Comparison

MatesPlace vs Counta

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

Head to head
About

MatesPlace

Find flats and flatmates in the UK through your social network. Connect with friends of friends for secure and trusted housing options. Ideal for students, professionals, and those new to the UK.

Highlights
  • Find flats and flatmates
  • Connect through friends of friends
  • Secure and trusted housing
  • Control search by connection degree
  • Award-winning customer support
Features
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MatesPlace is the only app to help you to find flats and flatmates through friends of friends. Whether you're looking for a spare room or whole house in the UK, using MatesPlace you have the reassurance and security of finding a place through friends of friends and your wider social network. You can control the search to your preferred degrees of connection, meaning safer, trusted and more reliable places to live. We’ve helped thousands of people find their perfect flatmates and flatshare, becoming friends for life. Whether you’re doing an internship, leaving university, moving to the UK or just looking for a change – we’re here to help. We’re all about quality over quantity which is why everything we’ve achieved has been through word of mouth and recommendations. Our award-winning customer support team can help you with your search. If you require support, find a bug or want to provide feedback, you can message us and look forward to a speedy response.

About

Counta

Features
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Life moments are worth a countdown. The holiday you've been dreaming about. Christmas. A wedding. A new car. That trip you keep putting off. Counta is the countdown app that doesn't just show you how many days are left — it helps you get there. Create a countdown for any date that matters. Watch the days, hours and minutes tick down in real time. Then attach a savings plan — tell Counta how much you need and how often you can save, and it calculates the rest automatically. Your countdown and your savings goal live together, so every time you check in you can see both how close you are in time, and how close you are in money. Use Counta for: Holiday countdowns and travel savings Christmas countdowns and Christmas savings funds Wedding countdowns and wedding savings goals Birthday and anniversary countdowns Concert, event and festival countdowns New car savings goals House deposit savings Emergency fund goals Everyday milestones and short-term savings targets Features: Countdown to any date — days, hours and minutes Build savings plans with automatic calculations Track savings progress visually as your pot fills up Set reminders and notifications to stay on track Dark mode for a calm, focused experience Clean, simple design — no clutter, no overwhelm Counta Unlimited includes: Unlimited countdowns and saving plans Premium features and all future updates Privacy Policy: https://timtomstudio.co.uk/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MatesPlace4 screens
Counta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Counta at none against MatesPlace's shown. Counta also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence 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. MatesPlace sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Counta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MatesPlace ships an update every 4 weeks, Counta every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MatesPlace versus Counta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatesPlaceCounta
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB38 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developermymatespace ltdTimTom Studio

Bugs and requests

MatesPlace

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App logs out on closing
  • Cannot report problems, sign out, or delete account
  • Messages not sending completely
  • Posts not being verified
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  • Search saving not working
  • Filters not working correctly
  • Loading of places is bad
  • App freezes when writing bio
  • Outdated listings not removed

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add age range filter
  • Allow distance filter below 5 miles
  • Integrate Facebook friends for connections
  • Improve search refinement
  • Add option to sort by price low to high
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  • Add filters for parking, en-suite, etc.
  • View flats from a map
  • Automatically remove leading zero from phone numbers
  • Allow filtering by pet-friendliness

Counta

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MatesPlace

One-time3
  • Ready to go$11.99
  • Taking it easy$22.99
  • Waiting for the one$24.99
2 purchases

Counta

Subscriptions2
  • Counta Unlimited7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Counta Unlimited Annual$14.991 Year

Questions

Is MatesPlace free?
MatesPlace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Counta free?
Counta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MatesPlace or Counta have ads?
MatesPlace shows ads; Counta does not.
Which is updated more often, MatesPlace or Counta?
MatesPlace ships an update every 4 weeks, and Counta every 3 weeks. Most recently, MatesPlace was updated on October 4, 2026 and Counta on October 1, 2026.

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