ShowingTime vs Buildium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShowingTime
Manage real estate showings and client feedback efficiently. Access listing details offline, sync with your calendar, and share activity with clients. Sellers receive instant notifications and can review showing history.
- Schedule showings on the go
- Offline mode for listing details
- Share listing activity with clients
- Manage showing feedback
- Sync appointments with personal calendar
- Instant seller notifications
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ShowingTime provides residential real estate agents, offices, associations and MLSs with tools to manage showings and feedback, plus analytics and reporting tools to gain valuable market insights. A market and technology leader in real estate, ShowingTime products - accessible via its mobile app - are used in more than 250 MLSs across North America representing more than 750,000 members, helping them schedule 3 million showings per month. Benefits for real estate professionals: -Schedule showings and view instructions on the go -Access important details any time with the new offline mode -Set font sizes in the app to match your viewing preferences on mobile devices -Search for listings available to show near your location -Share listing activity with your clients -Manage feedback for your listings; give feedback on your recent showings -Notify sellers when you have completed the showing -Sync appointment activity with your personal calendar Benefits for sellers: -Get notified instantly of showings and new feedback -Review past showing activity and upcoming appointments -Receive “showing complete” alerts to know when to return home -Send private messages to your agent regarding a recent or upcoming appointment
Buildium
This app empowers property managers with essential tools on the go. It streamlines task management, payment processing, and access to crucial property and contact information. Stay connected and informed about your portfolio from anywhere.
- Manage tasks and work orders
- Receive resident payments
- View property information
- Access tenant, owner, and vendor data
- Communicate with contacts
- Navigate to properties
- Add photos with phone camera
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The new Buildium app is faster, sleeker, and easier to use than ever before. Designed with property managers in mind, our app puts the power of our industry-leading software at your fingertips — no matter where you are. Stay tuned for updates as we continue to expand our capabilities. Key features: - Manage tasks and work orders - Receive resident payments on-the-go - View property information - View tenant, owner, and vendor information - Provide property owners access to key information - Call, text, or email contacts from your iPhone - Locate and get directions to properties using maps - Add photos quickly with your phone’s camera
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Buildium at 4.7 against ShowingTime's 2.4. Buildium also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (23% vs 13%). ShowingTime's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Buildium holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buildium has 4.5K ratings behind it against 841, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of ShowingTime's written reviews are positive against 23% of Buildium's.
ShowingTime ships an update every 3 months, Buildium fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShowingTime | Buildium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (841 ratings) | 4.7 (4.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 23.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 841 | 4.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ShowingTime.com, LLC | Buildium |
Customer experience
ShowingTime
Buildium
User reviews
ShowingTime
From 841 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🙏 Helpful and professional customer service
- 📆 Convenient scheduling and calendar sync features
- 🗺️ Useful map and location integration
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔁 Constant logging out and login issues
- 🤔 Confusing and unintuitive user interface
- 🔍 Unreliable notifications and sync issues
- ⚠️ Lack of functionality compared to desktop version
Buildium
From 4.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔒 Secure platform
- 👍 Helpful for small businesses
- 🚀 Efficient for property management
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 💸 Overpriced for the features provided
- 🤖 Poor customer service and support
- 🔑 Difficult to access account information
- 🔍 Lacking important features for owners
Bugs and requests
ShowingTime
Reported bugs
4 issues- App constantly redirects to notification screen
- Listings not showing up or syncing properly
- Login credentials not working consistently
- Showing requests not being received or processed
Requested features
4 requests- Allow sellers to manage showings directly
- Improve showing cart functionality on mobile
- Add landscape mode support for tablets
- Provide better notification control and customization
Buildium
Reported bugs
3 issues- Constant sign-out issues
- Tenant screening process unreliable
- Incorrect tenant information displayed
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view rent payments and ledgers
- Option to customize navigation menu
- Improved photo upload functionality
- Landlord/owner access to app features
In-app purchases
ShowingTime
No in-app purchases
Buildium
No in-app purchases
