Comparison

MyPlace vs kommu

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

Head to head
About

MyPlace

Connect with people you know and their trusted networks for safer home-sharing experiences. Build private, connected communities based on real-life relationships.

Highlights
  • Build individual networks
  • Uses phone contacts for connections
  • Safe and private home-sharing
  • Connects friends and friends-of-friends
  • Curated group creation
Features
Currently charting
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You already share homes in groups on chat, on social, and real life. MyPlace makes that natural behavior smarter - designed uniquely for home-sharing with the widest, safest distribution possible. Our app builds individual networks by using your phone contacts to identify who you know - your contacts, your friends, and their friends. Why use MyPlace? Because staying with someone you have a real link to feels better, safer, and more natural than rolling the dice on strangers. MyPlace is for friends, friends-of-friends, and curated groups. Always private. Always connected. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

kommu

This app facilitates home sharing for travelers, focusing on trust and community. It offers various stay options like home swaps and house-sitting, with identity verification and built-in protection for all bookings. Users can save significantly on travel costs compared to traditional accommodations.

Highlights
  • Identity-verified users
  • Home sharing network
  • Home swaps
  • House/pet sitting
  • No transaction fees
  • Traveler protection
Features
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Travel more. Spend less. Home sharing built on trust, not transactions. You already share places through group chats, social posts, and word of mouth. kommu is where all of that comes together — one place tolist, find stays, and build your network. Everyone is identity-verified. Your rules are set before anyone books. Every stay comes with $100,000 in protection. No transaction fees. Share your link wherever you already post — anyone who books through kommu is verified and follows your terms. Every connection you make and group you join opens up more stays to book and more people to share your place with. The average kommu guest saves over $1,200 per trip compared to hotels and short-term rentals. One trip more than pays for the year. THREE WAYS TO STAY 1. Stay at someone's place — hosts set a rate to help cover their costs. 2. Swap homes with another person. Your place for theirs. 3. House/pet sit while someone's away. One subscription. No transaction fees on any stay. You don't need to host to join. Free to try for 14 days. Browse homes, build your profile, and connect with people. Your subscription starts when you propose your first stay or at the end of your trial. Questions? kommunity@gokommu.com. We read every message. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MyPlace3 screens
kommu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MyPlace at none against kommu's shown. MyPlace also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and chart position (#198 vs unranked). kommu's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (95% vs 85%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. MyPlace sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $95.99 per year and kommu sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $37.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

kommu holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 124 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of MyPlace's written reviews are positive against 95% of kommu's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyPlace ships an update every 10 days, kommu every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
MyPlace versus kommu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyPlacekommu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (26 ratings)4.8 (124 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews95.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26124 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB197 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMyPlace IncSwapper Corporation

Customer experience

MyPlace

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

kommu

All ratings124 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive95.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.7%

Bugs and requests

MyPlace

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

kommu

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App doesn't work at phone number entry
  • SMS confirmation not received
  • Contact import functionality missing

Requested features

1 request
  • Ability to import contacts

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MyPlace

Subscriptions1
  • MyPlace Subscription$95.991 Year
3 purchases

kommu

Subscriptions3
  • kommu Monthly$37.001 Month
  • kommu Quarterly$87.003 Months
  • kommu Yearly$299.001 Year

Questions

Is MyPlace free?
MyPlace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is kommu free?
kommu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MyPlace or kommu?
kommu is rated higher. MyPlace averages 4.6 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while kommu averages 4.8 from 124 ratings.
Do MyPlace or kommu have ads?
kommu shows ads; MyPlace does not.
Which is updated more often, MyPlace or kommu?
MyPlace ships an update every 10 days, and kommu every 3 weeks. Most recently, MyPlace was updated on November 7, 2026 and kommu on November 7, 2026.

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