Comparison

Pro Referral vs Genfora

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

Genfora

Connect with local independent professionals for everyday projects, repairs, and home services. Easily request services, compare pros, and manage your projects from start to finish through chat and photo descriptions.

Highlights
  • Request services quickly
  • Browse local professionals
  • Compare and communicate with pros
  • Organize requests and conversations
  • Describe projects with voice, text, or photos
  • Manage projects from start to finish
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Genfora helps you get everyday projects, repairs, installations, and home services done by connecting you with independent local Pros. Tell us what you need, browse available services, compare Pros, chat before making a decision, and choose the Pro that feels right for your project. With Genfora, customers can: * Request services quickly * Browse local Pros and service options * Compare and communicate before choosing * Keep requests and conversations organized in one place * Use voice, text, or photos to help describe a project * Manage requests from start to finish For Pros, Genfora provides tools to manage services, service areas, availability, customer conversations, and eligible opportunities. Customers do not pay Genfora for services. Pros set their own customer-facing prices, and applicable Genfora lead fees are charged only when a customer selects that Pro. Service availability varies by location and participating Pros.

Screenshots

Pro Referral4 screens
Genfora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Genfora at 5.0 against Pro Referral's 4.2. Pro Referral's advantage is ratings volume (438 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.1 vs 15.0). 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

Genfora holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pro Referral has 438 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pro Referral versus Genfora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPro ReferralGenfora
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (438 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings438 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPro ReferralGenfora

Customer experience

Pro Referral

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

Genfora

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Genfora

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pro Referral

No in-app purchases

None

Genfora

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pro Referral free?
Pro Referral is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Genfora free?
Genfora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pro Referral or Genfora?
Genfora is rated higher. Pro Referral averages 4.2 out of 5 from 438 ratings, while Genfora averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pro Referral or Genfora have ads?
Neither Pro Referral nor Genfora shows ads.

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