ViewPoint.ca vs Phantom Realty Engine
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!
Phantom Realty Engine
Easily search for your next home with your real estate agent. Browse current listings, save favorites, and get instant alerts for new matches. Connect directly with your agent for quick answers and showings.
- Search homes by detailed criteria
- Swipe through listings
- Save favorite properties
- Instant new listing alerts
- Direct agent communication
- Built-in assistant for market info
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Phantom is the easiest way to search for your next home, provided by your real estate agent. Browse current listings, save your favorites, get alerts the moment new homes match, and stay in touch with your agent, all in one app. What you can do: - Search homes by location, price, beds, baths, square footage, and property type. - Swipe through listings: save the ones you love, skip the ones you don't. - See full photos, details, and descriptions on every property. - Save your searches and get notified instantly, daily, or weekly when new homes match. - Ask about any home or request a showing, and your agent follows up. - Get quick answers about neighborhoods, listings, and the local market from the built-in assistant. Phantom connects you directly with your own agent, so the homes you save and the questions you ask go straight to the person helping you buy. Sign in with the details your agent provides and start exploring.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Phantom Realty Engine at every 2 weeks against ViewPoint.ca's every 2 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.
ViewPoint.ca ships an update every 2 months, Phantom Realty Engine every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ViewPoint.ca | Phantom Realty Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ViewPoint Realty Services Inc. | Ghostly Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
ViewPoint.ca
Phantom Realty Engine
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
Phantom Realty Engine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ViewPoint.ca
No in-app purchases
Phantom Realty Engine
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ViewPoint.ca free?
Is Phantom Realty Engine free?
Do ViewPoint.ca or Phantom Realty Engine have ads?
Which is updated more often, ViewPoint.ca or Phantom Realty Engine?
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