Pro Referral vs SpotOnSite
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.
SpotOnSite
This app facilitates communication between contractors and property managers for onsite repairs. It uses satellite imagery and geotagged media to document repair needs and progress, providing clients with time-stamped updates and a detailed log of completed work.
- Satellite imagery for repair assessment
- Geotagged photos and videos
- Time-stamped progress updates
- Running comment log for work details
- Cloud-based access
- Property inspection dashboard
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SpotOnSite bridges the communication gap between contractors & property managers for onsite repairs by reducing the amount of in-person meetings. The tool utilizes satellite imagery & geotagged photos & videos to provide a crystal-clear picture of what repairs need to be completed. It allows contractors the ability to update clients with time-stamped photos & videos with a running comment log so there are never any questions on what work was completed and when. SpotOnSite uses a cloud-based system that can be accessed from anywhere & anytime. A dashboard is available through the website that allows SpotOnSite customers & their clients access to the created property inspections.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SpotOnSite at 90% against Pro Referral's 36%. SpotOnSite also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Pro Referral's advantage is ratings volume (438 vs 38) and iOS requirement (13.1 vs 18.6). 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.
SpotOnSite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pro Referral has 438 ratings behind it against 38, 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 90% of SpotOnSite's.
Pro Referral ships an update every 6 weeks, SpotOnSite every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pro Referral | SpotOnSite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (438 ratings) | 4.8 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.3% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 438 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pro Referral | SpotOnSite LLC |
Customer experience
Pro Referral
SpotOnSite
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
SpotOnSite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pro Referral
No in-app purchases
SpotOnSite
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pro Referral free?
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Do Pro Referral or SpotOnSite have ads?
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