Pro Referral vs Dispatch Field
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pro Referral
Connect with local customers needing your professional services. Manage jobs, track rewards, and communicate with clients directly from your mobile device. Grow your business with cost-free leads and zero commission fees.
- Connect with local customers
- Manage jobs on the go
- Track reward points
- Message and call customers
- Zero commission leads
- Control time and profits
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The Pro Referral mobile app, powered by the Home Depot, helps you grow your business by connecting you with Home Depot customers in your area who need your expertise. Handy features make it easy to manage your jobs, track points, and message or call customers on the go — anywhere, anytime. Best of all, you’re in total control of your time and profits. Pro Referral rewards you for your everyday and business shopping with cost-free, zero commission leads to grow your business.
Dispatch Field
This application allows service technicians to efficiently manage and update the status of work orders assigned to them. It integrates with other Dispatch applications to streamline field service operations.
- Receive work assignments
- Update work status
- Integrates with Dispatch apps
- Streamlines field service
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Dispatch Field helps service technicians receive and status work assigned to them through Dispatch's other applications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pro Referral at 4.2 against Dispatch Field's 2.5. Pro Referral also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 20%) and ratings volume (437 vs 97). 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.
Pro Referral holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 437 and 97 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Pro Referral's written reviews are positive against 20% of Dispatch Field's.
Pro Referral ships an update every 6 weeks, Dispatch Field every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pro Referral | Dispatch Field |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (437 ratings) — better | 2.5 (97 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 437 — better | 97 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Red Beacon, Inc. | Dispatch Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
Pro Referral
Dispatch Field
Bugs and requests
Pro Referral
Reported bugs
5 issues- Constant crashes
- Login issues
- Notification bugs
- Profile update problems
- Incompatibility with newer versions
Requested features
5 requests- Better lead management options
- Improved in-app messaging
- Calendar integration
- Ability to pause leads
- Option for non-contractor professionals
Dispatch Field
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pro Referral
No in-app purchases
Dispatch Field
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pro Referral free?
Is Dispatch Field free?
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Do Pro Referral or Dispatch Field have ads?
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