Comparison

iSilo vs RealtyBuddy

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

Head to head
About

iSilo

Read various document formats including iSilo, Palm Doc, and plain text. Access a vast library of content, organize your files, and customize viewing options for a personalized reading experience. Transfer documents easily via USB, Wi-Fi, or web download.

Highlights
  • Supports iSilo, Palm Doc, and plain text formats
  • Extensive document library and creation tools
  • Organize documents with categories and favorites
  • Customizable viewing options (font, colors, themes)
  • Autoscroll, full-screen, and orientation support
  • Text search, copy, and annotation
  • Multiple document transfer methods (USB, Wi-Fi, Web)
Features
Read full description

Document reader for viewing document files in iSilo, Palm Doc, and plain text format. Bonus: Get the complete edition of the CIA World Factbook for free, with layout optimized for viewing on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad using iSilo. In addition to full information for all the countries of the world, the complete edition contains appendixes, reference maps, field cross-reference links, rank order pages, country profiles for all fields, enlarged flag pages with descriptions, enlarged country maps, and more. Tens of thousands of documents, eBooks, reference works, non-fiction, fiction available for ready download through the iSilo library. Create your own documents too. Document list provides recently viewed list of documents, ability to categorize documents into single or multiple categories, marking of favorite folders for easy access, and file explorer access to entire document directory with document file management operations, such as copying/moving/deleting/renaming document files and creating/deleting/renaming folders. Document viewing options provide for font size and typeface selection, along with customizable color themes with selectable background and text colors. Autoscroll with adjustable speed, view documents in full screen, complete support for both portrait and landscape orientations and rotation. Jump history for easily navigating back and forth when following hyperlinks and jumping to different locations in the document. Documents open to last viewed location. Bookmarks. Document text search. Select a range of text to copy or annotate it with a comment and choice of color highlighting. Easily transfer documents to your device via USB, via Wi-Fi by connecting to iSilo's built-in file server from your computer, or via download from the Web. Configure the screen to perform actions when tapped. Assignable actions include scrolling, full screen mode, font sizing, among many others. The latest version adds the ability to view additional file types. Additional image file types include .jpg, .png, .gif, .tif, among others. Additional document file types include .pdf, .htm, Word (.doc, .docx), Excel (.xls, .xlsx), and PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx). See the manual for more details on the additional file type support.

About

RealtyBuddy

Streamlined prospecting tool for real estate agents. Plan routes, manage leads, schedule follow-ups, and track goals efficiently. Designed for solo agents and small teams to maximize door-knocking efforts with a simple, fast interface.

Highlights
  • Route planning
  • Instant homeowner notes
  • Follow-up scheduling
  • Lead pipeline management
  • Offline door knocking mode
  • Goal setting and tracking
  • Apple Watch compatibility
Features
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Most apps are built for teams, expensive, or overly complicated. RealtyBuddy is designed for the busy agent who wants to prospect more doors with less hassle. Packed full of features to  • Helps you plan your route • Instant homeowner notes & reminders • Follow-up scheduling & notifications • Simple lead pipeline management • Offline-friendly door knocking mode Unlike Spotio or SalesRabbit, RealtyBuddy is streamlined for speed. No steep learning curve, no bloated CRM—just the essentials to knock more doors and close more deals. Trusted by solo agents and growing teams across the globe. ---------------------------------------------- RealtyBuddy – DETAILS ---------------------------------------------- - View homes, see address information and your location on the live map - Note whether prospective leads require a follow up, aren’t home or aren’t interested - Easily schedule & keep track of follow up activities - Search the nearby area & apply filters to focus your follow-ups and cold prospecting - Scheduled follow up activities are clearly displayed for realtors to see - Set and track goals to help keep you motivated - Calculate the goals you need to meet each week to crush your business goals - Apple Watch compatibility for quick and easy information capture EFFICIENT COLD PROSPECTING The live map allows you to see your own location, as well as detailed address information for homes around you, making it easy to go door to door and generate leads. If you need to, you can even change address information on the go and see which houses you’ve already visited, or those which require a follow-up. MANAGE LEADS & FOLLOW UP VISITS When you’ve visited a house you can apply one of three markers: Not Home, Not Interested and Follow Up. You can search the map using filters and view every scheduled follow up activity in the area, making cold prospecting and following up as efficient as possible. If you’re heading to a follow-up visit, check the research section to see the history and information regarding your last visit. SET, TRACK & CRUSH YOUR BUSINESS GOALS Setting goals – and meeting them – is the key to success, especially when prospecting. We’ve designed an easy to use goal setting feature to help you stay motivated and track statistics such as how many visits you’ve made in a week. You can set a specific weekly target or the app can calculate it and shows you how many visits you need to make to crush your business goals. APPLE WATCH COMPATIBLE Apple Watch compatibility allows for quick and easy information capture when doorknocking. The location of your visit is shown and you can quickly select between three options: Follow Up, Not Home or Not Interested. Subscription & Pricing - We have a two week free trial, so you can try before you buy - Purchase a monthly or annual subscription in-app to access and use RealtyBuddy. - After the free trial, payment will be charged to your iTunes Account and the subscription you chose will begin. - The subscription gives you access to RealtyBuddy on an ongoing basis and new features at no extra cost - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off from your Apple iTunes account at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. If auto-renew is not turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, your account may still be charged - Free trials are limited to one per customer Privacy Policy: https://realtybuddy.com/#privacy Terms of use : https://realtybuddy.com/#terms-of-use ACQUIRE MORE LEADS & GENERATE MORE SALES WITH REALTORBUDDY – DOWNLOAD TODAY!

Screenshots

iSilo4 screens
RealtyBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RealtyBuddy at Free against iSilo's $9.99. iSilo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#121 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, ads and device support 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

RealtyBuddy is free to download; iSilo costs $9.99 up front. RealtyBuddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. iSilo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for iSilo against 3.9 for RealtyBuddy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of iSilo's written reviews are positive against 40% of RealtyBuddy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSilo ships an update every 3 weeks, RealtyBuddy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
iSilo versus RealtyBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSiloRealtyBuddy
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (50 ratings)3.9 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.6% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings50 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#121 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDC & Co.CatLife Software Inc

Customer experience

iSilo

All ratings50 ratings
Positive68.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative22.0%
Written reviews269 reviews
Positive50.6%
Neutral16.7%
Negative32.7%

RealtyBuddy

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

iSilo

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when trying to open certain file formats
  • Displaying issues with Palm format (PDB) files
  • Inability to download files from Dropbox
  • Text going off-screen after recent updates
  • Bookmarks and annotations not syncing across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dark mode feature
  • Improve text highlighting and annotation capabilities
  • Implement cloud sync and cross-device support
  • Modernize the user interface
  • Add support for iOS Files app

RealtyBuddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iSilo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

RealtyBuddy

Subscriptions2
  • per month14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • per year14 Days trial$54.991 Year

Questions

Is iSilo free?
iSilo costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RealtyBuddy free?
RealtyBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iSilo or RealtyBuddy?
RealtyBuddy is rated higher. iSilo averages 3.8 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while RealtyBuddy averages 3.9 from 15 ratings.
Do iSilo or RealtyBuddy have ads?
Neither iSilo nor RealtyBuddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iSilo or RealtyBuddy?
iSilo ships an update every 3 weeks, and RealtyBuddy monthly. Most recently, iSilo was updated on October 31, 2026 and RealtyBuddy on October 26, 2026.

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