Platform Alexandria vs Dwellsy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Platform Alexandria
Manage your rental property with ease. Pay rent, submit maintenance requests, and access important building information directly from your device. Streamline communication with your property manager for a smoother living experience.
- Pay rent online
- Submit work orders
- Access building information
- Streamline communication
- Manage rental property
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Resident portal to pay rent, submit work orders and much more!
Dwellsy
Discover rental properties from numerous sources in a single application. Access a vast database of over 15 million homes to simplify your search for the perfect place.
- Aggregated rental listings
- Extensive property database
- Simplified home search
- All rentals in one place
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All rentals, All in one place. You shouldn't have to search a jillion sites to find the right place for you. With over 15 million homes all in one place, you can rest assured you have seen it all. Renting with pets? Save your pets' profiles once and instantly see which homes welcome them. Every listing shows the pet policy upfront — no more digging. Find your fit faster with our redesigned filters: a fit score tailored to you, verified listings, a multi-range price slider, and smarter filters for pets, property type, and more. Dwellsy. Every rental. No noise.
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Verdict
Platform Alexandria and Dwellsy both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Platform Alexandria's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dwellsy's. Platform Alexandria also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Dwellsy's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 16 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Platform Alexandria against 4.5 for Dwellsy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Platform Alexandria's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dwellsy's.
Platform Alexandria ships an update every 16 months, Dwellsy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Platform Alexandria | Dwellsy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yardi Systems, Inc. | Dwellsy |
Customer experience
Platform Alexandria
Dwellsy
In-app purchases
Platform Alexandria
No in-app purchases
Dwellsy
No in-app purchases
