My TMBC vs Making Places
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My TMBC
Access local council services directly from your mobile device. Stay informed about borough news, track planning applications, manage council tax, and report local issues.
- News alerts
- Planning application tracking
- Council tax management
- Bin collection schedules
- Report local issues
- Contact local councillors
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The Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council app gives you access to our services via your phone or tablet. KEY FEATURES: - Get news alerts about what’s going on in our borough - Find out about planning applications near where you live - Keep track of your applications and council tax payments - Check your bin collection dates - Report problems such as noise nuisance, planning breaches and fly-tipping - Get in touch with the councillor for your area
Making Places
Easily manage your home and connect with your property management team and community. Access important property information, make payments, manage keys and parcels, and receive instant notifications.
- Manage property aspects
- View key documents
- Communicate with office teams
- Pay service charges
- Receive parcel alerts
- Manage key access
- Stay updated on announcements
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Places enables owners and residents to easily manage their homes from one easy to use app. Effortlessly connect with their property management and on-site teams, as well as their community. Through Places they will be able to see important information about their property and the wider estate. Make service charge payments, manage access, keys and parcels, and receive instant news notifications or important massages from the office teams, helping to stay up to date with your home, the community and those things that matter to you the most. These are some of the highlights of Places: - Manage key aspects of your property - View key documents - Communicate with the office teams - Talk to your concierge - Pay your service charge - Get parcel delivery alerts - Manage key access - Keep updated on news announcements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Making Places at monthly against My TMBC's every 23 months. My TMBC's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 21%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
My TMBC ships an update every 23 months, Making Places monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My TMBC | Making Places |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 21.4% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council | Dwellant |
Customer experience
My TMBC
Making Places
In-app purchases
My TMBC
No in-app purchases
Making Places
No in-app purchases
