BuildingLink Resident App vs Ekatree
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BuildingLink Resident App
Manage your apartment living with this app. Track packages, reserve amenities, submit requests, and pay rent. Stay informed with building announcements and local offers.
- Package tracking
- Amenity reservations
- Repair requests
- Rent payment
- Visitor entry requests
- Building announcements
- Marketplace ads
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Welcome to our updated resident app, which has been recently redesigned and rebuilt from the ground up! The resident app provides the most essential components of the BuildingLink resident website. If you don’t see some of the below options, they might not be enabled for your property. • Track your packages • Receive push notifications for new deliveries • Submit amenity reservations • Submit repair requests • View your account balance • Pay your rent • Request entry for visitors • View upcoming events and building calendar • View building announcements • Post marketplace ads • Send instructions to the front desk • Access vendor service forms • Receive offers and discounts in your area • View a list of local businesses • Request valet service • Show your Resident ID Note: this app is for residents of BuildingLink-subscribed properties. If you are a manager or employee, please download the “GEO Staff App by BuildingLink.” If your property does not subscribe to BuildingLink, please tell them about us!
Ekatree
Discover and compare local small businesses offering essential home services like laundry, dry-cleaning, and home cleaning. Easily book services with pickup and delivery options, making city living more convenient.
- Find local laundry and dry-cleaning services
- Compare prices and turnaround times
- Book home cleaning services
- Pickup and delivery options
- View business reviews
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Ekatree’s goal is to make city living easier. Use ekatree to find, compare, and save on everyday home services like laundry/dry-cleaning and home cleaning - all from local small businesses. Have dirty laundry piling up? With Ekatree, you can order wash n’ fold from a local laundromat and get pickup/drop-off right to your doorstep. Have a suit you need dry-cleaned for work? With Ekatree, you can compare different dry-cleaners, their turn-around time, and get your suit picked up, cleaned, and delivered in hours. Need to clean the apartment before a big party? With Ekatree, you can find verified local home-cleaning services, compare their prices, view reviews, and book a cleaning in seconds. For all this and much more, use Ekatree!
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Verdict
BuildingLink Resident App and Ekatree both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Ekatree's written reviews are positive against 19% of BuildingLink Resident App's. Ekatree also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). BuildingLink Resident App's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 28). On price, rating, update cadence 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 BuildingLink Resident App against 4.5 for Ekatree. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BuildingLink Resident App has 2.1K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of BuildingLink Resident App's written reviews are positive against 87% of Ekatree's.
BuildingLink Resident App ships an update every 3 weeks, Ekatree monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuildingLink Resident App | Ekatree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better | 4.5 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.9% of reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BuildingLink.com | Orderio |
Customer experience
BuildingLink Resident App
Ekatree
Bugs and requests
BuildingLink Resident App
Reported bugs
5 issues- Deliveries not showing up accurately
- Inability to log maintenance requests
- Marketplace images not loading properly
- App freezing and logging users out
- Sync failures and stale data
Requested features
6 requests- Calendar view for amenity reservations
- Ability to delete or edit marketplace posts
- Parking permit functionality
- Resident-to-resident messaging
- Building announcements and news in-app
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- Improved accessibility and customization options
Ekatree
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BuildingLink Resident App
No in-app purchases
Ekatree
No in-app purchases
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