Daft.ie vs Dublin City Libraries
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daft.ie
Search for thousands of residential and commercial properties for sale, rent, or to share across Ireland. View listings with photos and maps, contact advertisers directly, and manage your own property ads on the go.
- Search thousands of properties
- Residential and commercial listings
- Properties for sale, rent, and share
- View photos and satellite maps
- Contact advertisers directly
- Manage property ads
- Save favorite properties and searches
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Take Ireland’s biggest property search on the move with the Daft app. Search through thousands of listings, get the most up-to-date market information and contact local estate agents to help you make your property choice. Browse both residential and commercial property. Search for properties for sale, for rent and to share. Check out our parking section and email or call the advertiser directly from your phone. Place, edit, bump, pause and renew your ad from your mobile device. Add or delete photos, edit the price and description and use your location to find properties near you. With Daft for iPhone and iPad you can: Search: - Thousands of properties available for sale and to rent - Both residential and commercial property - Parking section - Use 3D touch for you home screen to get search shortcuts Find: - Property listings, photos and satellite maps - Location of a property on a map - Nearby search feature shows properties near you right now - Set a custom location to identify nearby properties - Email or call the advertiser directly from your phone Saving - Save properties of interest to My Daft - Save your search criteria to My Daft - Automatically sync your My Daft account with the Daft.ie website Advertise: - Place ads directly from your mobile device and manage them. Remember to create an account and log in to access all of the features and benefits of Daft. As always, we need your feedback, comments and suggestions to help us continually improve the Daft.ie app. Every member of our team reads our feedback and so send us an email to apps@daft.ie and we’ll get working on it!
Dublin City Libraries
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Access Dublin City Public Libraries from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dublin City Libraries at none against Daft.ie's shown. Dublin City Libraries also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Daft.ie's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Daft.ie ships an update every 11 days, Dublin City Libraries every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daft.ie | Dublin City Libraries |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (981 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 981 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daft Media | Dublin City Libraries |
Bugs and requests
Daft.ie
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues on mobile app
- Street view and radius search not functioning
- Saved searches and properties being lost after updates
- App crashing on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Advanced search filters (e.g., property size, acreage, waterfront)
- Ability to draw search area on map
- Notification of price changes for saved properties
- User notes section for each property
- Separate search for Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Dublin City Libraries
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Daft.ie
No in-app purchases
Dublin City Libraries
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Daft.ie free?
Is Dublin City Libraries free?
Do Daft.ie or Dublin City Libraries have ads?
Which is updated more often, Daft.ie or Dublin City Libraries?
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