Comparison

Brillrent vs Ascent Tenant

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

Head to head
About

Brillrent

Streamline property maintenance, track bills and rent payments, and manage communication with housemates, landlords, and managers. This app helps landlords oversee multiple properties and ensures tenants stay informed about repairs and payments.

Highlights
  • Easy home repair requests
  • Follow-up reminders for maintenance
  • Communication hub for tenants and landlords
  • Track bills and rent payments
  • Manage multiple rental properties
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Renting is easier when everyone's on the same page. Brillrent puts repairs, rent, bills and messages for your home in one app, for renters, housemates, landlords and property managers. REPAIRS • Report a repair in seconds: add a photo and a note, and everyone in your home is notified • See open and closed repairs for each home at a glance • Close a repair when it's fixed, or reopen it if the problem comes back FOLLOW UP • Nudge with one tap: "Please provide an update", "I really need this fixed today" and more • Set yourself a reminder so open repairs don't get forgotten MESSAGES • One conversation for your whole home: housemates, landlord and manager • Share photos and see repair updates in the same timeline BILLS & RENT • Track rent and bills like electricity and internet, from weekly to yearly • Get a reminder the day before a payment is due • Mark payments as paid, note which are on autopay, and save a link to pay online • Keep personal bills hidden from your landlord or manager HOMES • Invite people by email as a housemate, landlord or manager • Look after several homes in one app, ideal for landlords and managers • Hide past homes when you move out SIMPLE & PRIVATE • No passwords: sign in with a secure link sent to your email • Choose which notifications and emails you get • Available in English and Japanese ⌂ ⌂ ⌂ Questions or feedback? Email hello@brillrent.com

About

Ascent Tenant

Features
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Ascent Tenant is here to make renting easier and stress-free for you. With our app, you can take care of everything in one place—pay your rent quickly, send maintenance requests, and stay connected with your landlord without the hassle. You’ll get helpful reminders for due dates, access to your payment history, and a secure spot to keep important documents like your lease. Need something fixed? Just submit a request, and we’ll make sure it gets to the right person. Ascent Tenant is all about making your life as a renter simple and convenient, so you can spend less time worrying about the details and more time enjoying your home.

Screenshots

Brillrent4 screens
Ascent Tenant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Brillrent at none against Ascent Tenant's shown. Ascent Tenant's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brillrent ships an update every 2 weeks, Ascent Tenant every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Brillrent versus Ascent Tenant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrillrentAscent Tenant
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLake Entrance LLCETCApps, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Brillrent

No in-app purchases

None

Ascent Tenant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brillrent free?
Brillrent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ascent Tenant free?
Ascent Tenant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brillrent or Ascent Tenant have ads?
Ascent Tenant shows ads; Brillrent does not.
Which is updated more often, Brillrent or Ascent Tenant?
Brillrent ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ascent Tenant every 5 days. Most recently, Brillrent was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ascent Tenant on October 30, 2026.

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