Flatmates vs Pet Guardian
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.
Pet Guardian
Manage your pet's health and training with this comprehensive app. Track vaccinations, log behavior, and access AI-powered advice. Keep all your pet's information organized in one place.
- Multiple pet profiles
- Vaccination tracking & reminders
- Behavior and mood logging
- Pet training courses
- AI-powered pet advice
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Pet Guardian is the all-in-one app for pet parents who want the best for their furry family. • Manage multiple pet profiles with photos and galleries • Never miss a vaccination — track and get reminders • Log behaviour and mood to spot patterns over time • Step-by-step puppy and pet training courses • PawsAI — ask anything about your pet, get instant answers powered by AI Whether you have one dog or a house full of animals, Pet Guardian keeps everything organised in one beautiful app. By using Pet Guardian, you agree to Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flatmates at 4.5 against Pet Guardian's 1.0. Flatmates also leads on ratings volume (58 vs 1). Pet Guardian's advantage is update cadence (daily vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Flatmates sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pet Guardian sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flatmates holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flatmates has 58 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Flatmates ships an update monthly, Pet Guardian daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flatmates | Pet Guardian |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (58 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | realestate.com.au Pty Ltd | Dominic Porter |
Customer experience
Flatmates
Pet Guardian
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
Pet Guardian
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
Pet Guardian
- PetGuardian Subscription$3.991 Month
