Comparison

MatesPlace vs Compare Funerals

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

Compare Funerals

Features
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Compare Funerals gives you a simple, secure way to manage your funeral plan from your phone. With the Compare Funerals app, you can: • Make payments and view your next payment details • View and download your plan documents • Update your own and next of kin personal details, automatically or via special request • Stay connected with our team via message or appointment • Contact us from your phone • Take advantage of our Loyalty Program and referral rewards Compare Funerals helps you plan ahead with peace of mind — everything you need, securely in one place.

Screenshots

MatesPlace4 screens
Compare Funerals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Compare Funerals at none against MatesPlace's 3. Compare Funerals also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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. Compare Funerals asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MatesPlace versus Compare Funerals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatesPlaceCompare Funerals
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developermymatespace ltdCompare Funerals SL

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

Compare Funerals

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
None

Compare Funerals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MatesPlace free?
MatesPlace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Compare Funerals free?
Compare Funerals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MatesPlace or Compare Funerals have ads?
MatesPlace shows ads; Compare Funerals does not.

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