Best Apps For Apartment Searching

The Best SmartPhone Apps for House and Apartment Hunting | Engadget

Are you looking for an apartment? Then you’ve come to the right place. We’re going to tell you all about the best apps for apartment searching so that you can find a great new place to live in no time!

Here are our top five picks:

  1. Zillow: This is our top pick because it has a ton of information on each listing, including photos, how much it costs, and whether or not it’s available. The app also allows users to filter by location, price range, number of bedrooms/bathrooms (which is useful if you have roommates), pets allowed or not allowed, parking spaces available or not available—there are even filters for pet weight! You can also sort by most recent listings and view favorite properties at any time. If you’re looking for an app that will help you narrow down your options quickly and easily and give you all the details about each listing so that you don’t have to do any extra research on your own (or worry about missing something important), then this is a great option for you!
  2. Trulia: This app is similar to Zillow but with less information available on each listing—so if

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The 10 Best Apps for Finding Your Next Apartment
These apartment for rent apps can help you find a place, submit an application and even pay your rent.

By Devon Thorsby
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June 22, 2021, at 11:00 a.m.

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The online apartment listing industry is competing to provide more accurate availabilities and better search options, which benefits renters as more useful information becomes available with a tap of a finger.(GETTY IMAGES)

When you start looking for a new apartment, chances are you have a finite amount of time before you need to move.

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It can be tough to find the right place to call your next home, and finding it before it gets snapped up by another renter can be even tougher. In a competitive market, available apartments come and go in a moment’s notice, and a rental open house can feel more like a face-off with other renters than a tour of the space.

Fortunately, there are quite a few apps to help you on your apartment hunt.

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The online apartment listing industry is competing to provide more accurate availabilities and better search options, which benefits renters as more useful information becomes available with a tap of a finger. As rental apps evolve, they are not only making it easier to find available apartments, but they’re also providing renters’ financial information to potential landlords and allowing tenants to pay rent once a lease has been signed.

Here are 10 popular rental apps you can use to find your next apartment available on both iOS and Android:

Zillow Rentals.
Trulia Rentals.
Apartment List.
Apartments.com.
HotPads.
Zumper.
Homesnap.
Rent.com
Apartments by Apartment Guide.
Apartment Finder.

Zillow Rentals
Best for Comparing Rental Rates

The Zillow Rentals app (Apple, Android) gives users access to spaces for rent throughout the country. You have the ability to personalize a search with specific features such as pet policy, in-unit laundry or on-site parking, and then save the searches that interest you the most. Zillow applies its Zestimate technology, best recognized to estimate the market value of a home, to show Rent Zestimates, making it easier for renters to compare an asking rent with others in the local area.

Trulia Rentals
Best for Scoping Out the Neighborhood

Trulia Rentals (Apple, Android) helps streamline inquiries with its one-click feature, which puts interested renters in direct contact with the property manager, without having to fill out an inquiry form for every apartment they’re interested in or search for a phone number. The Trulia Neighborhoods feature allows renters to learn important details about the area a rental is in, with surveyed opinions from local residents on safety and walkability, photos of the area and whether local laws protect gender identity and sexual orientation in housing, employment and public accommodations.

Apartment List
Best for Curated Apartment Options

Apartment List (Apple, Android) initially opens to ask you a series of questions about your next rental – location, budget, how you prioritize those details and what amenities are most important to you. Once you’ve answered the questions, Apartment List presents you with categorized groups of rental listings that match everything you want or are a bit kinder on your budget, among other options. When going through the listings, you can create a short list of favorites by approving or rejecting your options like you would on a dating app.

Apartments.com
Best for Real-Time Availability

Apartments.com’s app (Apple, Android) provides real-time availability on a map-based app, with a focus on including details of the amenities apartment communities offer and additional fees renters can expect. Filters make it easy to search within your own parameters, from school information to commute to work or other spots you frequent. Apartments.com also verifies its listings to cut down on the possibility of scam listings or dated information.

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HotPads
Best for Major City Searches

HotPads (Apple, Android) is best known for its apartment listings in major cities, but the app displays inventory throughout the country. Features include neighborhood details, such as nearby schools and a walk score, to help you get a feel for the area around the apartment you’re considering. If you find a listing that you think would be a great fit for a friend or family member, the share button allows you to send the information with a couple simple clicks.

Zumper
Best for Completing the Renting Process

Zumper (Apple, Android) offers instant alerts as rental listings that meet your needs come online. Zumper also partners with TransUnion to provide you with your credit report so you can submit a rental application to a landlord securely through the app. Renters can take advantage of features such as booking tours, prequalifying for an apartment, making an offer on a rental and in some markets even paying rent once you’ve signed a lease.

Homesnap
Best for When You’re Out and About

Homesnap (Apple, Android) doesn’t offer a rental app separate from its sale listings app, but you have the ability to filter to only looking at properties for rent. The app’s signature feature still works, allowing you to take a photo of a home with a “for rent” sign and the app will find the active listing for you to check out the details. On the map feature, you can also view recently rented properties to compare an asking rent to what current tenants are paying in the area.

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Rent.com
Best for Boundary Search Options

Rent.com’s app (Apple, Android) allows you to find available visit times and book a tour for the apartments you’re interested in. You can narrow down your search based on certified residents’ reviews, which are obtained by a Rent.com survey of residents. Rent.com makes its boundary search, which is common in other apps, even more useful by being able to focus on more than one area that may not be connected.

Apartments by Apartment Guide
Best for Providing Landlords With Info

Apartment Guide (Apple, Android) provides high-definition photos and floor plans for a deeper look at available spaces. The app lets you save listings and send interesting ones to a friend for a second opinion. With the ability to contact property managers and landlords directly from the app, you’re also able to provide information they’ll want to know to approve your application, like income, credit score, needed move-in date and if you have any pets.

Apartment Finder
Best for Meeting Your Budget Needs

Apartment Finder (Apple, Android) caters to new renters and budget-conscious tenants. The app offers filters that help apartment hunters find the best deal based on their budget, including properties that accept housing vouchers, are offering specials and whether utilities are included in the rent. As you reach out to property managers and landlords, you can keep track of your communications in the Apartment Finder app as well.

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