Comparison

Makon vs BIR by BirGroup

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

Head to head
About

Makon

Find, buy, or rent real estate across Uzbekistan with up-to-date listings. Browse properties on a map, filter by your needs, and connect directly with owners. Easily list your own property in minutes.

Highlights
  • Map-based property search
  • Smart filters for price, size, and type
  • Detailed property listings with photos
  • Direct contact with owners
  • Save favorite properties
  • Quick property listing
  • Multi-language interface
Features
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Makon is Uzbekistan's real estate app — buy, rent, sell and list apartments, houses and land, all in one place. Thousands of listings across Tashkent, Samarkand and the rest of Uzbekistan, gathered onto a single map so you don't have to scroll a dozen channels to find them. FEATURES • Map search — every listing on one map, with the price on the pin and a Sale/Rent switch • Residential complexes — new builds get their own pin, showing how many listings are inside, the lowest price, and what most listings in that complex are asking • Smart filters — price, rooms, size, floor, property type, district and amenities, with a live result count • Saved searches — save a set of filters and hear about matches instantly, hourly, daily or weekly • Price-drop alerts — know the moment a home you are watching gets cheaper • Favorites — keep the ones you like in one list • Message sellers in the app, or call them directly • Seller profiles — their other listings, reviews, and a button to follow them • Voice search, and jump straight to a listing by its Makon ID • Prices in sum or dollars • Uzbek, Russian and English LOCATION MATTERS Every listing shows the distance to the nearest metro stations, schools and kindergartens, along with its price history and the typical price per m² in that area — so you can judge whether a price is fair before you pick up the phone. SELLING List your apartment, house or land for free. Choose the residential complex and we will fill in what our building records already hold. Add up to 25 photos and you are done. WHERE WE COVER Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Namangan, Andijan, Fergana, Nukus and the rest of Uzbekistan. Support: support@makon.io

About

BIR by BirGroup

Discover and purchase apartments in new Uzbekistan developments. View available units, developer ratings, and buyer reviews. Manage contracts, payment schedules, and payment history directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Developer ratings and reviews
  • Interactive unit grid
  • Price and installment calculations
  • In-app contract signing
  • Contract and payment management
  • Saved apartments and notifications
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BIR is an app for choosing and buying an apartment in new developments in Uzbekistan. • Developers and developments: companies, their ratings and buyers' reviews in one place. • Unit grid: see which apartment in every block and on every floor is available, booked or sold. • Price and instalments: the price is shown in the development's currency, and the down payment and monthly payment can be worked out in advance. • Buying in the app: verify your identity once through MyID and accept the contract right in the app. • My contracts: the contract document, the payment schedule and the payment history. • Saved and notifications: keep the apartments you like and get notified about your contract and payments. No account is needed to browse. Your phone number is asked for only when you save an apartment or buy one.

Screenshots

Makon4 screens
BIR by BirGroup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BIR by BirGroup at every 2 days against Makon's every 9 days. BIR by BirGroup also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). Makon's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Makon against 5.0 for BIR by BirGroup. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Makon has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Makon ships an update every 9 days, BIR by BirGroup every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Makon versus BIR by BirGroup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakonBIR by BirGroup
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMakonAltai-labs MChJ

Customer experience

Makon

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BIR by BirGroup

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Makon

No in-app purchases

None

BIR by BirGroup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Makon free?
Makon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BIR by BirGroup free?
BIR by BirGroup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Makon or BIR by BirGroup?
Makon and BIR by BirGroup are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Makon or BIR by BirGroup have ads?
Neither Makon nor BIR by BirGroup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Makon or BIR by BirGroup?
Makon ships an update every 9 days, and BIR by BirGroup every 2 days. Most recently, Makon was updated on October 24, 2026 and BIR by BirGroup on October 31, 2026.

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