Comparison

Here! Students vs PLATFORM_ in Cardiff

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

Head to head

Here! Students

Student Living is Here!

About

Here! Students

Features

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The Here! Students app has everything you need to manage your stay in one convenient app. From the app, you can easily access everything from your contract, rent payment schedule, Energy Performance Certificates, How-to guides and other useful documents provided by Here! Students, all completely digital and paperless. You can also see the payment status of all your rent instalments, with useful reminders sent to you before each instalment is due. For questions, help and advice, live-chat lets you directly message the residence team. You can even report maintenance issues with photos and check on the status of those tickets. A News Feed and Events Calendar means you can find out about events in your residence and meet new friends, so you don’t miss out on anything. Features: - Real-time maintenance ticket notifications - Direct messaging with your residence team - Tenancy document hub - Meet other students in your residence - Discover popular events in your residence - View all your upcoming and past payments in one place

About

PLATFORM_ in Cardiff

Features

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Welcome to the PLATFORM_ in Cardiff Resident App. Manage your home with ease – pay your rent, request maintenance, review your tenancy information, and stay updated on news and events, all in one place. Download now to get started.

Screenshots

Here! Students4 screens

PLATFORM_ in Cardiff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Here! Students at every 4 months against PLATFORM_ in Cardiff's every 9 months. PLATFORM_ in Cardiff's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

Here! Students ships an update every 4 months, PLATFORM_ in Cardiff every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Here! Students versus PLATFORM_ in Cardiff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Here! Students	PLATFORM_ in Cardiff
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 4 months — better	Every 9 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	15.1	12.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	33 MB	56 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	NOW STUDENT LIVING LIMITED	Yardi Systems, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Here! Students

No in-app purchases

None

PLATFORM_ in Cardiff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Here! Students free?

Here! Students is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is PLATFORM_ in Cardiff free?

PLATFORM_ in Cardiff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Here! Students or PLATFORM_ in Cardiff have ads?

Neither Here! Students nor PLATFORM_ in Cardiff shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Here! Students or PLATFORM_ in Cardiff?

Here! Students ships an update every 4 months, and PLATFORM_ in Cardiff every 9 months. Most recently, Here! Students was updated on October 13, 2026 and PLATFORM_ in Cardiff on October 15, 2026.