Flatmate Finders vs JobFlatmate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flatmate Finders
Find your ideal home or flatmate with personalized searches, detailed profiles, and secure communication features. The app offers free in-app calls and notifications for new matches and messages, ensuring a quick and safe search experience.
- Personalized searches
- Detailed user profiles
- Instant messaging
- Free in-app calls
- Home listing reviews
- Match notifications
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Personalised searches, detailed profiles, instant messages and free in-app calls ensure that you find the perfect home or flatmate quickly, easily and safely. Every home listing is reviewed by our team to help you get the best results. You'll receive notifications about new matches and messages so you don't miss out. Suitable for people of all ages, shared and vacant homes, short to long-term stays, singles/couples/friends, LGBTI+, pet friendly homes, and all rent budgets.
JobFlatmate
This app helps international students in Australia find jobs, connect with flatmates, and earn restaurant rewards. It offers job matching, housing search, and a loyalty program with discounts and freebies.
- Job matching for employers and seekers
- Resume and preference input for job search
- In-app text communication
- Flatmate search and housing registration
- Restaurant reward points accumulation
- Exclusive restaurant discounts
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JobFlatmate – Jobs, Rooms & Flatmates in Australia Find a job. Find people to hire. Find a room. Find a flatmate. JobFlatmate brings jobs, job seekers, rooms and flatmates together in one place, making it easier to get started and build your life in Australia. Whether you’re an international student, working holiday maker, employer, or simply looking for a new place to live, JobFlatmate helps you connect with the right opportunities and people. Find Jobs Discover local job opportunities across hospitality, retail, administration, cleaning and more. Find People to Hire Browse job seeker profiles, availability, skills and experience to find people ready to work. Find a Room Explore rooms and share accommodation by location, budget and availability. Find a Flatmate Connect with people looking for a place to live and find a flatmate that suits you. Built for Australia’s International Community JobFlatmate connects international students, working holiday makers, employers and multicultural communities across Australia. Jobs. Rooms. Your life in Australia.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JobFlatmate at none against Flatmate Finders's 10. Flatmate Finders's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Flatmate Finders sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. JobFlatmate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flatmate Finders ships an update every 3 weeks, JobFlatmate every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flatmate Finders | JobFlatmate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FLATMATE FINDERS PTY LTD | Byoung ho Kim |
Customer experience
Flatmate Finders
JobFlatmate
Bugs and requests
Flatmate Finders
Reported bugs
8 issues- App is very slow and sometimes does not load
- Messages not loading
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Filters are ignored
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- App deactivates profiles without clear reason
- Issues with dark mode
- Message field could be bigger
Requested features
15 requests- Allow setting hard filters for matches
- Improve filtering options (gender, couples, pets, budget)
- Add tenant review system
- Implement landlord background checks
- Allow cutting and pasting mobile numbers
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- Enable calling directly from the app
- Filter out inactive users
- Show last online date on profiles
- Filter by move-in date preferences
- More gender options
- Remove sexuality as a filter criterion
- Improve the matching algorithm accuracy
- Allow deleting profiles from matches feed
- Larger message field
- Improve dark mode functionality
JobFlatmate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flatmate Finders
- Flatmate service for 14 days$7.99
- Flatmate service for 1 month$9.99
- Flatmate service for 14 days$12.99
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- Flatmate service for 2 months$14.99
- Flatmate service for 1 month2 variants$14.99
- Flatmate service for 14 days$14.99
- Flatmate service for 1 month$17.99
- Flatmate service for 2 months$19.99
- Flatmate service for 2 months$22.99
JobFlatmate
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Flatmate Finders free?
Is JobFlatmate free?
Do Flatmate Finders or JobFlatmate have ads?
Which is updated more often, Flatmate Finders or JobFlatmate?
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