UTILITY APPS

Four of the top news and real estate apps

PROPERTY MATCH

1 THIS is Tinder for real estate, as done by the Domain group. Swipe one way for ‘no’ and the other for ‘yes’. It’s a novel way of searching properties and extremely popular at the moment. Price: Free Score: 9

DOMAIN REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY

2 DOMAIN’S other real estate app is far less popular but more feature-rich. Having both apps wouldn’t hurt, especially if you’re house hunting while busy. (Android and iOS.) Price: Free Score: 7

NEWS REPUBLIC - SMARTER NEWS

3 A NEWS aggregator with an impressive interface and an above average recommendation engine. Smarter News has won several accolades and is worth giving a shot. (Android and iOS.) Price: Free Score: 8

CIRCA NEWS

4 NOT just an aggregator, Circa has its own editorial team collating news and shortening it for mobile devices. Have nifty features, like push notifications for breaking news. Try it out. (Android and iOS.) Price: Free Score: 8