LinkedIn Sales Navigator vs Referron
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
This app allows sales professionals to manage accounts and leads on the go. It helps identify and engage potential buyers with personalized outreach and provides real-time updates and recommendations.
- Real-time sales updates on accounts and leads
- Discover new accounts and leads
- Prepare for sales meetings
- Save new leads
- Send InMail, messages, and connection requests
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Stay up to date with your accounts and leads with LinkedIn Sales Navigator on your iPhone, wherever you are. LinkedIn Sales Navigator helps you to target the right buyers and companies, understand what buyers value, and engage buyers with personalized outreach. Whether you are waiting for a meeting, traveling between clients’ offices, or waiting in line for coffee, Sales Navigator Mobile gives you access to Sales Navigator’s key sales features where you need them most: everywhere. - Get real-time sales updates on your accounts and leads - Discover new accounts and leads with daily recommendations, wherever you are - Prep for sales meetings by reviewing prospect profiles and account pages - Save new leads after meetings to start getting sales updates - Send timely InMail, messages, and connection requests The Sales Navigator mobile app requires a Sales Navigator account, which is a paid LinkedIn subscription for sales professionals. LinkedIn privacy policy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy LinkedIn terms of use: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement
Referron
This app facilitates professional networking by allowing users to easily share digital business cards, refer contacts, discover new connections, and monitor their networking activities. It aims to enhance professional relationships and streamline the process of expanding one's network.
- Digital business card sharing
- Contact referral system
- Discover new connections
- Track networking activity
- Enhance professional network
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Referron is the ultimate networking app designed to help you effortlessly send your digital business card, refer contacts, find new connections and track your activity. - Enhance your professional network with ease, - Share your credentials instantly, and - Connect with like-minded professionals. Download to connect, refer and track your activity with ease. Terms and conditions https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Referron both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Referron's written reviews are positive against 49% of LinkedIn Sales Navigator's. Referron also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). LinkedIn Sales Navigator's advantage is ratings volume (52K vs 15) and chart position (#85 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. LinkedIn Sales Navigator sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $79.99 per month and Referron sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Referron holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LinkedIn Sales Navigator has 52K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of LinkedIn Sales Navigator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Referron's.
LinkedIn Sales Navigator ships an update monthly, Referron every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | LinkedIn Sales Navigator | Referron |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (52K ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #85 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LinkedIn Corporation | Referron |
Customer experience
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Referron
Bugs and requests
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notifications not clearing properly
- Search bar issues and inconsistent behavior
- Frequent crashes and login problems
- Discrepancies between mobile and web versions
Requested features
5 requests- Integrate messaging between LinkedIn and Sales Navigator
- Add exact match search capability
- Improve list building and lead segmentation tools
- Provide more CRM-style features like sorting, reporting, and opportunity tracking
- Sync data and activity across desktop and mobile
Referron
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
- Sales Navigator Core1 Month trial4 variants$79.991 Month
- Sales Navigator Core$79.991 Month
- Sales Navigator Core$99.991 Month
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- Sales Navigator Core1 Month trial$99.991 Month
- Sales Navigator Core$119.991 Month
- Sales Navigator Core1 Month trial$799.991 Year
- Sales Navigator Core1 Month trial2 variants$959.991 Year
Referron
- Monthly7 Days trial$10.001 Month
- Annual Subscription 75$75.001 Year
- Annual Subscription 85$85.001 Year
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- Annual Subscription 95$95.001 Year
- Annual Subscription$100.001 Year
- Basic Group Pack$60.00
- Growth Group Pack$200.00
- Pro Group Pack$300.00
