Flatmates vs Pegs
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.
Pegs
Discover exclusive deals and rewards from local businesses and student-focused merchants. Support your community while enjoying special offers. Sign up to start saving and contributing.
- Exclusive offers for locals and students
- Support local businesses
- Perks and payments platform
- Community-focused deals
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A Perks and Payments Platform Locals and students unlock exclusive offers while supporting local businesses. Sign up now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pegs at 64% against Flatmates's 16%. Pegs also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Flatmates's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Pegs asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pegs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flatmates has 57 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Flatmates's written reviews are positive against 64% of Pegs's.
Flatmates ships an update every 3 weeks, Pegs monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flatmates | Pegs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (57 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.1% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | realestate.com.au Pty Ltd | Local Pegs Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Flatmates
Pegs
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
Pegs
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
Pegs
No in-app purchases
