Comparison

Flatmates vs What's On!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

What's On!

Discover local events and places, plan your week with integrated calendars, and access practical tools for settling into a new city. Offers student discounts and a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Event and place discovery
  • Weekly schedule planning
  • Integrated calendar import
  • Practical settling-in checklists
  • Student discount offers
  • Offline saved content
Features
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Your student life, all together. What's On! helps international students and newcomers discover places and events, plan their week, and settle into life in Australia. You can start exploring public content before creating an account. EXPLORE YOUR CITY Find events, places, suburb context and practical guides. Save public events and places on your device. Booking and RSVPing remain separate from saving an event to your calendar. KEEP YOUR WEEK TOGETHER My Day and My Week show the commitments you choose: events, plans, appointments and imported calendar entries. Connect a read-only iCal feed or import an .ics file after signing in. Remove a calendar source without changing its original feed or file. SETTLE IN WITH PRACTICAL TOOLS Work through a checklist at your own pace, organise rental and household tasks, and find local support. Some collaborative, private and synchronised features require a verified account. MAKE IT YOURS Claim a free What's On! membership with a verified email and choose the finish of your in-app card. Save your membership to Apple Wallet on a compatible iPhone. Academic details are self-reported, not university-verified student identification or proof of age. Participating partner stores may offer student discounts, special offers and exclusive pricing, subject to their terms and any student-status checks. Offers may change without notice; the store owner makes the final decision on eligibility and redemption. What's On! provides general information and planning tools, not legal advice. Public event details can change; confirm timing, availability and booking terms with the organiser. Feature availability may vary by location. Apple Watch companion: browse a small selection of Events, Offers, Rentals and Marketplace items. Events focus on today in the city saved in What’s On! on iPhone, with Sydney as the clearly labelled default. Tap an item to see its title and a photo when available, then continue to that item on iPhone. Saved selections and synced photos remain available offline with freshness information. Requires a paired iPhone; background updates depend on system scheduling.

Screenshots

Flatmates4 screens
What's On!1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: What's On! at 67% against Flatmates's 17%. What's On! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flatmates sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. What's On! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flatmates ships an update monthly, What's On! weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flatmates versus What's On!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlatmatesWhat's On!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (58 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB431 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerrealestate.com.au Pty LtdRushi Kaushik Vyas

Customer experience

Flatmates

All ratings58 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative74.6%

What's On!

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

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

What's On!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Flatmates

One-time10
  • 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
None

What's On!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flatmates free?
Flatmates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is What's On! free?
What's On! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flatmates or What's On! have ads?
Neither Flatmates nor What's On! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flatmates or What's On!?
Flatmates ships an update monthly, and What's On! weekly. Most recently, Flatmates was updated on November 3, 2026 and What's On! on November 4, 2026.

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