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Hear My Home
vs. Matterport.

They get mentioned together, but they solve two different problems. Here's the honest comparison — and why plenty of agents use both.

Matterport is excellent at what it does — it's the gold standard for immersive 3D walkthroughs. So this isn't a takedown. It's a comparison of two tools built for two different moments in the buyer journey, so you can pick the right one (or use both).

What Matterport does best

Matterport captures a home as a navigable 3D model — the dollhouse view, room-to-room walking, even measurements. It's built for the buyer browsing from home who wants to explore every corner before deciding whether to visit. For remote and relocating buyers, and for showcasing visual detail, it's outstanding.

What Hear My Home does best

Hear My Home is built for the curb. A buyer scans the QR code on the yard sign and hears a narrated 60-second tour of the home on their phone — the story, the feel, the details photos miss — at the exact moment they're standing in front of it. And every scan and listen is tracked, so the agent can show the seller how many buyers actually stopped. It's not a 3D model; it's curbside engagement plus data.

Side by side

 MatterportHear My Home
Format3D visual walkthroughNarrated audio tour
Best momentBrowsing remotelyAt the curb / drive-by
How it's madeScheduled camera captureGenerated in minutes from details
Yard-sign QRNoYes — built for the sign
AnalyticsView countsScan + full-listen tracking
Cost to startHigher, per captureFirst tour free

When to use each

  • Matterport — the listing portal, remote and out-of-town buyers, homes where visual detail closes the deal.
  • Hear My Home — the yard sign, drive-by and open-house traffic, curbside engagement and seller reporting on every listing.
  • Both — 3D for the online browser, audio for the buyer in the driveway. Different audiences, fully covered.

The short version: if you want a 3D model buyers explore from the couch, use Matterport. If you want the buyer at the curb to hear the home and give you scan data, use Hear My Home — the first tour is free. See how it works →

Hear My Home vs. Matterport — questions

They solve different problems, so they're more complementary than competing. Matterport is a 3D visual walkthrough a buyer explores remotely. Hear My Home is a curbside audio tour reached by scanning a QR code on the yard sign, for the buyer standing in front of the home. If your goal is curbside engagement and scan data rather than a 3D model, Hear My Home is the alternative — and many agents use both.
Matterport creates an immersive 3D walkthrough for online browsing, captured with a camera and best for remote buyers. Hear My Home creates a narrated audio tour on a QR yard sign for the buyer at the curb, generated from property details in minutes, with scan and listen analytics. One is visual and remote; the other is audio and curbside.
Hear My Home is lower cost and faster to produce — a tour is generated from the property details in minutes with no shoot, and the first tour is free. A Matterport 3D capture requires scheduling a scan and typically costs more per listing, which is why agents often reserve it for premium homes while using audio on every listing.
Yes, and many agents do. Use Matterport on the listing portal for remote buyers who want to explore in 3D, and Hear My Home on the yard sign for the curbside buyer. Together they cover both the online browser and the buyer standing in the driveway.

Keep reading: Audio tours vs. video tours →

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