Comparison

GLOBUG APP vs myRent

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

Head to head
About

GLOBUG APP

Manage your prepay electricity account easily. View your balance, top up using debit/credit card or internet banking, and track your remaining power days and spending habits.

Highlights
  • View account balance
  • Top-up with debit/credit card
  • Top-up with internet banking
  • Estimate remaining power days
  • Track daily, weekly, monthly spending
Features
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The GLOBUG app is a handy way to manage your GLOBUG prepay electricity account. The GLOBUG app allows you to view your account balance, Top-up your account with your Debit/Credit card or Internet Banking, see an estimate of how many days of power are remaining and to see how much you are spending on power; by day, week or month.

About

myRent

This platform helps self-managing landlords in New Zealand manage their rental properties on the go. It allows users to track rent, agreements, and communicate with tenants, as well as manage listings and tenant checks. Tenants can use it to track payments, access documents, and log maintenance issues.

Highlights
  • Manage tenancies and track rent
  • Manage property listings and applications
  • Conduct tenant checks
  • Build compliant tenancy agreements
  • Lodge bonds with Tenancy Services
  • Track expenses
  • Track rent and bill payments for tenants
  • Access tenancy and inspection reports
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myRent is the all-in-one platform empowering self-managing NZ landlords. The new myRent app gives landlords full access to your myRent portfolio on the go: - manage your tenancies: track rent, agreements and keep in touch with tenants, - manage your listings: sort through enquiries and applications, and - manage your tenant checks: review information and communicate with applicants. That's not all - all the features you love from myRent have been shrunk down to work in your pocket. Build compliant tenancy agreements, lodge bonds with Tenancy Services and track your expenses. It's also perfectly suited for tenants renting properties managed through myRent: - keep on top of rent and bill payments, - safely access tenancy agreements, inspection reports and bond documents, and - log maintenance issues and keep up to date on progress. You can also use myRent to keep up to date on any listing enquiries or applications you have open. Sign in with your myRent account today and start managing on the go.

Screenshots

GLOBUG APP4 screens
myRent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: myRent at 50% against GLOBUG APP's 4%. myRent also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). GLOBUG APP's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GLOBUG APP ships an update every 4 months, myRent weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GLOBUG APP versus myRent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGLOBUG APPmyRent
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.6% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMercury EnergymyRent Pty Ltd

Customer experience

GLOBUG APP

Written reviews56 reviews
Positive3.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative94.6%

myRent

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

GLOBUG APP

No in-app purchases

None

myRent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GLOBUG APP free?
GLOBUG APP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myRent free?
myRent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GLOBUG APP or myRent have ads?
Neither GLOBUG APP nor myRent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GLOBUG APP or myRent?
GLOBUG APP ships an update every 4 months, and myRent weekly. Most recently, GLOBUG APP was updated on October 5, 2026 and myRent on October 1, 2026.

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