Comparison

Home by ShowingTime vs CabinPals

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

Head to head
About

Home by ShowingTime

Manage home showings and tours effortlessly when buying or selling. Connect with your real estate agent, view upcoming appointments, and receive feedback. Navigate to your next destination with built-in directions.

Highlights
  • Manage showings and tours
  • View upcoming buyer tours
  • Connect with your agent
  • Turn-by-turn directions
  • Review showing feedback
  • Set communication preferences
Features
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Are you connected with a real estate agent who uses ShowingTime? Whether you’re buying or selling a home, Home by ShowingTime simplifies the process by allowing you to easily manage showings, tours, feedback and more. · View your upcoming tours as a buyer · Manage your upcoming showings as a seller · Easily connect with your agent · Turn-by-turn directions to your next destination · Review newly received showing feedback · Set your communication preferences · And more!real estate, ShowingTime products - accessible via its mobile app - are used in more than 250 MLSs across North America representing more than 950,000 members, helping them schedule 3 million showings per month. ShowingTime is a leading provider of residential real estate technology, used by agents and their clients to manage millions of home showings every month.

About

CabinPals

Organize shared vacation home stays and house information with family and friends. Avoid double bookings with a shared calendar, manage guest information, and keep everyone informed about house rules and check-in details.

Highlights
  • Shared monthly calendar view
  • Mark dates as available or blocked
  • Assign stays to individuals
  • Sync with Apple, Google, Outlook calendars
  • Store property photos and house info
  • Manage check-in/out notes and house rules
  • Invite members with different roles
Features
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CabinPals is a shared calendar and house guide for families, friends and co-owners who share a cabin, lake house, cottage or vacation home. Stop planning stays in group texts and spreadsheets. CabinPals gives everyone one place to see who is at the house, when it is free and what to know before they arrive. SHARED CABIN CALENDAR • See every family stay and owner week on a clear month view • Tap a date, or a start and end date, to mark nights available or blocked • Assign nights to a person by email and create the booking in seconds • Download calendar invites for any stay • Choose how far ahead the house can be booked: 3, 6, 9 or 12 months • Subscribe in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook so stays stay in sync • Import an existing .ics calendar file. Re-importing skips stays already added ONE PLACE FOR HOUSE INFO • Property photos, address and key facts such as size, rooms, heating and amenities • Check-in and check-out notes, house rules and a description for guests • Emergency contacts for the house INVITE CO-OWNERS AND FAMILY • Invite people by email as owner, maintainer or viewer • Members see the same calendar and house information STAY IN THE LOOP • Optional push notifications for new, changed and removed stays • Tap a notification to open that stay on the calendar • Sign in with Apple, Google, Facebook or email BUILT FOR SHARED SECOND HOMES Typical uses: a family cabin passed between siblings, a lake house shared by friends, a cottage with several owners, a holiday home with owner weeks and guest weeks. CabinPals is for private sharing among people you know. It is not a public rental marketplace. WHO IS IT FOR • Families who share a cabin or cottage • Co-owners who split a vacation home • Friends who rent or own a house together • Owners who want guests to see house rules and check-in details QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK How do we avoid double booking our cabin? Keep one shared calendar and let everyone see the same stays. How do I share a vacation home calendar with family? Invite them by email or share a calendar link. Can I block dates for repairs or owner weeks? Yes. Select the dates and mark them blocked. CabinPals is available in English, Danish, German, French, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish. Support: https://cabinpals.com/contact/ Privacy: https://cabinpals.com/privacy-policy/ Terms: https://cabinpals.com/terms/

Screenshots

Home by ShowingTime4 screens
CabinPals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Home by ShowingTime at every 2 months against CabinPals's every 23 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home by ShowingTime ships an update every 2 months, CabinPals every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Home by ShowingTime versus CabinPals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome by ShowingTimeCabinPals
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShowingTime.com, LLCAttila Sukosd

Bugs and requests

Home by ShowingTime

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent log-outs
  • Notifications not working properly
  • Syncing issues with calendars
  • Showing information not updating in real-time

Requested features

5 requests
  • Calendar view for showings
  • Ability for sellers to block off unavailable times
  • Feedback system for sellers to rate realtors
  • More customization options for sellers
  • Integration with calendar apps

CabinPals

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Home by ShowingTime

No in-app purchases

None

CabinPals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home by ShowingTime free?
Home by ShowingTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CabinPals free?
CabinPals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Home by ShowingTime or CabinPals have ads?
Neither Home by ShowingTime nor CabinPals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home by ShowingTime or CabinPals?
Home by ShowingTime ships an update every 2 months, and CabinPals every 23 months. Most recently, Home by ShowingTime was updated on November 12, 2026 and CabinPals on October 30, 2026.

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