iQ Student Accommodation vs Roome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iQ Student Accommodation
Manage your student accommodation experience with this app. Access essential services, track deliveries, and find information about your iQ home. Stay updated on events and offers, and manage your account details.
- Pre-arrival information submission
- Parcel delivery notifications
- Maintenance request logging
- Guest registration
- Washing machine availability
- Access iQ Handbook
- View and manage contracts
- Payment tracking and rebooking
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Make student life easier when you call iQ home. Our app is like having iQ in your pocket, always on hand whenever you need us. Book with iQ then download the app to provide your pre-arrival information – like whether you’ll be bringing a bike or want to join the onsite gym. Once you’ve moved into your new home, the app gives you access to everything you need to make life that little bit simpler. NEED TO CHECK IF THAT PARCEL’S ARRIVED? Head to iQ Services to ask the team a question, log a maintenance request or see your parcel delivery notifications. You can also register your guests and find out about washing machine availability before heading to the laundry. WANT TO KNOW ABOUT WIFI ACCESS? Visit the Information Centre for the iQ Handbook – the A to Z guide on everything you need to know about your iQ home. WANT TO SEE YOUR CONTRACT? The Account and Pay section has it – and makes it easy to check your payments, rebook for next year or book a short stay at an iQ property. WANT TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH IQ LIFE? The Reading Room brings you the latest news on our offers, events and virtual classes. Don’t miss out – download the iQ app. www.iqsa.com www.instagram.com/iqstudents/ www.facebook.com/iQStudents www.tiktok.com/iqstudents www.weibo.com/iqstudent
Roome
This app simplifies student housing by helping users find properties, connect with compatible housemates, and manage shared living spaces. It offers features for property search, housemate matching, group collaboration, and bill management, all tailored for students.
- All-in-one property search
- Housemate matching by preferences
- Student-only room listings
- Group collaboration for house hunting
- Effortless bill management
- Advanced search filters
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Roome is an all-in-one student housing app designed to simplify your student housing journey from start to finish. Whether you’re searching for a property, finding like-minded housemates, or managing your shared space, Roome offers the features you need to make student life easier. Features That Make Roome Essential for Students: - All-in-One Property Search: Skip the hassle of multiple sites! Roome compiles listings from top platforms so you can find the best student properties all in one place. - Housemate Matching: Connect with compatible students by matching preferences. Whether you’re looking for individuals or groups, Roome helps you build the perfect housemate team. - Room Listings Just for Students: Browse hundreds of rooms in student-only properties. Discover available spots and connect directly with students looking for housemates in your city. - Group Collaboration Made Easy: Add friends to your group, search for houses or housemates together, and share favorite listings effortlessly. Make group inquiries in just a few taps! - Effortless Bill Management: Simplify your monthly bills by setting up, splitting, and tracking costs right within Roome. Why Choose Roome? - Student-Centric: Tailored for students, Roome is the only app that fully understands your unique housing needs. - Like-Minded Matches: Find and connect with individuals or groups who share similar interests and lifestyles. - Seamless Sharing & Saving: Bookmark your top choices and share them with your group to get everyone’s input. - Advanced Filters for Your Perfect Place: Refine your search by distance, price, number of bedrooms, and more to find the right fit faster. - Connect with a Student Community: Access Roome’s exclusive community features to enhance your student living experience. Ready to make smarter housing decisions and find your ideal student home? Download Roome today!
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Verdict
iQ Student Accommodation and Roome both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Roome's written reviews are positive against 40% of iQ Student Accommodation's. Roome also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). iQ Student Accommodation's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for iQ Student Accommodation against 4.5 for Roome. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iQ Student Accommodation has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of iQ Student Accommodation's written reviews are positive against 92% of Roome's.
iQ Student Accommodation ships an update every 2 months, Roome every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | iQ Student Accommodation | Roome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (28 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.6% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iQ Student Accommodation | Roome.Uni Ltd |
Customer experience
iQ Student Accommodation
Roome
Bugs and requests
iQ Student Accommodation
Reported bugs
67 issues- App does not give the option to sign up
- Fire alarm keeps going off
- App does not give the option of sign up
- App is utterly hopeless at loading
- App crashes more often
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- App never logs in properly
- App runs slowly
- App is completely unfriendly to users
- App has plenty of irrelevant news
- No contacts to reception or maintenance team
- No hotline
- No possible way to directly talk to anyone but a bot
- App has shown not an ounce of accountability
- Unbelievably dirty
- People robbed stuff from the kitchen
- App is glitchy
- App is practically impossible to use
- App has so many bugs
- UI was pathetic
- Signing in process did take a while
- Booking the dining room or vacuum cleaner is not easy
- Have to sign in all the time
- App either loads super slowly or not at all
- Cannot view pages to pay rent, check laundry or view parcels
- Cannot access to the Ask us part
- App literally always crashes and doesn't load anything
- Application can't be opened
- No response if you can't log in
- Once opened, no information needed
- Almost impossible to use it normally
- Oven in room was broken, needed to apply for repair, but app could not be used
- Doesn't load ever
- Have to download and delete and re-download
- App only shows part of iQ services
- Cannot see fix, laundry and parcel
- UI is good but it’s sooo slow
- Nothing happens after the login page
- After entering correct email and password, app prompts a IQ screen with green background and post that it gets stuck
- Few times it does show the next screen and when performing any action like accepting agreement it pops up a spinner which never goes away
- Tenant needs to create fast pass to move out, but button is not on website portal nor app
- Too much loading time
- Shows error such as SSO guid and invalid user info
- Have to enter user credentials EVERY time
- Even when checked 'remember device', it logs out
- Hate the app
- Have to close and log in about 5 times before login button works
- Always logging me out regardless of selecting 'keep me logged in'
- Asked questions multiple times with no response beyond 'we’ve received your message'
- Parcels update never works
- Stay logged in feature doesn’t work
- Login button don’t work
- Need to get fast pass
- Was a really easy to use interface until...
- Logging back in, screen goes white and nothing shows up
- Left it for some time, still a blank screen
- Deleted and downloaded again, turned phone on and off, switched WiFi, tried it all; screen still goes blank after logging in
- Lets me log in, but just says resident and doesn’t show contract or name and details
- Unable to file a maintenance request via app, option to do so isn’t even available
- Unable to login with the application
- Says password is incorrect and requires another type of password to be set up
- Tried to log in but the log in button doesn't even work
- Page won’t use my email
- When sending a request to confirm email, it freezes again
- It isn’t opening anything past the log in page
- Stuck at the log in page and it won’t let me log in
- App doesn’t work
- Stuck at the login page
Requested features
17 requests- Option to create an account
- Direct contact to reception or maintenance
- Dark mode
- Face ID login
- Improve app speed
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- Fix sign up issue
- Fix fire alarm issues
- Improve cleanliness
- Provide direct contact options
- Make moving out process easier
- Fix parcel update feature
- Ensure profile details are displayed
- Make maintenance requests available
- Fix password reset issues
- Ensure login button works
- Fix app freezing
- Ensure app opens past login page
Roome
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iQ Student Accommodation
No in-app purchases
Roome
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is iQ Student Accommodation free?
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