Towne Resident App vs Royal Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Towne Resident App
Manage your apartment community life from your mobile device. Easily handle your profile, view financial statements, and make payments. Submit and track maintenance requests with added details like voice memos and photos.
- Manage resident profiles
- View financial ledgers
- Pay rent and charges
- Submit maintenance requests
- Track maintenance status
- Add voice memos to requests
- Attach photos to requests
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This app is for residents at Towne Properties managed apartment communities. It allows residents to manage their profiles, view their ledgers, and pay rent and other charges from a mobile device. Residents can also use the app to initiate and track maintenance requests that include a description, voice memo, and photos.
Royal Studio
Easily book and pay for barber and grooming services. View the full service menu, check real-time availability, and manage your appointments with just a few taps. Receive reminders and get directions to your next grooming session.
- View service menu and prices
- Check availability and book appointments
- Secure in-app payments and tipping
- Appointment reminders and notifications
- Manage appointments (reschedule, cancel)
- Get directions to the studio
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Welcome to Royal Studio! With a few taps, you can check availability, book appointments, and pay for services. With our app, you can: -View our full menu of services and prices -View availability and reserve a time that fits your schedule -Quickly and securely pay and tip so you never need cash -Receive notifications and appointment reminders -Manage Appointments: Reschedule, Cancel, Get Directions With our expertise and top-of-the-line services, you’ll walk out feeling confident and looking your best. So what are you waiting for? Download our app today and book your next appointment with ease.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Royal Studio at 100% against Towne Resident App's 47%. Royal Studio also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Towne Resident App's advantage is ratings volume (427 vs 66) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Royal Studio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Towne Resident App has 427 ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Towne Resident App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Royal Studio's.
Towne Resident App ships an update every 14 months, Royal Studio every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Towne Resident App | Royal Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (427 ratings) | 5.0 (66 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 427 — better | 66 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 10 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yardi Systems, Inc. | Royal Studio LLC |
Customer experience
Towne Resident App
Royal Studio
Bugs and requests
Towne Resident App
Reported bugs
10 issues- Login page spins indefinitely without connecting
- Multiple login attempts required to access account
- App takes 30+ minutes to load
- Thermostat scheduling returns error messages
- Session timeout after 10 minutes causing glitches
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- Account lockouts preventing access
- Bank account verification process incomplete
- Apple Pay option appears but cannot be used
- Payment processing errors occurring monthly
- Screen navigation freezes between pages
Requested features
9 requests- Split payment functionality to spread payments across the month
- Direct in-app chat or instant messaging with office
- Apple Pay integration that actually works
- Support for multiple payment methods and banks
- Ability to categorize and add memos to payments
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- Display full balance/total amount due before payment
- Thermostat scheduling functionality
- Support for non-apartment properties (houses, HOAs)
- Reduce or eliminate processing fees
Royal Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Towne Resident App
No in-app purchases
Royal Studio
No in-app purchases
Questions
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