PropStream vs Box & Band
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PropStream
Access nationwide property data, including ownership and mortgage details, to identify investment opportunities. Features include driving for dollars, property research, and owner contact information. Ideal for real estate investors and agents seeking off-market deals.
- Nationwide property data access
- Drive For Dollars for off-market deals
- Property research and comps
- Owner contact information
- Skip tracing and postcard sending
- Team access setup
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PropStream, the leader in real estate investing software, offers a mobile companion app for investors, agents, realtors, and brokers. As a subscriber access real estate investment data for 153 million properties nationwide for property characteristics, ownership, and mortgage data in the palm of your hand. PropStream Mobile App features: Nationwide MLS + Public Record property data Drive For Dollars to find hot off-market deals Record Trips to analyze later in the office Drive with Purpose to identify properties before you drive Research Comps on the go Access owner contact information, email, and phone numbers SkipTrace and send postcards Have teams or mobile scouts? Contact our customer support team to set up their free access for the PropStream Mobile companion app. It’s time to create opportunities and close more deals - unleash the power of PropStream Mobile!
Box & Band
This app serves as a comprehensive catalog and private journal for cigar enthusiasts. It allows users to document their collection, track aging cigars, and record tasting notes for a personalized cigar history.
- Research-verified cigar catalog
- Digital humidor inventory
- Automatic rest-time tracking
- Private tasting journal
- Detailed blend information
- Aging milestone notifications
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Box & Band is your digital humidor and cigar journal — track what’s in the box, what you’ve smoked, and what you want next. Catalog (growing weekly) 958 blends, 3,785 vitolas, and 133 brands. Browse, wishlist, and move sticks into your humidor with one tap. In the app you’ll find: • Digital Humidor with counts and notes • Smoke journal and Smoke Insights • Wishlist → Humidor, Take one / Restock, Restock → Wishlist • Optional Govee humidity/temperature sensors • Soft updates so you stay current without a store trip Sign in with Apple, Google, or email. Same account as the website. Box & Band does not sell tobacco. For collectors 21+.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Box & Band at 100% against PropStream's 27%. Box & Band also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). PropStream's advantage is ratings volume (178 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Box & Band holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PropStream has 178 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of PropStream's written reviews are positive against 100% of Box & Band's.
PropStream ships an update every 2 months, Box & Band every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PropStream | Box & Band |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (178 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 178 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Equimine | xStudioworks LLC |
Customer experience
PropStream
Box & Band
Bugs and requests
PropStream
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when opening or clicking on properties
- Drive-for-dollars feature fails to load or function
- Login errors and inability to sign in
- Location permission denied errors on iPhone
- App logs out randomly during property searches
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- Blank white screens and freezing
- Cannot create new accounts (no signup option)
- Address search not working
- App won't startup or initialize
- Filters cause app to crash
- Property favoriting takes 30+ seconds
- Map doesn't route efficiently during drives
- App doesn't pick up where user left off after crash
- Password reset required on every login
- Charging users during free trial without proper cancellation option
Requested features
15 requests- Keep users logged in between sessions
- Add map search and filtering to mobile app
- Sync saved properties and lists between desktop and mobile
- Implement linked properties tab on mobile
- Add city/county filtering for virtual real estate investors
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- Create dedicated iPad/tablet optimized version
- Auto-save properties during drive-for-dollars
- Show previous drive routes and history
- Add note-taking and disposition tracking for leads
- Improve button sizing for accessibility
- Enable landscape mode orientation
- Make web version mobile-friendly
- Add passcode/biometric auto-login
- Implement better vehicle tracking and direction following
- Allow county-wide property searches on mobile
Box & Band
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PropStream
No in-app purchases
Box & Band
No in-app purchases
Questions
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