Comparison

snag sublets vs Homey NYC

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

Head to head
About

snag sublets

Easily find short-term rentals, roommates, and housing opportunities. Post your available room or apartment to connect with interested individuals. Offers flexible options for temporary stays and shared living.

Highlights
  • Find sublets and rentals
  • Connect with compatible roommates
  • Post rooms or apartments
  • Flexible housing options
  • Browse short-term stays
Features
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Sublet and find roommates, rentals, and housing with snag. Whether you need a short-term stay, want to post your room, or are looking for someone to share your space with, snag makes it fast and easy. Key Features Find sublets & rentals: Browse available sublet apartments, room rentals, and short-term housing that fit your lifestyle. Connect with roommates: Search for compatible roommates and build trust before moving in together. Post your room or apartment: Share your spare room, rental, or apartment in minutes and reach people actively searching. Flexible housing options: From temporary housing to shared living, snag gives you choices that work for you. Who It’s For Students moving for school. Professionals starting a new job. Anyone seeking room rentals, shared housing, or a quick sublet. Why Choose snag? Find sublets, roommates, rentals, and housing in one place. Post your room or apartment quickly and safely. Explore flexible options tailored to your needs. Join a growing community making it easier to find sublets, roommates, and rentals—all in one app.

About

Homey NYC

This app simplifies the process of applying for affordable housing lotteries in New York City. It helps manage paperwork and applications, aiming to make the complex process easier for users. Offers a free trial period for new users.

Highlights
  • Housing lottery application management
  • Paperwork simplification
  • Free 7-day trial
  • Unlimited applications with subscription
  • Subscription management
Features
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Try the Homey NYC App FREE for 7 days, cancel anytime. Winning a housing lottery can change everything—but the paperwork is a headache. That’s why we created Homey. Homey Affordable Housing, Inc. is an independent company with no affiliation to any government entity. This Homey NYC app also doesn't represent any government entity. The Housing Connect website: https://housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/, as well as NYC HPD listed here: https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/index.page , is the source of NYC affordable housing eligibility requirements. Good luck with all of your applications! Subscription pricing and terms: Homey NYC offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $14.99/month and an auto-renewing yearly subscription at $79.99/year to provide you with unlimited housing lottery applications while you maintain an active subscription. Both offer a 7 day free trial period. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Read full Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

snag sublets4 screens
Homey NYC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: snag sublets at none against Homey NYC's 2. snag sublets also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Homey NYC's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 49%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Homey NYC sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. snag sublets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for snag sublets against 4.8 for Homey NYC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 948 and 675 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of snag sublets's written reviews are positive against 64% of Homey NYC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

snag sublets ships an update weekly, Homey NYC monthly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
snag sublets versus Homey NYC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersnag subletsHomey NYC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (948 ratings)4.8 (675 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.9% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings948 — better675
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size239 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOneRoof App, Co.Homey Affordable Housing, Inc.

Customer experience

snag sublets

All ratings948 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative46.7%

Homey NYC

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%

Bugs and requests

snag sublets

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes
  • Cannot edit listings
  • Login issues/verification glitches
  • Search function not working after payment
  • Error messages when searching
Show 4 more
  • Account hacked and locked out
  • Glitch preventing login continuation
  • Filters not working correctly (location, room type)
  • AI overwriting listing descriptions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improve filter functionality for entire apartments
  • Allow searching for permanent sublets/lease takeovers
  • Add pet-friendly filter
  • Better verification for landlords/users
  • Improve AI text generation quality

Homey NYC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

snag sublets

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Homey NYC

Subscriptions2
  • Homey Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Homey Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is snag sublets free?
snag sublets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Homey NYC free?
Homey NYC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, snag sublets or Homey NYC?
Homey NYC is rated higher. snag sublets averages 4.7 out of 5 from 948 ratings, while Homey NYC averages 4.8 from 675 ratings.
Do snag sublets or Homey NYC have ads?
Neither snag sublets nor Homey NYC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, snag sublets or Homey NYC?
snag sublets ships an update weekly, and Homey NYC monthly. Most recently, snag sublets was updated on November 8, 2026 and Homey NYC on November 8, 2026.

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