Comparison

Residence Manager vs Kactoily

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

Head to head
About

Residence Manager

Features
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Residence Manager is the Austrian-built app for organizing shared vacation properties. Whether family-owned, shared among friends, a co-ownership or a community of heirs: when several people use one vacation property, you need clear bookings, transparent costs, reliable processes and simple communication. Residence Manager helps owners organize stays, guests, expense contributions, cleaning and services in one place — without Excel chaos, WhatsApp coordination or unclear responsibilities. WHO IS RESIDENCE MANAGER FOR? Residence Manager is made for: • families with a shared holiday home • communities of heirs with a vacation property • co-ownership communities • groups of friends sharing a property • private vacation properties with optional external bookability • owners who want to coordinate cleaning and services digitally WHAT RESIDENCE MANAGER DOES • manage bookings and stays centrally • prevent double bookings • organize family members, friends and guests • flexibly control private and public use • enable external bookings when the property is published • map expense contributions transparently • track payments and costs clearly • coordinate cleaning and service providers • trigger cleaning tasks automatically after stays • onboard service partners by invitation • synchronize external calendars • structure owner rights and roles clearly • rate guests internally PRIVATE USE OR EXTERNAL BOOKINGS Owners decide how their property is used. A vacation property can be used exclusively privately by family, friends or co-owners. If owners make the property publicly available, external guests can request and book it too. The decision always stays with the owners: they determine whether the property is visible, which bookings are accepted and who gets access. CLEANING PORTAL AND SERVICE PROVIDERS Residence Manager also supports owners in organizing cleaning, property care and service partners. Service providers can be invited and assigned to specific properties or tasks. After a stay, cleaning tasks can be created automatically. Providers only see the information necessary for their job. FULL CONTROL FOR OWNERS Residence Manager is not a classic booking platform. The focus is on organization, transparency and owner control. Owners decide about visibility, bookings, access, service providers and costs. SYNC CALENDARS Bookings from external calendars can be synchronized with Residence Manager. Owners keep an overview of availability and avoid double occupancy. New bookings in Residence Manager can block external calendars so availability stays current. RATE GUESTS INTERNALLY Private properties need trust. That is why owners can rate guests internally. These ratings protect the property and help other owners with future decisions. Guests do not rate owners publicly. TRANSPARENT EXPENSE CONTRIBUTIONS Owners can define whether certain stays carry an expense contribution. Costs stay traceable, and personal conversations about money are avoided. LESS COORDINATION. MORE CLARITY. Residence Manager brings structure to the shared use of private vacation properties — from bookings and costs to cleaning. So the holiday home stays what it should be: a place for family, rest and good times together. TRY IT FREE FOR 14 DAYS Start without obligation and test Residence Manager free for 14 days. Residence Manager — own together, organize simply.

About

Kactoily

This application monitors water quality for pools, aquariums, and other water bodies. It helps users track essential parameters to maintain healthy water conditions.

Highlights
  • Pool monitoring
  • Water quality tracking
  • Aquarium monitoring
  • Parameter analysis
Features
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pool monitor,water monitor,aquarium monitor

Screenshots

Residence Manager4 screens
Kactoily4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kactoily at every 2 weeks against Residence Manager's every 28 months. Kactoily also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 16.4). 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

Residence Manager ships an update every 28 months, Kactoily every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Residence Manager versus Kactoily: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResidence ManagerKactoily
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.5 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperB&C Residence Manager Software GmbH彦浩 宋

In-app purchases

None

Residence Manager

No in-app purchases

None

Kactoily

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Residence Manager free?
Residence Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kactoily free?
Kactoily is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Residence Manager or Kactoily have ads?
Neither Residence Manager nor Kactoily shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Residence Manager or Kactoily?
Residence Manager ships an update every 28 months, and Kactoily every 2 weeks. Most recently, Residence Manager was updated on October 27, 2026 and Kactoily on October 30, 2026.

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