Comparison

MesaNow vs Borrowbee Rentals

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MesaNow

Access your utility accounts, city news, and event calendars. Stay informed about local government, parks, and road restrictions. More city services are planned for future updates.

Highlights
  • Utility account access
  • City news updates
  • Event calendars
  • Video city leadership
  • Park information
  • Road restriction details
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Official application for the City of Mesa Arizona. Access to utility accounts, news, calendars, video city leadership and information about where you live, parks and road restrictions. More city services coming soon.

About

Borrowbee Rentals

Facilitates peer-to-peer rentals, enabling users to borrow and rent items from each other. This platform connects individuals for item sharing.

Highlights
  • Peer-to-peer rentals
  • Borrow items
  • Rent items
  • Item sharing platform
Features
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This app allows for peer 2 peer rentals

Screenshots

MesaNow4 screens
Borrowbee Rentals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Borrowbee Rentals at 100% against MesaNow's 23%. Borrowbee Rentals also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). MesaNow's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Borrowbee Rentals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MesaNow has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of MesaNow's written reviews are positive against 100% of Borrowbee Rentals's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MesaNow ships an update every 3 months, Borrowbee Rentals monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MesaNow versus Borrowbee Rentals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMesaNowBorrowbee Rentals
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB79 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCity of MesaHexxa Good Gaming

Customer experience

MesaNow

All ratings22 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral15.4%
Negative61.5%

Borrowbee Rentals

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MesaNow

No in-app purchases

None

Borrowbee Rentals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MesaNow free?
MesaNow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Borrowbee Rentals free?
Borrowbee Rentals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MesaNow or Borrowbee Rentals?
Borrowbee Rentals is rated higher. MesaNow averages 2.7 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Borrowbee Rentals averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MesaNow or Borrowbee Rentals have ads?
Neither MesaNow nor Borrowbee Rentals shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MesaNow or Borrowbee Rentals?
MesaNow ships an update every 3 months, and Borrowbee Rentals monthly. Most recently, MesaNow was updated on November 2, 2026 and Borrowbee Rentals on October 30, 2026.

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