Comparison

MyPlace vs Casara

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
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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

Casara

Discover accommodations from your trusted network of friends and their connections. Easily list your own space for short-term stays or sublets, controlling privacy settings for each listing. Build your network and travel with peace of mind through personal, private connections.

Highlights
  • Browse stays from friends
  • List your own place
  • Control listing privacy
  • Grow your network
  • Flexible dates and pricing
Features
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Casara is the friends-first way to find a place to stay — and to share yours. Instead of booking with strangers, Casara shows you listings from people you actually know and their mutual friends. Travel, sublet, or find a short-term stay through a network you trust. • Browse stays from friends and mutual connections • List your own place in minutes — add photos, dates, and a nightly price • Choose who sees each listing: public, mutuals, or friends only • Grow your network with friend requests and see mutual friends • Flexible dates and pricing for when plans aren't set in stone Whether you're traveling, subletting, or opening your place to friends, Casara keeps it personal, private, and trusted.

Screenshots

MyPlace3 screens
Casara4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Casara at none against MyPlace's 1. Casara also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). MyPlace's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MyPlace sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $95.99 per year. Casara asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Casara holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyPlace ships an update every 10 days, Casara weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MyPlace versus Casara: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyPlaceCasara
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (26 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMyPlace IncNoah Schumacher

Customer experience

MyPlace

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

Casara

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MyPlace

Subscriptions1
  • MyPlace Subscription$95.991 Year
None

Casara

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyPlace free?
MyPlace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Casara free?
Casara is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyPlace or Casara?
Casara is rated higher. MyPlace averages 4.6 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Casara averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do MyPlace or Casara have ads?
Neither MyPlace nor Casara shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyPlace or Casara?
MyPlace ships an update every 10 days, and Casara weekly. Most recently, MyPlace was updated on November 3, 2026 and Casara on November 5, 2026.

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