Comparison

Curb Hero® Open House App 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

Curb Hero® Open House App

Capture leads efficiently at open houses with a digital sign-in that offers QR code or on-screen options. It syncs with CRMs, supports disclosures, and provides verified lead data with social profile extraction. Customize branding and share listings easily within teams.

Highlights
  • Digital open house sign-in
  • QR code and on-screen sign-in
  • Offline data capture
  • CRM and marketing tool integrations
  • Dynamic QR codes
  • Verified lead data with social profiles
  • Team sharing and admin roles
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There's no doubt Curb Hero is a highly capable lead capture technology. It can become an easy bolt-on to any agent's or brokerage's open house promotion efforts." Inman News With Curb Hero, your property marketing will pop right off the screen. Curb Hero's app solves the following problems: - Love new clients, but hate their handwriting? Our feature packed Open House sign-in is proven to save time and capture better quality client info. Visitors can choose between QR code and on-screen sign-in options. - Don't know the WiFi password at the listing? Our app doesn't require the internet so you can capture visitor sign-ins offline and the data gets sync'd back to your CRM when back online. - Need to include disclosures for visitors to review before viewing the property? Our digital sign-in supports the latest forms recommended post NAR Settlement - Want a branded QR Code that allows you to update the landing page at any time? Our Dynamic QR Code is the last QR Code you'll EVER need. You can feature an Open House sign-in, listing details, or anything else without re-generating the QR Code. - Want to follow up like a pro? Curb Hero syncs with 6000+ CRMs & marketing tools via direct integrations, Zapier, and even webhooks for infinite integration possibilities. - Are you on a real estate team? With Curb Hero you can easily share listings between agents on the team so hosting another agents Open House is easy AND our team admin role saves agents time in setting up their account and listings. - Want your brand to stand out? Our marketing tools are simple to use but still allow customization so agents can select their photo, logo, property photos, color palette, custom questions, sign-in layouts, follow up text messages, single property sites, and their preferred lender. Custom broker/team templates are also available by request too. - Tired of fake visitor info? Every lead is verified so agents don't waste time following up with bad contact info. Plus, Curb Hero automatically extracts background details like social profiles, occupation and education background for many leads - further unlocking marketing personalization afterwards. Not only does the Open House Sign-in's slick look and feel attract Open House guests, but the app encourages guests to enter accurate info because they know their contact details will be kept securely especially when compared to paper sign-in sheets where guest info is in plain view. - Need help going digital? Our support is incredibly responsive. Our apps all feature live chat, and support response time is typically 15 minutes or less. All questions and feedback are evaluated for opportunities for app improvements. In fact, many of our enhancements are the result of user feedback. The end result is a powerful brand showcase that saves time and improves marketing effectiveness. Here's what our users have said about the app: "The best digital open house sign-in sheet in my opinion is Curb Hero" - Kyle Handy - Team Leader and Real Estate trainer to over 10K agents "Thank you for taking the time to build a great app and for making it free for Realtors. You are appreciated!!!" - Jessica Monroy - Agent at HomeSmart "We have found this to be the most effective way to capture and save our open house attendees information." - David Bain - Award Winning Agent at Keller Williams "Best Open House App For Lead Generation. No other app is better. It is super easy to set up and super easy for the open house guests to quickly input the information. So far everyone i know loves this app." - Jesus Lopez Larios - Agent at eXp Realty "Absolutely the best! Great app, easy to use, but most importantly the service is very helpful and responsive." - Tiffany Hu - Agent at Hilton & Hyland "Love this tool and use it at my Open Houses, it makes follow up so easy and we all know the money is in the follow up." - Justin Roberts - Agent at Century 21

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

Curb Hero® Open House App4 screens
Vortex Sphere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Curb Hero® Open House App at 99% against Vortex Sphere's 50%. Curb Hero® Open House App also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (489 vs 5). Vortex Sphere's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 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

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

Curb Hero® Open House App holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Curb Hero® Open House App has 489 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 99% of Curb Hero® Open House App's written reviews are positive against 50% of Vortex Sphere's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Curb Hero® Open House App ships an update monthly, Vortex Sphere fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Curb Hero® Open House App versus Vortex Sphere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurb Hero® Open House AppVortex Sphere
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (489 ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews99.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings489 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlock Party CoREDX

Customer experience

Curb Hero® Open House App

All ratings489 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.4%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews158 reviews
Positive99.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.6%

Vortex Sphere

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

Bugs and requests

Curb Hero® Open House App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional app crashes
  • Inconsistent performance without WiFi

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to save custom questions as templates
  • Improved CRM integration for tags and lead management
  • Option to sync listing details from MLS

Vortex Sphere

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Curb Hero® Open House App

No in-app purchases

None

Vortex Sphere

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Curb Hero® Open House App free?
Curb Hero® Open House App 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, Curb Hero® Open House App or Vortex Sphere?
Curb Hero® Open House App is rated higher. Curb Hero® Open House App averages 4.9 out of 5 from 489 ratings, while Vortex Sphere averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Curb Hero® Open House App or Vortex Sphere have ads?
Neither Curb Hero® Open House App nor Vortex Sphere shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Curb Hero® Open House App or Vortex Sphere?
Curb Hero® Open House App ships an update monthly, and Vortex Sphere fortnightly. Most recently, Curb Hero® Open House App was updated on November 6, 2026 and Vortex Sphere on November 3, 2026.

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