The real estate industry is growing almost as quickly as our use of mobile technology. “There’s an app for that” is now just a fact, and developers everywhere are cashing in on applications aimed at real estate professionals. We tested 20 of the top real estate apps, paid and free, available in the marketplace and brought you our top three. There’s a bonus: all of them are free.

Loopnet

Loopnet’s commercial real estate app has a 4.2 out of 5-star rating and over 100,000 downloads. It offers all the same features as loopnet.com with better navigation and an updated design. The Loopnet app is only available on Android devices but is free to download and updated regularly, most recently in August of 2013. Loopnet for Android provides an easy-to-use, customizable database of properties with extensive filter options and a pleasing interface.

Real Estate Glossary

The Real Estate Glossary app is a comprehensive dictionary of every term you could think of. It’s brought to the Android marketplace by RELMARK with a 4.5 out of 5-star rating over over 10,000 downloads. Definitions are understandable and easily searchable. You won’t realize how useful this app is until after you’ve started using it on the go.

Real Estate Calculator

The Real Estate Calculator App was brought to the Android market by SNC APPS, and has a 4-star rating. SNC APPS identifies itself a group of real estate investors with the intent of being able to evaluate a real estate investment deal in the field without relying on an Excel spreadsheet. Upon first use, the application begins with a list of menu options, functions, formulas, definitions, and general app info. It took me about 30 minutes to enter all the requested property information I had and it allowed me to save it as a csv, but it certainly wasn’t as comprehensive as the underwriting template we use personally. The Real Estate Calculator App is a great application for real estate professionals and analysts that spend a lot of time in the field.