Comparison

Earnnest vs inHere

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

Head to head
About

Earnnest

Facilitate secure digital earnest money transfers for real estate transactions. This service connects buyers directly to escrow holders nationwide, eliminating the need for checks and wire transfers. Enjoy real-time notifications and digital receipts for a streamlined process.

Highlights
  • Digital earnest money transfers
  • Secure payment processing
  • Real-time notifications
  • Digital receipts
  • Nationwide escrow holder network
  • Fingerprint/facial recognition access
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Earnnest is the largest digital earnest money service in the U.S. With the Earnnest app, send digital earnest money requests for your real estate business any time, anywhere. PARTNERED WITH THE BEST • Trusted by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Keller Williams Realty, dotloop and Lone Wolf Transactions • Nacha affiliate member • An American Land Title Association preferred vendor. • RISMedia preferred service provider SECURITY FIRST Replace the risk and hassle of personal checks and wire transfers with Earnnest's secure digital earnest money transfers. Our verified network is connected to every bank across the nation and banking-level encryption allows your homebuyer to pay the escrow holder directly. No more delayed paper checks or misplaced receipts — instant notifications and shareable digital receipts in the app keep you updated as transactions progress. PAYMENTS FROM ANYWHERE Earnnest empowers your clients to digitally transfer earnest money directly to an escrow holder. Whether homebuyers are purchasing a home across the country or just next door, there is no need to meet in person to hand over a paper check. SAVES YOU TIME, SAVES YOUR CLIENT MONEY Earnnest is free for agents and free for escrow holders, with a flat $15 fee for buyers. That's less than the cost of a wire and more convenient than chasing down a check. EASY TO USE, EASY TO LOVE Features like property address auto-complete and contacts search make requesting a breeze. Instantly unlock the app using fingerprint or facial recognition for seamless, secure access. Notifications for payment and deposit keep you and others updated at all times. FEATURES OF THE APP • Anywhere, anytime. On the go or working from home — 100% digital earnest money works where you do. • Realtime notifications. Keep everyone in the loop with real-time payment notifications. • Widely available, incredibly secure. A nationwide network of vetted escrow holders wrapped in bank-level security. WE'RE HERE TO HELP Questions, suggestions, or issues? Contact us at support@earnnest.com

About

inHere

This platform streamlines residential real estate transactions from start to finish. It enhances safety, simplicity, and transparency by enabling users to track progress, communicate securely with their team, and eSign documents. Professionals also receive marketing guidance to grow their business.

Highlights
  • Track transaction milestones
  • Secure messaging for transaction teams
  • View, review, and eSign documents
  • Real estate marketing tools
  • Transaction progress at your fingertips
Features
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"inHere® is a platform designed to transform the experience of buying, selling, or refinancing residential real estate from the moment a transaction is started through closing. inHere® enhances the safety, simplicity, and transparency of any residential transaction by making it easy to Start, Track, Notarize, and Close with information at your fingertips. inHere® is an experience platform and technology eco-system designed to keep real estate professionals and their clients informed and connected from the beginning of the real estate transaction through closing and beyond. The inHere platform works with the leading title companies to allow users to: • Track milestones and next steps in their real estate transactions • Send secure messages to their transaction team • View, review, and eSign documents inHere also provides real estate professionals with high-impact marketing tasks that will take them to the next level in building their business by: • Cutting through the market noise and providing timely actions for today’s market conditions • Nudging them in the right direction with bite-sized best practices that can have immediate impact • Moving them from business inertia to business growth through the creation of winning habits so they can outperform the market

Screenshots

Earnnest4 screens
inHere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: inHere at 4.5 against Earnnest's 3.5. inHere also leads on ratings volume (406 vs 35) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

inHere holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: inHere has 406 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Earnnest's written reviews are positive against 22% of inHere's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earnnest ships an update every 3 months, inHere every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Earnnest versus inHere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarnnestinHere
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (35 ratings)4.5 (406 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings35406 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB69 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEarnnest LLCInHere LLC

Customer experience

Earnnest

All ratings31 ratings
Positive61.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative32.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative50.0%

inHere

All ratings403 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%

In-app purchases

None

Earnnest

No in-app purchases

None

inHere

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Earnnest free?
Earnnest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is inHere free?
inHere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Earnnest or inHere?
inHere is rated higher. Earnnest averages 3.5 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while inHere averages 4.5 from 406 ratings.
Do Earnnest or inHere have ads?
Neither Earnnest nor inHere shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Earnnest or inHere?
Earnnest ships an update every 3 months, and inHere every 5 weeks. Most recently, Earnnest was updated on October 24, 2026 and inHere on October 22, 2026.

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