Domain has been named one of the best apps for 2016 by the Google Play store. The list, curated by the Google Play team, features the most innovative, share-worthy, downloaded and useful apps of the year.
Domain was included in the โBest Localโ apps category which also included UberEATS, Citymapper, Carsales and Weatherzone. The app has earned a customer rating of 4.2/5 rating in the Google Play store from almost 13,800 reviewers.
The Domain app has seen continued augmentation since release, laying claim to a number of industry firsts this year, including the likes of Domain Check in, an in-app feature allowing house hunters to skip the queue at property inspections.ย Domain Chat, a feature letting house hunters chat directly with agents and share documents like property contracts within in the app, has also created a new communication channel between agents and their buyers and sellers.
Other innovations include:
- Home Price Guide which gives consumers access to once proprietary information like price estimates and sale and rental history, on more than 13 million Australian properties
- Local School Catchments which identifies government primary and high school catchment zones on an individual property listing
โOur audience are at the forefront of everything we do. From our editorial content to our tech tools and features. Everything we do is aimed at helping make the entire property journey faster, easier and more enjoyable for Australians,” saidย Damon Pezaro, Chief Product Officer at Domain.
โThe Domain Android app is a big part of this and itโs why we place such a big focus on technology. Weโre always looking at ways we can improve the user experience and adopt the latest technology to revolutionise the property industry.
โBeing named one of Google Playโs Best Apps for 2016 list plays testament to our innovation in the space and how itโs resonating with Australian property hunters,โ he concluded.
The Domain App has received numerous awards, most recently being named the Best Expanded Application and Best New Application (Gold โ Facebook Messenger Chat Bot, Silver โDomain Check-In) at the Design 100 Awards. Domain also received the overall Design Champions Award.