Comparison

Handy.com vs Midterm Rentals

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

Head to head
About

Handy.com

Easily book vetted home cleaners and handymen for various services across North America and the UK. Schedule appointments, manage bookings, and pay securely through the app. Professionals are background-checked and insured, with a happiness guarantee.

Highlights
  • Book top-rated cleaners and handymen
  • Services in over 20 cities
  • Secure in-app payments
  • Manage bookings on the go
  • Background-checked and insured professionals
  • Next-day availability
  • Handy Happiness Guarantee
Features
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Handy is the easiest way to book top-rated home cleaners and handymen, covering over 20 cities in North America, Canada, and the UK. Just tell us what you need and when you need it, then pay securely right from your phone. Manage your bookings on the go, check the progress of your bookings, and rate to help us maintain quality service. Why Handy? • Top-rated professionals. Handy professionals are experienced, friendly, background-checked, and insured. • Next-day availability. Appointments are available 7 days per week. • The Handy Happiness Guarantee. Your happiness is our goal. If you’re not happy, we’ll work to make it right. • 24/7 customer service. Let Handy take care of your home service needs so you can get back to the things you love most! Handy professionals provide the following services: • Home cleaning and office cleaning • Handyman services including hanging pictures and shelves, installing air conditioners, moving help, mounting TVs, interior painting, installing window treatments, and installing knobs and locks • Plumbing services including drains, faucets, toilets, and garbage disposals • Electrical services including light fixtures, fans, and outlets California Pre-Collection Notice: https://www.handy.com/privacy#section5a

About

Midterm Rentals

Find furnished housing for extended stays, specifically designed for service members, military families, and veterans. Easily discover properties, communicate with hosts, and manage your housing needs for military moves.

Highlights
  • Discover furnished midterm rentals
  • View property details and amenities
  • Direct communication with hosts
  • Include military-specific information
  • Renter and host profiles
  • In-app messaging
Features
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Midterm Rentals helps service members, military families, veterans, and other renters find furnished housing for extended stays. Built with military moves in mind, Midterm Rentals makes it easier to explore available properties, communicate housing needs, and connect directly with property hosts. Renters can: • Discover furnished midterm rental properties • View property details, amenities, photos, and availability information • Send housing inquiries directly to hosts • Include military-specific information such as branch, PCS date, and orders status • Communicate with hosts through in-app messaging • Maintain a renter profile and military verification status Hosts can: • Create and manage property listings • Upload property photos and information • Receive and manage housing inquiries • Review relevant renter and move information • Communicate directly with prospective renters Midterm Rentals facilitates property discovery, inquiries, and communication. Bookings, leases, deposits, payments, refunds, and stay management are arranged directly between renters and hosts and are not processed through the app. Midterm Rentals is operated by Lakefront Solutions LLC. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the United States Department of Defense or any branch of the United States Armed Forces.

Screenshots

Handy.com4 screens
Midterm Rentals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Midterm Rentals at 100% against Handy.com's 38%. Midterm Rentals also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Handy.com's advantage is ratings volume (29K vs 4). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Midterm Rentals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handy.com has 29K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Handy.com's written reviews are positive against 100% of Midterm Rentals's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Handy.com versus Midterm Rentals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandy.comMidterm Rentals
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (29K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHandybook, Inc.Lakefront Solutions LLC

Customer experience

Handy.com

All ratings28,559 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative18.9%
Written reviews346 reviews
Positive37.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative59.5%

Midterm Rentals

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Handy.com

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Booking system issues, unable to manage bookings properly
  • Incorrect or misleading information provided through the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow customers to choose preferred service providers
  • Improve communication and transparency around bookings
  • Offer phone support for better customer service

Midterm Rentals

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Handy.com

No in-app purchases

None

Midterm Rentals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handy.com free?
Handy.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Midterm Rentals free?
Midterm Rentals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Handy.com or Midterm Rentals?
Midterm Rentals is rated higher. Handy.com averages 4.1 out of 5 from 29K ratings, while Midterm Rentals averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Handy.com or Midterm Rentals have ads?
Neither Handy.com nor Midterm Rentals shows ads.

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