Comparison

Rechat vs ShowingTime Next Generation

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

Head to head
About

Rechat

Streamline real estate operations with this app, offering fast MLS data access, mobile productivity tools, and real-time client communication. It helps agents manage contacts and transactions, teams collaborate, and brokerages go paperless and ensure compliance.

Highlights
  • Fast MLS data access
  • Mobile CMA creation
  • Real-time client communication
  • Contact and transaction management
  • Team collaboration tools
  • Paperless brokerage solutions
Features
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The Real Estate App that Elevates Your Game Say hello to Rechat, the simple and beautiful way for agents and brokerages to work smarter, close more deals, and get paid faster. Everything You Need to Work Smarter Accurate Data at Your Fingertips Rechat is the fastest way to access MLS data – even faster than your local MLS. Be Productive On the Go Search listings in seconds, create mobile CMAs, and access back office documents right from your phone. Work in Real Time In real estate, speed matters. Rechat lets you stay connected to clients from anywhere your business takes you. For Agents Keep your conversations, contacts, transactions, and activities accessible at all times. For Teams Let your team move faster and effortlessly collaborate on real estate deals. For Brokerages Arm agents with a simple and powerful way to go paperless, keep documents secure, and stay fully compliant.

About

ShowingTime Next Generation

Manage real estate showings, gain market insights, and boost productivity. This app helps agents stay connected with clients, schedule tours efficiently, and get valuable feedback on listings. Optimize your real estate business on the go.

Highlights
  • Schedule and manage showings
  • Access listing details and instructions
  • Optimize buyer tours with Smart Route
  • Discover nearby listings
  • Communicate listing activity to clients
  • Manage and analyze showing feedback
  • Personalize calendar views and display modes
Features
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Introducing ShowingTime’s next generation mobile app, a modern, comprehensive toolkit designed to revolutionize how you manage real estate showings, gain invaluable market insights and enhance your productivity. This next generation experience helps you stay connected and transparent with clients and spend more of your time marketing listings and growing your business. ShowingTime provides residential real estate agents, teams, offices, associations and MLSs with tools to manage showings and feedback, plus analytics and reporting tools to gain valuable marketing insights. Join the hundreds of thousands of agents who rely on ShowingTime's cutting-edge mobile app, the go-to resource for scheduling showings, generating feedback and optimizing your business. ShowingTime+ products are used by hundreds of MLSs representing more than 1 million real estate professionals across the U.S. and Canada. Why choose ShowingTime? Effortlessly Schedule and Access Showings: Take control of your busy schedule with our intuitive mobile app. Seamlessly schedule showings, view instructions and access vital details anytime, anywhere. Buyers’ agents can plan a tour in minutes with an optimized Smart Route, adding multiple properties to a tour directly from the MLS and placing them in a cart. Discover Listings Near You: Explore a vast selection of listings available for showings in your immediate vicinity. Effortlessly find properties that meet your clients' needs and take advantage of opportunities right at your fingertips. Streamline Communication with Clients: Keep your clients in the loop by easily sharing listing activity and other important updates. Build trust and maintain strong relationships by providing timely and transparent information. Manage Feedback Effectively: Gain valuable insights from buyers and colleagues by effortlessly managing and analyzing feedback for your listings and easily sharing it with your sellers. Personalize Your Experience: With a variety of interactive calendar views, you can view your showing appointments in the way that best fits your needs. Additionally, customize your viewing experience with multilingual support, or toggle between light and dark mode to fit your preferences or the time of day.

Screenshots

Rechat4 screens
ShowingTime Next Generation4 screens

Verdict

The call

Rechat and ShowingTime Next Generation both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Rechat's written reviews are positive against 25% of ShowingTime Next Generation's. Rechat also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). ShowingTime Next Generation's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 1.1K) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Rechat against 4.9 for ShowingTime Next Generation. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShowingTime Next Generation has 10K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Rechat's written reviews are positive against 25% of ShowingTime Next Generation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rechat ships an update every 4 days, ShowingTime Next Generation monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Rechat versus ShowingTime Next Generation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRechatShowingTime Next Generation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.1K ratings)4.9 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.8% of reviews — better24.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K10K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB249 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRechat Inc.ShowingTime.com, LLC

Customer experience

Rechat

All ratings1,052 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.9%

ShowingTime Next Generation

All ratings9,677 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive24.5%
Neutral14.7%
Negative60.8%

User reviews

Rechat

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Highly user-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Efficient CRM and marketing tool
  • 📱 Seamless mobile and desktop integration
  • 💼 All-in-one platform for real estate professionals
  • 🎨 Beautiful pre-made templates and marketing materials

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional freezing and performance issues
  • 📱 Limited mobile capabilities compared to desktop
  • 🎥 Difficulty reviewing video chats recorded on iPhone
  • ⚙️ Steep learning curve despite user-friendly design
  • 🎬 Cumbersome video creation and editing process

ShowingTime Next Generation

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Quick and friendly
  • 👍 Easy to manage

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Constant crashes and glitches
  • 🔑 Frequent log-outs
  • 👎 Poor UI/UX and navigation
  • 🕰️ Slow and unresponsive

Bugs and requests

Rechat

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Video features not functioning properly
  • Difficulty creating multiple videos in succession

Requested features

5 requests
  • Full video chat review capability on mobile devices
  • Photo selection feature within video creation
  • Pet filtering option for lease listings
  • Parity between mobile and desktop features
  • Improved video editing and creation workflow

ShowingTime Next Generation

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Overlapping text and UI elements
  • Inability to confirm/deny appointments
  • Showing history not accessible
  • Incompatible with larger font sizes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve feedback submission experience
  • Enhance scheduling workflow
  • Provide better sync and offline capabilities

In-app purchases

None

Rechat

No in-app purchases

None

ShowingTime Next Generation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rechat free?
Rechat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShowingTime Next Generation free?
ShowingTime Next Generation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rechat or ShowingTime Next Generation?
ShowingTime Next Generation is rated higher. Rechat averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while ShowingTime Next Generation averages 4.9 from 10K ratings.
Do Rechat or ShowingTime Next Generation have ads?
Neither Rechat nor ShowingTime Next Generation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rechat or ShowingTime Next Generation?
Rechat ships an update every 4 days, and ShowingTime Next Generation monthly. Most recently, Rechat was updated on October 19, 2026 and ShowingTime Next Generation on October 21, 2026.

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