Comparison

DoorBird vs SFAR MLS Edge

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

Head to head
About

DoorBird

See, hear, and speak to visitors at your door from anywhere in the world. Receive instant notifications for doorbell presses and motion detection, ensuring you never miss a visitor or delivery. Securely unlock doors, garages, or gates remotely.

Highlights
  • Live HDTV video with night vision
  • 2-way audio communication
  • Worldwide mobile access
  • Push notifications for visitors and motion
  • Remote door, garage, or gate unlocking
  • Visitor history
  • Geofencing
Features
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The DoorBird App provides mobile access to DoorBird IP Video Door Stations. Using the app, you can see and hear your visitors in real time, speak with them or unlock the door. When visitors press your doorbell, you receive a push notification on your iPhone or iPad and can immediately answer your door – from anywhere in the world. The DoorBird can also send instant alerts when a visitor triggers the built-in motion sensor. No matter if you are at home or not, you will never miss a visitor or a delivery. DoorBird's innovative IP technology was developed in Germany and is continuously improved through regular app and hardware updates. The system works in your local network (LAN) as well as outside of your home network environment without range limitation and securely encrypted over the Internet. DoorBird App Features for IP Video Door Stations: • Live HDTV video (ultra wide-angle camera lens, night vision) • 2-way audio communication • Worldwide mobile access to DoorBird IP Video Door Stations • Push notifications on your iPhone or iPad when the doorbell is pushed or the motion sensor is triggered • Configurable motion sensor • Free visitor history • Secure door, garage or gate opener via the app • Different ringtones for push notifications • Geofencing • App is optimized for portrait and landscape format • WiFi and Ethernet (PoE) • Smart Home and NVR compatible

About

SFAR MLS Edge

This app provides real estate professionals with mobile access to MLS listing data, including search, photos, and history. Users can revise listings, upload pictures, manage contacts, and share property details.

Highlights
  • Live MLS listing data
  • Standard, Map, and Quick Search
  • Revise listings on the go
  • Upload listing pictures
  • Contact management
  • Save and organize listings
  • Agent/Office Search
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Powered by Rapattoni Edge MLS, this app allows real estate professionals to search for listings and access other MLS features on mobile devices. It delivers accurate, live, real-time listing data along with pictures, listing history, the ability to share listings via email or social media, and all of the other features users have come to expect from the Rapattoni MLS. Highlights include: • Standard Search, Map Search, and Quick Search, plus Hotsheets showing new activity • Revise listings on the go with status changes, price updates, and more • Upload listing pictures directly from your phone or tablet • View, add, and update your Contacts, then connect via phone or email • Save and organize listings in multiple carts • Responsive user interface adapts to fit phones and tablets • Also includes Agent/Office Search, tax records, social media integration, and more! Note: This app can only be used by licensed agents, brokers, and other real estate professionals who have an active MLS subscription with a valid Agent ID and Password.

Screenshots

DoorBird4 screens
SFAR MLS Edge2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DoorBird at 4.5 against SFAR MLS Edge's 1.4. DoorBird also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (29K vs 9). 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

DoorBird holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DoorBird has 29K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DoorBird ships an update every 3 weeks, SFAR MLS Edge every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DoorBird versus SFAR MLS Edge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoorBirdSFAR MLS Edge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (29K ratings) — better1.4 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews37.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBird Home Automation GmbHRapattoni Corporation

Customer experience

DoorBird

All ratings29,063 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews489 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative48.7%

SFAR MLS Edge

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

Bugs and requests

DoorBird

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent connectivity and sync issues
  • Unreliable device pairing and setup process

Requested features

4 requests
  • Siri/Google Assistant integration for voice control
  • Improved push notification system with audible alerts
  • Local storage option for video recordings
  • Simplified app interface and settings

SFAR MLS Edge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DoorBird

No in-app purchases

None

SFAR MLS Edge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DoorBird free?
DoorBird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SFAR MLS Edge free?
SFAR MLS Edge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DoorBird or SFAR MLS Edge?
DoorBird is rated higher. DoorBird averages 4.5 out of 5 from 29K ratings, while SFAR MLS Edge averages 1.4 from 9 ratings.
Do DoorBird or SFAR MLS Edge have ads?
Neither DoorBird nor SFAR MLS Edge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DoorBird or SFAR MLS Edge?
DoorBird ships an update every 3 weeks, and SFAR MLS Edge every 9 months. Most recently, DoorBird was updated on November 8, 2026 and SFAR MLS Edge on November 2, 2026.

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