HOMEBOY vs RealBird

HOMEBOY searches German property sources for new listings that match a saved profile, then sends them by app notification or email. Profiles can specify a city or district, rent, living area, room count and radius, with filters for short-term, premium, WBS and shared-flat offers. HOMEBOY names eight sources, including ImmobilienScout24, Immowelt, Kleinanzeigen, WG-Gesucht, Immonet, Quoka and eBay, and says it may notify users up to 30 minutes before property portals do. Listings link to their source; users contact the landlord or representative and apply themselves. The Android and iOS apps support profiles, results, favorites, application status and a stored application template. Email forwarding currently works through the web version. The free plan permits one rental-apartment profile for rent up to €1,000. Premium covers higher rents, houses and purchases. Premium Monthly is €19.99 a month and includes four profiles and four recipients. HOMEBOY is a BINGOOO AG product based in Bonn, Germany.

RealBird provides online listing marketing tools for real estate agents, brokers, and property managers in the USA and Canada. Publishing a property can create a single-property website, virtual tour, marketing widgets, Craigslist ad code, and embed codes. RealBird says it automatically distributes listings to real estate portals including Oodle, Yakaz, and Trovit. Agents can market listings on Facebook and receive reminders to reshare them on Facebook and Twitter. Listing websites are designed for smartphones and tablets, with QR-code and SMS marketing tools. Widgets and HTML embed codes can be used with websites, blogs, ActiveRain, and WordPress. The service also offers rental websites and inquiry management, and has Android, iOS, and web platforms. Membership includes a feature-limited, ad-supported free option. RealBird PRO is $15/month when billed annually; Rental marketing is $30/month billed month-to-month; Listing Publisher AutoPilot has an introductory price of $39/month. A 14-day trial is available without a credit card. The nearby-homes WordPress plugin requires RealBird PRO and self-hosted WordPress version 3.0 or later.