Explore Viera vs CloseHive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explore Viera
Discover your next home in Viera, Florida with interactive maps and personalized filters. Save favorite neighborhoods and builders, and easily find nearby amenities like schools and attractions. Connect directly with local builders to learn more about available properties.
- Home search with filters
- Interactive mapping
- Save favorite properties
- Local builder information
- Nearby amenities guide
- Direct builder contact
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Find your home by using a few easy filters and then allow this app to show you the path to our model home centers. Save your favorite neighborhoods, homes, and builders while also using the interactive mapping feature as we connect new roads to new communities. Viera, Florida is located within an expanding and thriving high-tech region on the Space Coast as is ranked within the top 10 master planned communities in the nation. LOCAL BUILDERS Get to know our local award-winning builders. Filter your preferences from six different home and/or neighborhood types with price ranges for any budget. Contact the builders directly from the app with the quick call feature. WHAT’S NEARBY Use the map to learn more about what is nearby including A-rated schools, Viera Hospital, the world-class Brevard Zoo, Duran Golf Club, USSSA Sports Stadium Complex, and shopping at The Avenue Viera. WITHIN YOUR REACH Viera is in the heart of the famed Space Coast and is next door to the Kennedy Space Center with frequent launches from Space X, Blue Origin, Boeing, United Launch Alliance, and NASA. A short drive will take you to the cruise ports at Port Canaveral, the Orlando theme parks, regional and international airports, and surfing opportunities along the most famous Atlantic beaches in the world. Join the over 30,000 residents that call Viera home. Explore Viera today.
CloseHive
Simplify the home buying or selling process with a comprehensive mobile tool. Connect with local agents, track your progress with a step-by-step guide, and get instant AI-powered answers. Automated reminders ensure you never miss important deadlines.
- Connect with local expert agents
- Step-by-step journey tracker
- In-app agent chat and call
- AI assistant for instant answers
- Automated reminders for deadlines
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CloseHive: The New Way To Buy Or Sell Buy or sell your home from one app, on iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo. CloseHive lays out every step from first tap to closing day, pairs you with a local agent, and keeps your whole team in one place, so you always know what’s next. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Every step, one tap at a time: a clear plan for your move. You always see what to do next, and “You’re on track” when you are. • Get pre-approved in the app: answer 4 quick questions for an estimate of what you can afford, choose a lender, send your documents, and get your pre-approval letter right here. CloseHive never checks your credit. Your lender does, and only with your permission. • Pick a local agent you like: licensed agents near you. Swipe to meet them, then choose. • Text, call or video chat your agent, all inside the app. • Pick your whole team: lender, home inspector, insurance agent, title company and more. • Make an offer from your couch: one question at a time, with every real estate term explained in plain words. • Sign everything in minutes: box by box, right on your phone. • Selling? See every offer side by side and what you’d really keep. • Never miss a date: reminders for every deadline and a Moving Day countdown. WHY CLOSEHIVE Buying or selling a home is one of the biggest decisions of your life. CloseHive makes it calm and clear: plain words, one step at a time, and real people on your side. Available in Florida, with more states coming. Estimates in the app are estimates, not offers or promises. CloseHive is not a lender.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CloseHive at 100% against Explore Viera's 50%. CloseHive also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Explore Viera's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
CloseHive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Explore Viera's written reviews are positive against 100% of CloseHive's.
Explore Viera ships an update every 4 months, CloseHive every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explore Viera | CloseHive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Viera Company | CloseHive LLC |
Customer experience
Explore Viera
CloseHive
In-app purchases
Explore Viera
No in-app purchases
CloseHive
No in-app purchases
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