Ray’z vs connectMLS MRED
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ray’z
Easily book and manage barber appointments with this app. View services, check availability, and pay securely without cash. Receive reminders and manage your bookings.
- View services and prices
- Check availability
- Book appointments
- Secure in-app payments
- Appointment reminders
- Reschedule or cancel appointments
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Welcome to Ray’z Barbershop! With a few taps, you can check availability, book appointments, & pay! With our app, you can: -View our full menu of services and prices -View availability and reserve a time that fits your schedule -Quickly and securely pay and tip so you never need cash -Receive notifications and appointment reminders -Manage Appointments: Reschedule, Cancel, Get Directions Schedule your next appointment today!
connectMLS MRED
Access comprehensive property listings and real estate data for professionals in the Chicagoland area and surrounding counties. This top-rated service provides essential information for real estate transactions in Illinois, southern Wisconsin, and northwest Indiana.
- Property information access
- MLS data for Chicagoland
- Service for real estate professionals
- Regional property listings
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Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) serves nearly 50,000 real estate professionals in Chicagoland and the surrounding counties. As a top-rated multiple listing service (MLS), we provide property information for Illinois, southern Wisconsin, and northwest Indiana.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ray’z at 4.9 against connectMLS MRED's 1.8. Ray’z also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 14%) and ratings volume (176 vs 32). connectMLS MRED's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Ray’z holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ray’z has 176 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Ray’z's written reviews are positive against 14% of connectMLS MRED's.
Ray’z ships an update every 14 months, connectMLS MRED every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Ray’z | connectMLS MRED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (176 ratings) — better | 1.8 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 176 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ray'z Inc | Dyna Connections |
Customer experience
Ray’z
connectMLS MRED
In-app purchases
Ray’z
No in-app purchases
connectMLS MRED
No in-app purchases
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