Flatmates vs AirTouch 5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flatmates
Find your perfect flatmate or a new home with Australia's leading shared accommodation app. Browse thousands of listings, create detailed profiles, and connect safely with a secure messaging platform. Easily list a spare room or search for available properties.
- Thousands of property and people listings
- Easy listing creation for spare rooms
- Detailed search for rooms and flatmates
- Listing alerts for new properties
- Create 'room-wanted' profiles
- Secure messaging platform
- Listing moderation and support
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Flatmates.com.au is Australia's #1 app for share accommodation. With more than 40,000 property and people listings active per month*, you're sure to find the right home or flatmate with us. Have a spare room? It's easy to list your place and be found by potential flatmates. Simply create a listing in just a few minutes and be matched with potential flatmates. You can even use our detailed search feature to browse "room-wanted" profiles to find someone who is right for your home. Need a place? It's easy to look for a new home through our detailed search feature. We can also alert you of new listings that match your search through our listing alerts. Create a "room-wanted" profile so property listers can get in touch with you to ensure you don't miss out. Safety and Security Flatmates.com.au moderates all listings and we have a full-time team ready to help if you're ever unsure about something. Our custom built message platforms helps you keep your details safe, meaning you can share your details when you're comfortable and ready. *Average active listings per month on Flatmates.com.au over the past twelve months.
AirTouch 5
Control your home's climate remotely from your phone. Receive alerts for temperature changes and use geofencing to automatically manage your air conditioning, saving energy and ensuring comfort upon arrival.
- Remote climate control
- Geofencing for energy saving
- Home temperature alerts
- Smart home automation
- Pocket-sized remote
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The remote control is already in your pocket. AirTouch 5 is an advanced app to ensure you have access to your comfort, wherever you are. Don’t worry about forgetting to turn off the air conditioning and wasting energy when you leave home with geofencing. You won’t have to come home to an oven in summer or a freezer in winter again with home temperature alerts to your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AirTouch 5 at none against Flatmates's 10. AirTouch 5 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Flatmates's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Flatmates sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. AirTouch 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flatmates ships an update every 3 weeks, AirTouch 5 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flatmates | AirTouch 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (57 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.1% of reviews | 17.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | realestate.com.au Pty Ltd | Polyaire |
Customer experience
Flatmates
AirTouch 5
Bugs and requests
Flatmates
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Login and account issues
- Messaging and profile viewing problems
- Inconsistent app behavior
Requested features
4 requests- Improved search and filtering options
- Better messaging and notification system
- Removal of inactive/taken listings
- More user verification and security measures
AirTouch 5
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flatmates
- Boost Plan$5.99
- Offer Plan$12.99
- Person Basic Plan$12.99
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- Property Offer$12.99
- Person Offer$12.99
- Basic Plan$17.99
- Person Full Plan$19.99
- Full Plan$22.99
- Property Basic Plan$22.99
- Property Full Plan$29.99
AirTouch 5
No in-app purchases
