Comparison

Flatmates vs Dearfold

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 next shared living space or flatmate with Australia's leading accommodation app. Browse thousands of listings, create detailed profiles, and connect safely through an integrated messaging system. Get alerts for new properties that match your needs.

Highlights
  • Browse property and people listings
  • Create detailed property listings
  • Search for 'room-wanted' profiles
  • Receive listing alerts
  • Create 'room-wanted' profiles
  • Secure in-app messaging
  • 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

Dearfold

Features
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You will forget more than you think. Not the big days — those keep themselves. The ones that go are small: the face they pull at something sour, the word they got wrong for a whole month, who was in the room the first time they laughed. Dearfold keeps them. Open it and a book is waiting for you, with pages for the birth, coming home, every month of the first year, the firsts, and the people who love them. Each page tells you what it still needs, so you are never staring at a blank journal wondering where to begin. A PAGE TAKES A FEW MINUTES Each page asks small, answerable questions. Add photos. Write one line, or three paragraphs. Leave it half done and come back. SAVE NOW, WRITE LATER Something happens and you have ten seconds. Put the photo on the moments shelf and file it into the book when the house is quiet. WRITING HELP THAT NEVER LEAVES YOUR PHONE When the words will not come, Dearfold suggests a way to say it, in one of three tones. It runs on your iPhone using Apple's on-device models. Nothing you write is uploaded, to us or to anyone. THE PAGE LAYS ITSELF OUT One photo or four, a caption or three paragraphs, the page chooses a layout that fits. You arrange nothing. RESTYLE THE WHOLE BOOK AT ONCE Ten artwork themes, ten colours, three headline fonts, two square sizes. Change your mind in the tenth month and every page follows. READ IT LIKE A BOOK Turn real printed pages in the reader. Export the finished book as a PDF, sized for a print shop, and keep it or print it. ONE BOOK PER CHILD Each child gets their own book, their own pages, their own style. YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS No account. No sign-up. No analytics, no trackers, no advertising, no third-party services of any kind. Your book lives on your iPhone and in your own private iCloud. We cannot read it. There is nothing of yours for us to read.

Screenshots

Flatmates4 screens
Dearfold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dearfold at none against Flatmates's 10. Flatmates's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flatmates sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Dearfold asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flatmates ships an update monthly, Dearfold every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Flatmates versus Dearfold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlatmatesDearfold
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (58 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings58 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB11 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerrealestate.com.au Pty LtdGuilherme Silva

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

Dearfold

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

Dearfold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flatmates free?
Flatmates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dearfold free?
Dearfold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flatmates or Dearfold have ads?
Neither Flatmates nor Dearfold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flatmates or Dearfold?
Flatmates ships an update monthly, and Dearfold every 5 weeks. Most recently, Flatmates was updated on November 11, 2026 and Dearfold on November 6, 2026.

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