Section8 vs Habitat Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Section8
This app guides users through the process of finding affordable housing. It breaks down each step, offers rent calculation, appointment reminders, and apartment complex lookups. Users can call complexes directly, access required documents, and switch between English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
- Step-by-step housing process guidance
- Rent calculation tool
- Appointment reminders
- Apartment complex map lookup
- Direct calling to complexes
- Document sharing
- Multilingual support (English, Spanish, Portuguese)
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This app simplifies the process of finding affordable Section 8 housing in Utah County. Tap on each step to see what to do next. When you finish, a green checkmark will appear. Then move to the next step! Steps guide you through what can otherwise be a complicated process, helping you to calculate rent, set reminders for important appointments, and look up possible apartment complexes on a map. Once you’ve found an apartment you like, you can call them right from the app, and when you visit the potential apartment, links to all of the required documents are ready to share right from the app. Finally, to make the process even easier, you can instantly click back and forth between English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Habitat Home
Manage your rental property experience with ease. Pay rent, submit service requests, and reserve amenities directly from your smartphone. Stay informed about community events, announcements, and package deliveries.
- Pay rent
- Submit service requests
- Reserve amenities
- Event notifications and RSVPs
- Community announcements
- Package delivery updates
- Guest QR code access
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Welcome to The Habitat Company’s resident portal app! Through our app you can expect heightened communication and an easier interface with our resident portal. Now you can pay your rent, enter service requests, and reserve an amenity all from one easy to use app! Afraid of missing a community event? You can opt in for event notifications, with options to RSVP. Plus, you can stay up to date with community announcements and package delivery updates! Want to streamline your guests access? You can now send your guests a QR code on their smartphone that they can use to enter the community. Download our app today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Habitat Home at 4.6 against Section8's 3.1. Habitat Home also leads on ratings volume (693 vs 36) and device support. Section8's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 29%) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Habitat Home holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Habitat Home has 693 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Section8's written reviews are positive against 29% of Habitat Home's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Section8 | Habitat Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (36 ratings) | 4.6 (693 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 693 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jared Warren | The Habitat Company LLC |
Customer experience
Section8
Habitat Home
In-app purchases
Section8
No in-app purchases
Habitat Home
No in-app purchases
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