CORE Open House vs Unlock MLS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CORE Open House
This app serves as a digital sign-in sheet for open houses, automatically capturing visitor information and syncing it with your kvCORE account. It enables automated lead nurturing campaigns to follow up with potential clients.
- Digital open house sign-in
- Automatic visitor data capture
- Syncs with kvCORE account
- Automated lead nurturing campaigns
- Mobile sign-in solution
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The kvCORE Open House app is your digital, open house sign-in sheet for any listing in your kvCORE account. When visitors sign in, their information is automatically sent to kvCORE, and you can set automated campaigns to further nurture your leads.
Unlock MLS
This advanced mobile app provides real estate agents with direct access to the Unlock multiple listing service in Central Texas. Manage your business on the go with features like property search, hotsheet activity, and client tracking.
- Search properties by address, map, and criteria
- View hotsheet activity and market stats
- Access agent-only listing details and tax data
- Send listings and contact agents
- Post listings to social media
- Track client activity and communications
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Manage your business from anywhere with Unlock MLS! Download the most advanced mobile app for agents, which provides information directly from the Unlock multiple listing service (MLS) in Central Texas. Unlock MLS offers advanced integrations with Unlock MLS Matrix and the Client Portal, with many features to keep you connected to listings and engaged with leads and clients from wherever you are. - Quickly search properties by address, map location, and other criteria. - Hotsheet activity and market stats at your fingertips. - See agent-only listing details, property history, and Realist® tax data. - Send listings, view comparables, contact agents – all from the app. - Automatically post your listings and open houses on social media. - Import your contacts and invite them to use your own branded app. - Track client activity and communications in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Unlock MLS at 4.8 against CORE Open House's 3.7. Unlock MLS also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 48%) and ratings volume (475 vs 58). CORE Open House's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Unlock MLS holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unlock MLS has 475 ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of CORE Open House's written reviews are positive against 67% of Unlock MLS's.
CORE Open House ships an update every 6 weeks, Unlock MLS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CORE Open House | Unlock MLS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (58 ratings) | 4.8 (475 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 | 475 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kunversion, LLC | Austin Board of Realtors |
Customer experience
CORE Open House
Unlock MLS
Bugs and requests
CORE Open House
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Unlock MLS
Reported bugs
4 issues- App does not load properties
- App crashes or takes forever to launch
- Search by address not always working
- Filters not applied correctly
Requested features
1 request- Functionality to schedule showings through ShowingTime
In-app purchases
CORE Open House
No in-app purchases
Unlock MLS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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