Comparison

MLS vs ShowingTime Next Generation

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

Head to head
About

MLS

This mobile application provides real estate agents with comprehensive MLS access on their devices. It allows for property searches, viewing listing details, managing client interactions, and sharing listings. The app aims to keep agents connected to their business and clients from any location.

Highlights
  • Property search by address, map, and criteria
  • View full listing details and history
  • Send listings and request showings
  • Post listings to Facebook
  • Import contacts and brand your app
  • Track client activity and communications
  • Synchronize contacts and listings with Matrix
Features
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** AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY TO REAL ESTATE AGENTS AT PARTICIPATING MLS ** MLS-Touch puts your MLS in the palm of your hand! It’s the most advanced mobile app for Agents, with loads of features to keep you connected to listings and engaged with your leads and clients from wherever you are. - Quickly search properties by address, map location, and other criteria. - Hotsheet activity and market stats at your fingertips. - Full listing details including property history and agent-only info. - Tools to take action – send listings, view comparables, request a showing. - Automatically post your listings and open houses on Facebook. - Import your contacts and invite them to use your own branded app. - Collaborate like never before! Suggest listings and get notified of client favorites. - Track client activity and communications in one place. - With MLS-Touch you can manage your business from anywhere! For CoreLogic® Matrix™ users: - Advanced integrations with Matrix and Client Portal. - Contacts, suggested listings and favorites all synchronize. - Access Realist® tax data where available. We’d love to hear from you! Email your feedback or questions to Support@MLS-Touch.com.

About

ShowingTime Next Generation

Manage real estate showings, gain market insights, and boost productivity. This app helps agents stay connected with clients, schedule tours efficiently, and get valuable feedback on listings. Optimize your real estate business on the go.

Highlights
  • Schedule and manage showings
  • Access listing details and instructions
  • Optimize buyer tours with Smart Route
  • Discover nearby listings
  • Communicate listing activity to clients
  • Manage and analyze showing feedback
  • Personalize calendar views and display modes
Features
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Introducing ShowingTime’s next generation mobile app, a modern, comprehensive toolkit designed to revolutionize how you manage real estate showings, gain invaluable market insights and enhance your productivity. This next generation experience helps you stay connected and transparent with clients and spend more of your time marketing listings and growing your business. ShowingTime provides residential real estate agents, teams, offices, associations and MLSs with tools to manage showings and feedback, plus analytics and reporting tools to gain valuable marketing insights. Join the hundreds of thousands of agents who rely on ShowingTime's cutting-edge mobile app, the go-to resource for scheduling showings, generating feedback and optimizing your business. ShowingTime+ products are used by hundreds of MLSs representing more than 1 million real estate professionals across the U.S. and Canada. Why choose ShowingTime? Effortlessly Schedule and Access Showings: Take control of your busy schedule with our intuitive mobile app. Seamlessly schedule showings, view instructions and access vital details anytime, anywhere. Buyers’ agents can plan a tour in minutes with an optimized Smart Route, adding multiple properties to a tour directly from the MLS and placing them in a cart. Discover Listings Near You: Explore a vast selection of listings available for showings in your immediate vicinity. Effortlessly find properties that meet your clients' needs and take advantage of opportunities right at your fingertips. Streamline Communication with Clients: Keep your clients in the loop by easily sharing listing activity and other important updates. Build trust and maintain strong relationships by providing timely and transparent information. Manage Feedback Effectively: Gain valuable insights from buyers and colleagues by effortlessly managing and analyzing feedback for your listings and easily sharing it with your sellers. Personalize Your Experience: With a variety of interactive calendar views, you can view your showing appointments in the way that best fits your needs. Additionally, customize your viewing experience with multilingual support, or toggle between light and dark mode to fit your preferences or the time of day.

Screenshots

MLS4 screens
ShowingTime Next Generation4 screens

Verdict

The call

MLS and ShowingTime Next Generation both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 45% of MLS's written reviews are positive against 25% of ShowingTime Next Generation's. ShowingTime Next Generation's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MLS against 4.9 for ShowingTime Next Generation. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13K and 9.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of MLS's written reviews are positive against 25% of ShowingTime Next Generation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MLS ships an update every 3 weeks, ShowingTime Next Generation monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MLS versus ShowingTime Next Generation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMLSShowingTime Next Generation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (13K ratings)4.9 (9.7K ratings)
Positive reviews44.6% of reviews — better24.5% of reviews
Number of ratings13K — better9.7K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB249 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProspects Software Inc.ShowingTime.com, LLC

Customer experience

MLS

All ratings12,601 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive44.6%
Neutral10.7%
Negative44.6%

ShowingTime Next Generation

All ratings9,677 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive24.5%
Neutral14.7%
Negative60.8%

User reviews

MLS

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient and efficient
  • ✨ Useful features
  • 📱 Easy to use
  • 🔍 Helpful search capabilities
  • 💻 Integrates well with desktop MLS

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 🔄 Unstable and crashes often
  • 🔍 Limited search functionality
  • 🔒 Login and logout issues
  • 🗺️ Inaccurate map and location data

ShowingTime Next Generation

From 9.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick and friendly
  • 👍 Easy to manage

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constant crashes and glitches
  • 🔑 Frequent log-outs
  • 👎 Poor UI/UX and navigation
  • 🕰️ Slow and unresponsive

Bugs and requests

MLS

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Search results not loading properly
  • Inability to clear previous searches
  • Frequent sign-outs and need to re-login
  • Incompatibility with certain devices and OS versions
  • Inaccurate or missing property data

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve saved search and search history features
  • Integrate with more MLS systems
  • Allow editing of listing photos within the app
  • Provide more detailed property and neighborhood information

ShowingTime Next Generation

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Overlapping text and UI elements
  • Inability to confirm/deny appointments
  • Showing history not accessible
  • Incompatible with larger font sizes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve feedback submission experience
  • Enhance scheduling workflow
  • Provide better sync and offline capabilities

In-app purchases

None

MLS

No in-app purchases

None

ShowingTime Next Generation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MLS free?
MLS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShowingTime Next Generation free?
ShowingTime Next Generation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MLS or ShowingTime Next Generation?
MLS and ShowingTime Next Generation are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 13K and 9.7K ratings respectively.
Do MLS or ShowingTime Next Generation have ads?
Neither MLS nor ShowingTime Next Generation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MLS or ShowingTime Next Generation?
MLS ships an update every 3 weeks, and ShowingTime Next Generation monthly. Most recently, MLS was updated on September 23, 2026 and ShowingTime Next Generation on September 24, 2026.

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