Fresh Resident vs MyCloudStudent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fresh Resident
Manage your living experience seamlessly with this app. Track account activity, make secure payments, submit maintenance requests with progress updates, and handle lease renewals. Stay informed with announcements and connect with neighbors.
- Account oversight and balances
- Secure online payments
- Maintenance request submission and tracking
- Lease renewal signing
- Package tracking
- Announcements and events updates
- Resident community connection
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Fresh’s Resident app lets you manage everything from the palm of your hands. Designed with all the tools and features to make living with us as easy as possible. In our handy App you can: - Complete account oversight of all your activity and balances. - Ability to make secure online payments. - Easy maintenance request submission with progress tracking along the way. - Sign and complete your lease renewals. - Package tracking so you never miss a delivery. - Keep up to date with announcements and events. - Connect with fellow residents. Your life, Your home. Your App
MyCloudStudent
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Our MyStudentCloud app gives you control over your student tenancy, all from one handy app. Save hassle in managing your paper work by keeping it all safe on your phone, easily accessible when needed. Within the App you can easily access everything from your contract, including the rent payments schedule, the EPC certificates, as well as lots of useful updates from Cloud Student Homes on your building and the local area. The app contains all the details on the payment status of all your rent instalments, with useful reminders sent to you before each instalment is due. If you need to discuss payment terms or any other issues with your property manager, just open up the app and live-chat with your property manager. You can even report maintenance issues with photos and check on the status of those tickets. Want to connect with your community? Using the news feed and built-in forums, you can meet new friends and find out about events in your community, so you don’t miss out on anything. Features: - Real-time maintenance ticket notifications - Direct messaging with Cloud Student Homes Accommodation Manager - Tenancy document hub - Meet other students in your Cloud Student community - Discover and post popular events in your Cloud Student community - View all your upcoming and past payments in one place MyStudentCloud is available for tenants who have rented their student accommodation through Cloud Student Homes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Fresh Resident at 12.0 against MyCloudStudent's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fresh Resident ships an update every 6 months, MyCloudStudent every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fresh Resident | MyCloudStudent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yardi Systems, Inc. | Broadgate Residential Investments Limited |
Bugs and requests
Fresh Resident
Reported bugs
25 issues- Redirects to different places when paying
- Session expired errors during payment
- Recurring payment didn't happen on planned date
- Authentication hangs
- Custom amount field needs clearing
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- Screens are very dark until tapped
- Balance never correct
- Can't make head or tail of credits & adjustments
- No notice of last 2 rent payments
- Amounts showing in US dollars
- App says US dollars but payment is in Sterling
- Payments section shows everything with a minus figure
- Debits and credits all have a minus figure
- Nothing is clear, gives random money payments
- Installments aren’t clear on the app
- Poor layout, cannot see full screen when confirming payment security
- No one responses via the contact details given
- Difficult to pay rent, redirects and shows errors
- Authentication hangs, many tries to add a card
- Not very intuitive design
- Hard to find the info you need
- Not very intuitive, Not good for payments
- Poor layout
- Clumsy, doesn’t present screens properly
- Confusing payment figures
Requested features
16 requests- Allow seeing tenancy year
- Delete old tenancies
- Show this month's payment
- Allow payments in stages
- Add a note feature
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- Clearly state rent due and amount on homepage
- Offer automatic payment
- Improve navigation for multiple accounts
- State tenancy period or year for account selection
- Show breakdowns of payment easily
- Show how much is paid and needs to be paid
- Allow users to put in complaints via the app
- Improve UI for payment security confirmation
- Fix currency display issues
- Clarify payment installments
- Allow setting up bank accounts
MyCloudStudent
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fresh Resident
No in-app purchases
MyCloudStudent
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Fresh Resident free?
Is MyCloudStudent free?
Do Fresh Resident or MyCloudStudent have ads?
Which is updated more often, Fresh Resident or MyCloudStudent?
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