortex Sphere fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Realtor.com PRO versus Vortex Sphere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealtor.com PROVortex Sphere
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (286 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews10.5% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings286 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMove, Inc.REDX

Customer experience

Realtor.com PRO

All ratings286 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral1.4%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive10.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative84.2%

Vortex Sphere

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Vortex Sphere

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Realtor.com PRO

No in-app purchases

None

Vortex Sphere

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Realtor.com PRO free?
Realtor.com PRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vortex Sphere free?
Vortex Sphere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Realtor.com PRO or Vortex Sphere?
Realtor.com PRO is rated higher. Realtor.com PRO averages 4.5 out of 5 from 286 ratings, while Vortex Sphere averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Realtor.com PRO or Vortex Sphere have ads?
Neither Realtor.com PRO nor Vortex Sphere shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Realtor.com PRO or Vortex Sphere?
Realtor.com PRO ships an update monthly, and Vortex Sphere fortnightly. Most recently, Realtor.com PRO was updated on September 26, 2026 and Vortex Sphere on September 18, 2026.

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