Pro Referral vs Dispatch Manager
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 Manager
This app assists business owners in efficiently managing their workforce. It allows for the scheduling and assignment of tasks, integrating with other available applications within the Dispatch ecosystem.
- Workforce management
- Task scheduling
- Work assignment
- Integration with Dispatch apps
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Dispatch Manager helps business owners manage their workforce by scheduling and assigning work available in Dispatch's other applications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pro Referral at 4.2 against Dispatch Manager's 3.2. Pro Referral also leads on ratings volume (438 vs 86). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pro Referral has 438 ratings behind it against 86, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Pro Referral's written reviews are positive against 34% of Dispatch Manager's.
Pro Referral ships an update every 6 weeks, Dispatch Manager every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pro Referral | Dispatch Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (438 ratings) — better | 3.2 (86 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.3% of reviews — better | 34.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 438 — better | 86 |
| 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 | 38 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Red Beacon, Inc. | Dispatch Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
Pro Referral
Dispatch Manager
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 Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pro Referral
No in-app purchases
Dispatch Manager
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pro Referral free?
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