SpareRoom vs Jitty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpareRoom
Find your ideal room or flatmate with the UK's leading platform. Browse thousands of listings across the UK, connect with potential housemates, and secure your perfect living situation on the go.
- Room and roommate search
- Thousands of UK listings
- On-the-go access
- User support
- Connect with housemates
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As the UK’s number 1 flatshare site, we’ve helped over 13,000,000 people to find their perfect room or roommate. With our apps, you can do it all while on-the-go. Repeatedly featured by Apple as App Of The Day and in the categories of Your New Home, Apps for the Weekend, What’s Hot, and Popular Apps and Games. Rated by The Sunday Times as one of the top apps on the App Store. SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE Whether you’re starting university, relocating to the UK, tired of living alone, weighing up what to do with an empty room, or, quite simply, searching for another flatmate or flatshare, we’re the service for you. UNRIVALLED CHOICE With thousands of flatsharing opportunities to choose from in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and right across the UK, you’ll be able to find your perfect flatmate or flatshare. OUR PHILOSOPHY Experience has taught us that flatsharing is as much about the people as it is about the property. To help you find the best of both, we provide unparalleled tools, choice, and support. As a result, on average, every 3 minutes someone finds a flatmate through SpareRoom. HELP & SUPPORT Our award-winning customer support team are here to help you with your search. If you require support, come across a problem, or want to provide feedback, you can get in touch by email (support@spareroom.co.uk) or phone (1 877 834 2909).
Jitty
Explore unique homes for sale with a beautiful roomscrolling experience. Search for properties based on specific features like downstairs toilets or parking, and create shared favorites with friends and family to streamline your home search.
- Roomscrolling experience
- Explore unique homes
- Advanced property filtering
- Create shared favorites
- Search by specific features
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Jitty is the only app built for roomscrolling. Whether you're buying or just browsing, Jitty has a beautiful experience so you can explore collections of unique homes, from warehouses to castles, affordable homes to the most popular on the market. You can search for exactly what you want. Is having a downstairs toilet important to you? Do you want to avoid leaseholds like your life depends on it? Do you need an open plan kitchen, or off-road parking? You can filter to find your perfect match. Create shared favourites with your friends & family. You can share your favourites with anyone to save the endless back and forth on WhatsApp, and find homes that you love.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jitty at none against SpareRoom's 13. SpareRoom's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. SpareRoom sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Jitty asks for nothing beyond the download.
SpareRoom ships an update fortnightly, Jitty every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpareRoom | Jitty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.1% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Flatshare Ltd | GET COMPLETE LTD |
Customer experience
SpareRoom
Jitty
Bugs and requests
SpareRoom
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and sign-outs
- Inconsistent behavior between app and website
- Issues with updating and editing listings
Requested features
4 requests- Better messaging/communication tools
- More advanced search and filtering options
- Improved verification of listings and users
- Feedback/review system for landlords/tenants
Jitty
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SpareRoom
- Boost$9.99
- 7-Day Upgrade2 variants$12.99
- 1-Week Upgrade2 variants$15.00
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- Verification$15.00
- 30-Day Upgrade$15.49
- 14-Day Upgrade$23.99
- 2-Week Upgrade$25.00
- 30-Day Upgrade2 variants$25.99
- 4-Week Upgrade2 variants$30.00
Jitty
No in-app purchases
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