Comparison

Spaces vs PLQ Workplace V3

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

Head to head
About

Spaces

Find and book flexible workspaces like meeting rooms, private offices, or co-working desks. Choose by the hour or day without contracts. Access thousands of locations globally for your professional needs.

Highlights
  • Book meeting rooms
  • Private offices
  • Co-working desks
  • Business lounges
  • Hourly and daily booking
  • Global locations
Features
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Sick of working in noisy coffee shops? Need to hold a meeting in a professional environment? Spaces is the world's largest provider of short-term workspaces, with over 4000 locations, in over 120 countries. Our centers offer meeting rooms, private offices, co-working desks and business lounges. Just choose the space that you need, book via our app and show up. Book by the hour or by the day. No contracts, no sign-up fees. Create your free Spaces account today and use our app to book a great space to work, wherever you need. Any type of workspace: Meeting rooms, private offices, co-working desks or business lounges. Pick the space that suits your needs. Any duration: Book by the hour, by the day, or upgrade to our unlimited Businessworld monthly subscription. Easy to use: No contracts to sign. Just book via the app and show up at the IWG center. Spaces everywhere: With over 4,000 locations around the world, you will find a space anywhere you need.

About

PLQ Workplace V3

This app streamlines tenant and visitor services for a future-ready workplace. It offers cardless building access, important updates, and access to resources and offers. Future updates will include exclusive promotions and lifestyle service collaborations.

Highlights
  • Cardless building access
  • Tenant and visitor services
  • Key updates and resources
  • Exclusive promotions and events
  • Lifestyle service collaborations
Features
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A handy app that integrates all tenant and visitor services through one single platform, tailored to address your needs in a future grade workplace. This smart building tool will facilitate cardless access to the building for a seamless visitation experience. Also, stay connected with key updates, useful resources and offers delivered to you. Other features coming soon include: Convenient access exclusive promotions and events, building services and collaborations with leading lifestyle service providers! PLQ Workplace is part of Paya Lebar Quarter, a 4-hectare mixed-use development, a new city precinct and a dynamic business hub with a distinctive sense of place and cultural identity. The inclusive urban spaces will bring together progressive workplace, retail entertainment and exclusive residences set within generous lush green spaces.

Screenshots

Spaces4 screens
PLQ Workplace V34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spaces at 3.4 against PLQ Workplace V3's 1.5. Spaces also leads on ratings volume (118 vs 2). PLQ Workplace V3's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Spaces holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spaces has 118 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Spaces's written reviews are positive against 0% of PLQ Workplace V3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spaces ships an update fortnightly, PLQ Workplace V3 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spaces versus PLQ Workplace V3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpacesPLQ Workplace V3
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (118 ratings) — better1.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews7.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings118 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB321 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPathway IP II GmbHLendlease Management Services Limited

Customer experience

Spaces

All ratings118 ratings
Positive55.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative39.8%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive7.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative83.8%

PLQ Workplace V3

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Spaces

Reported bugs

36 issues
  • Door unlock is a buggy mess
  • App crashes constantly
  • App won't load after update
  • App forgets login details after updates
  • App keeps erroring and restarting login process
Show 31 more
  • App does not work on phone
  • Confirmation email not arriving after update
  • Login stopped working after update
  • Slow to load Bluetooth options
  • Secure link for login sent too slowly
  • Email authentication issues
  • App signs out automatically
  • App not working
  • Cannot register, stalls
  • Progress indicator animation badly drawn
  • App asks to add payment account daily
  • Cannot book coworking space
  • Virtual key never works
  • Login screen shows blank screen
  • App requires download for internet access
  • App automatically chooses Greek language
  • App doesn't work
  • Cannot login or register
  • Unacceptable content-type text/html error
  • App doesn't remember details
  • Code sending issues (text and email)
  • App prevents using Apple Wallet
  • App doesn't generate password automatically
  • App doesn't support iPhone XS Max full screen
  • App crashes all the time
  • Cannot change credit card details for months
  • App doesn't accept Citibank Mastercard
  • Duplicate reservations with no warnings
  • App doesn't let you book office space since December update
  • Registration process too short for email delivery
  • App doesn't work with Office 365 email addresses

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add Apple Pay
  • Add Apple Watch app
  • Make app available on Apple Watch
  • Make app usable in landscape mode on iPad
  • Improve UI for finding Wi-Fi code
Show 6 more
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve font size and contrast for readability
  • Allow adding pass to iPhone Wallet
  • Improve login process with password managers
  • Add option to save payment methods
  • Make check-in a one-click system

PLQ Workplace V3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Spaces

No in-app purchases

None

PLQ Workplace V3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spaces free?
Spaces is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PLQ Workplace V3 free?
PLQ Workplace V3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spaces or PLQ Workplace V3?
Spaces is rated higher. Spaces averages 3.4 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while PLQ Workplace V3 averages 1.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Spaces or PLQ Workplace V3 have ads?
Neither Spaces nor PLQ Workplace V3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spaces or PLQ Workplace V3?
Spaces ships an update fortnightly, and PLQ Workplace V3 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Spaces was updated on October 10, 2026 and PLQ Workplace V3 on October 2, 2026.

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