Comparison

SohoAI vs Flatmates

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

Head to head
About

SohoAI

Discover and swipe on properties to find your dream home. Get daily matches and alerts for new listings, and stay informed on market trends with news articles. This AI-powered app simplifies the process of buying, renting, or selling real estate.

Highlights
  • AI-powered property matching
  • Daily property alerts
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Latest market news
  • Instant listing updates
Features
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SohoAI is Australia's AI-powered property app for buying, renting and investing. Discover properties that match your needs, compare suburbs, explore market trends and make smarter property decisions simply asking SohoAI Whether you're looking for your first home, your next investment property or a rental, SohoAI makes property discovery easier, smarter and faster. AI PROPERTY SEARCH Skip complicated filters and simply ask using text or voice. • Ask SohoAI anything about Australian property • Find homes that match your budget, lifestyle and preferences • Compare suburbs, prices, rental yields and market trends instantly • Search using natural language instead of complicated filters FIND PROPERTIES Browse thousands of properties for sale and rent across Australia. • Discover houses, apartments, townhouses and land • Explore listings in List, Map, Satellite, Hybrid and 3D views • View nearby amenities and neighbourhoods • Save properties to your shortlist for easy access RESEARCH THE MARKET Understand the market before you buy or rent. • Compare suburb data side by side • Explore AI-powered market insights and historical trends • Visualise data with charts, tables and property comparisons • Research rental yields, median prices, growth, agents and agencies STAY ORGANISED Keep everything in one place. • Shortlist your favourite properties • Track upcoming inspections • Receive alerts for new listings • Continue your conversations with SohoAI anytime EXAMPLE PROMPTS • Find a pet-friendly 2-bedroom rental under $1,000 per week. • What are Melbourne's fastest-growing suburbs? • Compare Bondi and Parramatta. • Find investment properties in Queensland with rental yields above 4%. • Show me homes in Brisbane under $900,000. Whether you're buying, renting or investing, SohoAI helps you search smarter, understand the market and make more confident property decisions. Download SohoAI today.

About

Flatmates

Find your perfect flatmate or a new home with Australia's leading shared accommodation app. Browse thousands of listings, create detailed profiles, and connect safely with a secure messaging platform. Easily list a spare room or search for available properties.

Highlights
  • Thousands of property and people listings
  • Easy listing creation for spare rooms
  • Detailed search for rooms and flatmates
  • Listing alerts for new properties
  • Create 'room-wanted' profiles
  • Secure messaging platform
  • Listing moderation and support
Features
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Flatmates.com.au is Australia's #1 app for share accommodation. With more than 40,000 property and people listings active per month*, you're sure to find the right home or flatmate with us. Have a spare room? It's easy to list your place and be found by potential flatmates. Simply create a listing in just a few minutes and be matched with potential flatmates. You can even use our detailed search feature to browse "room-wanted" profiles to find someone who is right for your home. Need a place? It's easy to look for a new home through our detailed search feature. We can also alert you of new listings that match your search through our listing alerts. Create a "room-wanted" profile so property listers can get in touch with you to ensure you don't miss out. Safety and Security Flatmates.com.au moderates all listings and we have a full-time team ready to help if you're ever unsure about something. Our custom built message platforms helps you keep your details safe, meaning you can share your details when you're comfortable and ready. *Average active listings per month on Flatmates.com.au over the past twelve months.

Screenshots

SohoAI4 screens
Flatmates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SohoAI at 92% against Flatmates's 16%. SohoAI also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Flatmates's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Flatmates sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. SohoAI asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flatmates holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flatmates has 57 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of SohoAI's written reviews are positive against 16% of Flatmates's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SohoAI ships an update fortnightly, Flatmates every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SohoAI versus Flatmates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSohoAIFlatmates
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.5 (57 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.4% of reviews — better16.1% of reviews
Number of ratings357 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB76 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSoho Propertyrealestate.com.au Pty Ltd

Customer experience

SohoAI

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.3%

Flatmates

All ratings57 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews205 reviews
Positive16.1%
Neutral8.3%
Negative75.6%

User reviews

SohoAI

From 3 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🏠 Great listings
  • ✨ Nice design
  • 💡 Property matching feature
  • 📱 Convenient app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App does not work
  • 🐛 Constant errors
  • 🐛 Web interface errors
  • 🐛 Never got response from support
  • 🐛 Never got cancellation confirmation

Flatmates

From 57 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for finding accommodation
  • 🌟 Great app overall

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Lack of functionality
  • 📥 Delayed messages for non-subscribers
  • 🤖 Fake listings and scammers

Bugs and requests

SohoAI

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App does not work
  • Constant errors in the app
  • Web interface errors
  • Support never responded
  • Cancellation confirmation not received
Show 13 more
  • Hard to pull up newest listings
  • App is clunky
  • Confusing to navigate
  • Need to remove properties that have had deposits taken
  • Missing detail
  • Wrong prices for properties
  • Properties listed by random people
  • No results found
  • 'No Interest' field wouldn't work
  • Fogged out photos
  • Sign up process won't stop loading
  • Shortlist needs a map view
  • Price filter increments

Requested features

10 requests
  • Map view for shortlist
  • More increments in price filters
  • Add more search criteria beyond price and suburb
  • Improve 'No Interest' field functionality
  • Fix fogged out photos
Show 5 more
  • Allow users to remove properties with deposits taken
  • Add more detail to property listings
  • Fix sign up loading issue
  • Improve price accuracy
  • Ensure correct estate agent listings

Flatmates

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Login and account issues
  • Messaging and profile viewing problems
  • Inconsistent app behavior

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • Better messaging and notification system
  • Removal of inactive/taken listings
  • More user verification and security measures

In-app purchases

None

SohoAI

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Flatmates

One-time10
  • Boost Plan$5.99
  • Offer Plan$12.99
  • Person Basic Plan$12.99
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  • Property Offer$12.99
  • Person Offer$12.99
  • Basic Plan$17.99
  • Person Full Plan$19.99
  • Full Plan$22.99
  • Property Basic Plan$22.99
  • Property Full Plan$29.99

Questions

Is SohoAI free?
SohoAI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flatmates free?
Flatmates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SohoAI or Flatmates?
Flatmates is rated higher. SohoAI averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Flatmates averages 4.5 from 57 ratings.
Do SohoAI or Flatmates have ads?
SohoAI shows ads; Flatmates does not.
Which is updated more often, SohoAI or Flatmates?
SohoAI ships an update fortnightly, and Flatmates every 3 weeks. Most recently, SohoAI was updated on September 17, 2026 and Flatmates on September 22, 2026.

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