MDex vs HouseSwipe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MDex
This app helps University of Michigan students navigate campus life. It provides real-time bus tracking, event discovery, and connects users with campus clubs and communities. Access campus resources and giveaways to enhance your student experience.
- Discover campus events
- Real-time bus tracking
- Connect with clubs
- Access campus resources
- Find giveaways
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MDex – The #1 Student Life App at U-M! Welcome to MDex, the #1 way to experience student life at the University of Michigan. Discover what’s happening across campus, track U-M and Ann Arbor buses in real time, and stay connected with the clubs, events, and communities that make Michigan incredible. From campus resources to giveaways — MDex puts everything you need for the true Michigan experience right at your fingertips. Join thousands of Wolverines already using MDex. Go Blue!
HouseSwipe
This app simplifies finding college sublease opportunities across the US. Students can easily browse, match with properties, and connect directly with sublessors for semester or summer housing.
- Find college subleases
- Browse housing options
- Match with properties
- Connect with sublessors
- Easy-to-use interface
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HouseSwipe revolutionizes the way students find their ideal accommodations at college towns across the United States. Launching into the overlooked world of subleasing, HouseSwipe connects users through a seamless, interactive platform that simplifies securing semester or summer sublets. With an easy-to-use interface, students can quickly swipe through options, match with ideal properties, and engage directly with sublessors. Whether it's finding a cozy room for the school term or a convenient spot for summer classes, HouseSwipe is the easiest way to find housing in college towns.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MDex at none against HouseSwipe's 2. MDex also leads on ratings volume (147 vs 11) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). HouseSwipe's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. HouseSwipe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MDex asks for nothing beyond the download.
HouseSwipe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MDex has 147 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MDex | HouseSwipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (147 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 147 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julius Stuhec | Adam Blackman |
Customer experience
MDex
HouseSwipe
In-app purchases
MDex
No in-app purchases
HouseSwipe
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