ViewPoint.ca vs Globe Suite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ViewPoint.ca
Access comprehensive real estate data for Nova Scotia, including property listings, assessment values, lot sizes, and school information. Explore an interactive map to quickly find and analyze properties.
- Up-to-date property information
- ViewPoint map exploration
- Assessment values
- Lot sizes
- School information
- MLS® sales history
- Current MLS® listings
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The ViewPoint Realty app provides real estate consumers with up-to-date information on every property and listing in Nova Scotia. Explore the famous ViewPoint map with speed and ease. The app displays the following information: Assessment values Lot sizes School information Historical MLS® sales information Current MLS® listings Days-on-market Price changes Detailed property descriptions and more!
Globe Suite
This app provides a comprehensive smart home control system, allowing you to connect and manage various smart devices like bulbs, plugs, and cameras. It offers remote control, automation based on environmental factors, and voice assistant integration for effortless home management.
- Connects smart bulbs, plugs, cameras, and sensors
- No hub required
- Remote control from anywhere
- Voice control with Alexa/Google Home
- Automation based on temperature, weather, time
- Share device control with family
- Real-time alerts
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Globe Electric – The Creative Energy Company® since 1932. Having a Smart home has never been so easy! Simply download the Globe Suite™ APP to get started. The Globe Suite™ APP is a complete smart home control system that connects your Globe Suite™ smart LED bulbs, smart plugs, smart cameras, smart sensors, and much more all under one roof. (No Hub Required) Configure, monitor and control an infinite number of Globe smart devices in one user-friendly application, right from your phone, anywhere in the world. Paired with your Amazon Alexa or Google Home, our smart devices can be quickly programmed to respond to voice control. Through the Globe Suite™ application, instruct your Globe smart products to activate according to a variety of variables including temperature, weather and time of day. Share device control with your family members and receive real-time alerts to ensure the highest level of efficiency, interactivity, control and safety for your home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Globe Suite at 41% against ViewPoint.ca's 30%. Globe Suite also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ViewPoint.ca | Globe Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (5.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 41.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 269 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ViewPoint Realty Services Inc. | Globe Electric Company Inc. |
Customer experience
ViewPoint.ca
Globe Suite
User reviews
ViewPoint.ca
From App Store reviewsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app overall
- 👍 Handy for house hunting
- 👍 Loads of information
- 👍 Better than other realty websites
- 👍 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 App freezes often
- 🐛 Sluggish map loading
- 🐛 Inconsistent map loading
- 🐛 Difficult to share links
Globe Suite
From 5.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient remote control
- 🌈 Customizable lighting
- ⏰ Scheduling and automation
- 🔌 Works with smart home integrations
- 💻 Intuitive app interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- ⏳ Slow app performance
- 🔍 Difficult setup process
- 🤖 Unreliable customer support
- 🔧 Compatibility problems with updates
Bugs and requests
ViewPoint.ca
Reported bugs
32 issues- App crashes when viewing historical cutsheets
- Cannot view pictures, prompts login even when logged in
- App asks to sign in when already signed in, then won't let click anything
- App constantly freezes
- Sluggish and inconsistent map loading, satellite image takes forever to load
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- Crashes repeatedly
- Cannot access even after delete and re-download
- Won't let me in, says email invalid or password invalid or already registered
- Unable to filter property types properly after update
- Only get recent listings
- Cannot filter by price
- Cannot filter by sq footage
- Map shows cloud cover and dark, slow and won't load searches
- List view results appear random without sorting
- App automatically logs itself in and out, password not recognized when logged out
- Need to force quit app to refresh content
- Following a property in multi-unit buildings is broken, ends up following all units
- Needs to be updated for new iPhone screens
- Mobile parks display issues, only one unit shows in a list
- Have to close the app to make a new search
- App froze and would not show any results
- Incredibly slow to download app
- No provision to reset password
- Reset password option not available
- Search of homes shows no result for a valid range
- No option to reset password in the app
- Ads take you out of the app
- Video ads pop up forcing you to watch for 5 seconds
- Cannot change default search location
- No way to save listings or searches
- App crashes quite often
- App doesn't keep you logged in
Requested features
10 requests- Subscription option for browsing
- Satellite view toggle
- Ability to copy web link to listing
- Option to filter by price
- Option to filter by sq footage
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- Option for 'most recent changes' search
- Ability to share property listing via text/email
- Show school information
- Save login information
- Turn off music
Globe Suite
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lights randomly disconnecting
- App crashes on launch
- Scenes/routines not working as expected
- Inability to control multiple bulbs together
Requested features
5 requests- Bring back widget support
- Add more color/mood presets
- Improve Alexa/HomeKit integration
- Allow custom RGB color selection
- Implement sunrise/sunset automation
In-app purchases
ViewPoint.ca
No in-app purchases
Globe Suite
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ViewPoint.ca free?
Is Globe Suite free?
Do ViewPoint.ca or Globe Suite have ads?
Which is updated more often, ViewPoint.ca or Globe Suite?
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