Comparison

Pro Referral vs Home Improov

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Connect with local customers
  • Manage jobs on the go
  • Track reward points
  • Message and call customers
  • Zero commission leads
  • Control time and profits
Features
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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.

About

Home Improov

Access DIY how-to guides and automatically generate shopping lists for tools and materials. Easily manage, edit, and save your lists for future projects.

Highlights
  • DIY how-to guides
  • Automatic shopping list creation
  • Tool and material suggestions
  • Editable shopping lists
  • Saved list management
Features
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Home Improov offers a handy way to view how-to guides and automatically adds the necessary tools and materials to your shopping list. You can easily edit, add to, and save your saved lists for repeated use.

Screenshots

Pro Referral4 screens
Home Improov4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pro Referral at 4.2 against Home Improov's 1.0. Pro Referral also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (438 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pro Referral holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pro Referral has 438 ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Home Improov's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pro Referral ships an update every 6 weeks, Home Improov every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pro Referral versus Home Improov: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPro ReferralHome Improov
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (438 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews36.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings438 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPro ReferralJoseph Pearce

Customer experience

Pro Referral

All ratings438 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive36.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative57.1%

Home Improov

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Home Improov

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pro Referral

No in-app purchases

None

Home Improov

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pro Referral free?
Pro Referral is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home Improov free?
Home Improov is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pro Referral or Home Improov?
Pro Referral is rated higher. Pro Referral averages 4.2 out of 5 from 438 ratings, while Home Improov averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pro Referral or Home Improov have ads?
Neither Pro Referral nor Home Improov shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pro Referral or Home Improov?
Pro Referral ships an update every 6 weeks, and Home Improov every 3 months. Most recently, Pro Referral was updated on October 23, 2026 and Home Improov on October 24, 2026.

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