RoomSync vs UniYard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RoomSync
Easily find and connect with potential roommates. This app provides tools to search, match, and communicate with others to find your ideal living companion. Get compatibility scores and directly message matches.
- Search and match from device
- Compatibility score
- Swipe to like
- Direct chat messaging
- Social media integration
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With RoomSync, you can find and request your own roommate. Use a variety of tools to find the perfect match including: - Join, search and match from your device - Get a % compatibility score for each possible roommate - Swipe right to like and get notified when they swipe back - Say hello on Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and more - Send direct chat messages - Choose your own roommate
UniYard
Connect with your campus community to buy and sell items, find housing and roommates, and discover local events. Share updates and manage your profile all in one place.
- Buy and sell student items
- Find housing and roommates
- Discover campus events
- Share posts with community
- Manage profile and listings
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UniYard is the all-in-one student network where college students can buy and sell items, find housing, connect with roommates, and discover events on and around campus. List textbooks, furniture, clothes, and more in minutes, or browse deals from other students at your school. Need housing or a sublet? UniYard helps you find lease takeovers, room rentals, and new roommates, all from verified student accounts. Use the feed to share posts, ideas, and updates with your campus community, and stay in the loop on what’s happening nearby. With UniYard, you can: • Buy and sell items safely with other students • Post and find housing, sublets, and roommate matches • Discover events happening in your community • Share posts on the public and friends' feeds • Manage your profile, listings, and activity in one place
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Verdict
RoomSync and UniYard both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of UniYard's written reviews are positive against 18% of RoomSync's. RoomSync's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 9). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 4.7 for RoomSync against 4.6 for UniYard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RoomSync has 5.1K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 18% of RoomSync's written reviews are positive against 83% of UniYard's.
| Parameter | RoomSync | UniYard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.1K ratings) — better | 4.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.4% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | U-Match, LLC | Zode Development LLC |
Customer experience
RoomSync
UniYard
Bugs and requests
RoomSync
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Login and registration issues
- Profiles disappearing
- Messaging not working properly
Requested features
3 requests- Notification system for messages and matches
- Ability to sort and filter profiles
- Improve compatibility ratings
UniYard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RoomSync
No in-app purchases
UniYard
No in-app purchases
