Comparison

Concurrent vs Northumbrian Water

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

Head to head
About

Concurrent

Manage your tenancy digitally with all important documents, payment schedules, and communication tools in one place. Track rent payments, report maintenance issues with photos, and connect with your community through a news feed and event listings.

Highlights
  • Digital tenancy document hub
  • Rent payment tracking and reminders
  • Maintenance ticket reporting with photos
  • Direct messaging with property manager
  • Community news feed and event discovery
  • Real-time maintenance ticket notifications
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The Concurrent app pulls everything you need to manage your tenancy with your property manager into one convenient app. Say goodbye to piles of crumpled documents and unnamed PDFs in your inbox and say hello to a digital vault for all your important tenancy documents. From the app, you can easily access everything from your contract, rent payment schedule, Energy Performance Certificates, how-to guides and other useful documents provided by your property manager. (It also reduces printing which is good for the planet). You can also see the payment status of all your rent instalments, with useful reminders sent to you before each instalment​ is due. If you need to discuss payment terms or any other issues with your property manager, just open up the app and live-chat with your property manager. You can even report maintenance issues with photos and check on the status of those tickets. Want to connect with your community? Using the News Feed and Events, you can meet new friends and find out about events in your community, so you don’t miss out on anything. Features: - Real-time maintenance ticket notifications - Direct messaging with your property manager - Tenancy document hub - Meet other students in your community - Discover popular events in your community - View all your upcoming and past payments in one place Concurrent is available for tenants who have rented their property through a Concurrent-enabled property manager. Please contact your property manager to find out if your tenancy supports the tenancy application, and if not, we recommend you suggesting they do so! ———————————— Help us make your rental experience even better, please send your ideas for improving the Concurrent app to app@concurrent.com and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible!

About

Northumbrian Water

Easily manage your water account on the go. Create an online account, make secure payments, submit meter readings by scanning your meter, and view your billing history. Set up payment plans and update your details with convenience.

Highlights
  • Create online account
  • Secure card and Apple Pay payments
  • Scan meter for readings
  • View bills
  • Set up payment plans
  • Change payment details
  • Set up Direct Debit
Features
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The easy way to manage your Northumbrian Water account. Use our app to Create an online account. If you already have one, you can use the same login details - Make secure payments by card and Apple Pay Submit meter readings - scan your meter with the flash of your smartphone View new and old bills Set up a payment plan Change payment details Set up a Direct Debit

Screenshots

Concurrent4 screens
Northumbrian Water4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Northumbrian Water at 46% against Concurrent's 20%. Northumbrian Water also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Concurrent ships an update every 4 months, Northumbrian Water every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Concurrent versus Northumbrian Water: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConcurrentNorthumbrian Water
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews46.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB180 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStuRentsNWL

Customer experience

Concurrent

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Northumbrian Water

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive46.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative47.2%

Bugs and requests

Concurrent

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Northumbrian Water

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • App freezes during payment
  • Login details incorrect error
  • Apple Pay not working
  • Direct debit setup error
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  • Estimated bills without notice
  • App not loading
  • Camera app not working
  • Email verification not received
  • App not optimized for iPhone 15

Requested features

7 requests
  • In-app messaging for customer service
  • Service alerts for local issues
  • Ability to report leaks within the app
  • Face recognition for sign-in
  • Obvious log out button on dashboard
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  • Quarterly bill adjustments
  • Alerts for payment due dates

In-app purchases

None

Concurrent

No in-app purchases

None

Northumbrian Water

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Concurrent free?
Concurrent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Northumbrian Water free?
Northumbrian Water is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Concurrent or Northumbrian Water have ads?
Neither Concurrent nor Northumbrian Water shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Concurrent or Northumbrian Water?
Concurrent ships an update every 4 months, and Northumbrian Water every 5 weeks. Most recently, Concurrent was updated on October 3, 2026 and Northumbrian Water on October 17, 2026.

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