ShowingTime vs CATIC Municipal Guide
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
CATIC Municipal Guide
Access comprehensive municipal data for real estate transactions. Find city hall details, contact information, service costs, and more. Integrates with maps and phone for easy navigation and communication.
- Search city and town information
- View county and town hall details
- Access copy costs and phone numbers
- Get water/sewer and assessor data
- Launch maps for directions
- Initiate calls and emails
- Access city websites
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The CATIC Municipal Guide app is designed for anyone involved in a real estate transaction and enables them to obtain information about cities and towns on your iPhone and iPad. You are able to search for a city or town within a state and obtain information such as the county, town hall address and hours, copy costs, phone numbers, contact information, water and sewer information, assessor information, etc. Additionally, by tapping on an address, your maps application will be launched, and you’ll be able to get directions. By tapping on a phone number, your phone will be launched, and you’ll be able to make a call. Need to access a website for a city or town? Tap the link and you’ll be taken to the site. By tapping any email addresses you’ll be able to send emails as well.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CATIC Municipal Guide at 5.0 against ShowingTime's 2.4. ShowingTime's advantage is ratings volume (854 vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CATIC Municipal Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShowingTime has 854 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ShowingTime ships an update every 3 months, CATIC Municipal Guide every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShowingTime | CATIC Municipal Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (854 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 854 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ShowingTime.com, LLC | CATIC |
Customer experience
ShowingTime
CATIC Municipal Guide
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
CATIC Municipal Guide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ShowingTime
No in-app purchases
CATIC Municipal Guide
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ShowingTime free?
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