Link Apt. vs West Coast Self
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Link Apt.
Manage your residency and access your online portal features directly from your mobile device. Submit maintenance requests and receive updates, and conveniently pay your rent from anywhere.
- Online resident portal access
- Rent payment processing
- Maintenance request submission
- Push notifications for updates
- Convenient mobile access
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Welcome to Link! Enjoy the full functionality from your online resident portal from the ease of an app instead. Download our app to make payments for your rent right from the convenience of your device! Need some maintenance attention but don't have the time to get to the office? No problem! Simply submit your request through the app and get push notifications (if allowed) around updates to your request.
West Coast Self
Manage your self-storage account with ease. View invoices, make payments, set up auto-pay, and add users. Gain keyless access to facilities and individual units with a touch of your phone.
- Manage self-storage account
- View invoice history
- Make account payments
- Set up auto payments
- Add additional users
- Keyless facility access
- Open individual storage unit
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The hub for managing your account across West Coast Storage. This app allows customers of West Coast Storage to manage all aspects of their account. View your invoice history, make account payments, set up auto payments, and also add additional users. Importantly you can use the app to enable you to gain keyless access to your West Coast facility during our access hours. The app will keep details of your unit, and allow you to access gates and facility doors when you are in close proximity. If available, the app will also allow you to open your individual self-storage unit. All of this with just the touch of a button on your phone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Link Apt. at 5.0 against West Coast Self's 2.4. Link Apt. also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). West Coast Self's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 3). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Link Apt. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: West Coast Self has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Link Apt. ships an update every 13 months, West Coast Self monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Link Apt. | West Coast Self |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.4 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 32.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yardi Systems, Inc. | West Coast Self-Storage Group, LLC |
Customer experience
Link Apt.
West Coast Self
In-app purchases
Link Apt.
No in-app purchases
West Coast Self
No in-app purchases
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