Comparison

Tiny House Listings vs Happy Wave

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

Head to head
About

Tiny House Listings

Discover, buy, or rent tiny houses with the world's largest resource at your fingertips. Explore unique listings, take virtual tours, and connect directly with sellers. Start your tiny house journey today.

Highlights
  • Search tiny houses for sale and rent
  • Virtual and video tours
  • List tiny houses for sale
  • Customized search filters
  • Save favorite listings
  • Apply for financing
  • Schedule consultations
Features
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Use tools to buy, sell or rent tiny houses by tapping into the world’s largest tiny house resource, right at your fingertips with the Tiny House Listings app. Your tiny house journey begins here. BUY OR RENT A TINY HOUSE - Search tiny houses available for sale and rent. Take virtual and video tours and find listings of tiny houses that you won’t find anywhere else. SELL YOUR TINY HOUSE - List your tiny house with us and gain access to the world’s largest tiny house audience. The Tiny House Listings app gives resources specific to the tiny house movement not found anywhere else. • Use filters customized to your tiny house search to find the perfect tiny house for you • Search by price, square feet, bedrooms, lofts, off-grid and more • Save tiny houses in Dreamlists that inspire you or that might be on your shortlist • Apply for financing through over 30 banks with a real-time response • Schedule a 5-minute tiny house consultation with one of our tiny house professionals • Contact sellers directly to schedule a virtual or in-person tour

About

Happy Wave

Features
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We believe society works best when communities are intentional and thoughtful. Happy Wave makes organizing meetups easy and mutually beneficial. We do this by making collaborations fun and fast. Our Terms of Use can be found at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tiny House Listings4 screens
Happy Wave3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tiny House Listings at none against Happy Wave's 1. Tiny House Listings also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). Happy Wave's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Happy Wave sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $50.00 per month. Tiny House Listings asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny House Listings ships an update every 2 weeks, Happy Wave every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tiny House Listings versus Happy Wave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny House ListingsHappy Wave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (538 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings538 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB63 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTiny House Listings, LLCGilbert Brooks

Bugs and requests

Tiny House Listings

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Backspace button inoperable after viewing a listing
  • App freezes when navigating back from image gallery
  • Back button doesn't work properly or requires multiple clicks
  • Image gallery blurs when clicked
  • Distance filter cannot be properly deselected
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  • Constant app freezing during navigation
  • Navigation jumps to top of list instead of maintaining position
  • Repeated sign-in prompts and authentication issues
  • Price update functionality doesn't work
  • Wishlist heart icon requires additional confirmation step

Requested features

12 requests
  • State-level filtering option
  • No Loft filtering option
  • Zip code search functionality
  • Distance filter with clear/reset option
  • Roof deck feature filter
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  • Appliance-specific filters (dishwasher, washer/dryer, etc.)
  • ADA accessible filter option
  • Builder directory with location and certification filters
  • Marketplace section for tiny house parts and materials
  • Improved wishlist/favorites functionality (single-click heart)
  • Price range guidelines based on features
  • Improved image reordering for listings

Happy Wave

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tiny House Listings

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Happy Wave

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Business$50.001 Month

Questions

Is Tiny House Listings free?
Tiny House Listings is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Happy Wave free?
Happy Wave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tiny House Listings or Happy Wave have ads?
Tiny House Listings shows ads; Happy Wave does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny House Listings or Happy Wave?
Tiny House Listings ships an update every 2 weeks, and Happy Wave every 2 months. Most recently, Tiny House Listings was updated on November 7, 2026 and Happy Wave on November 5, 2026.

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