One of the most difficult parts of moving to a new city is finding a place to live. Even more difficult is finding a roommate you can get along with. And even more difficult still is finding a place to live in a city that’s not too expensive.
Finding roommates can be tough, especially when you have to interview strangers, or do an awkward dance around asking if they’re a serial killer. But luckily for us, there are apps for that! So we’ve compiled our top five apps for finding roommates and housing in any city.
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Best Apps For Finding A Roommate
- Roomi
Download from the App Store
Download from Google Play
Roomi uses an algorithm to match you up with a roommate that would best be suited for you. You answer questions about yourself, what you’re looking for in an ideal roommate and Roomi then works its magic to pair two matches together.
Roomi has users do quick background checks and gives the option to link social media accounts so both roommates can feel more confident and secure in the process. Once you’re ready to message a potential “roomi,” you can do so through the app so you don’t have to exchange any personal contact information until you’re ready.
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- Roomster
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Download from Google Play
Roomster has listings in more than 192 countries and 18 languages. It connects potential roommates using personality traits, keyword searches and interests to help you find your ideal match.
Members can match based on testimonials from friends, hobbies, interests and questions answered through their profiles. Roomster allows users to link their social accounts, so this app tends to have more data to find the perfect match. Once you find a potential roommate that looks promising, you can connect with them through the Roomster mailbox.
- RoomEasy
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Download from Google Play
RoomEasy is kind of like the Tinder of roommate apps. With RoomEasy, you create a profile, add personal description tags from their system and browse roommate and apartment listings. You can also connect your Facebook profile and see if your potential new roommate and you have any mutual friends.
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Once you find something that interests you, you’ll “like” your favorite places or potential roommates’ profiles, and if they “like” yours, you’ll be matched. Once you’re matched, you can connect through the chat app.
- SpareRoom
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SpareRoom claims it is the busiest roommate app, with a roommate match being found every three minutes on its platform. What really sets SpareRoom apart from some other roommate apps is that it has a team of real people that screen each and every ad on SpareRoom so you can ensure listings are safe and verified.
This app even hosts speed room-mating events where you can meet up with people in your community and go through a roommate speed date-like process to see if you find someone you mix well with.
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- BunkUp
Not available in the App Store
Download from Google Play
BunkUp is a pretty cool app that will help you find a roommate and an apartment. With BunkUp, much like the other apps, you fill out details about yourself and what you’re looking for in a roommate and are you’re matched or “BunkedUp.”
You can look for someone to move into your open space, move into a vacant room someone else is offering or find a new roommate to look for an entirely new apartment with. BunkUp even has agents that will help you find a new apartment.
- Circle
Not available in the App Store
Download from Google Play
Circle allows you to create a profile as either someone looking for a roommate to move into your place or as someone searching for a new place to live. It shows your potential roommates based on your profile and specifications.
It even “verifies” users, which means that a user has an authenticated driver’s license connected to their profile and they’ve passed a background check. Circle always shows you the “verified” potential roommates before all others, so you know that those who show up higher on your list are real people that aren’t trying to pull a scam. You’ll also be able to chat with potential roommates and ask questions to see who you get along with best to create a positive living environment.
- Cirtru
Website only
Cirtru has truly adapted to the digital age. It allows users to take virtual tours within the platform so you can check it out safely from wherever you are. This makes it easy to both find a roommate to fill a vacancy in your home or look for an empty room to move into.
Cirtru is especially useful for animal lovers and owners as it allows you to set your preferences based on many criteria, including pet-friendly rentals and pet-welcoming roommates.
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- RoomieMatch
Website only
RoomieMatch is all about safety. It uses human “Scam Busters” to review submissions and listings, including an IP address location check to share the actual city in which people are, so you won’t deal with many scammers. Plus, your personal info is stored offline, instead of inline, so it can’t be accessed by online hackers and spammers
As a user, you can set your RoomieMatches based on gender, sexual orientation, lifestyle choices (like smoking/non-smoking), age and pet-friendliness.
- Diggz
Website only
Diggz matches you with roommates based on a variety of factors connected with your profile, like your lifestyle, personality and personal preferences. You’ll be able to “like” other profiles that you’d be interested in rooming with. It’s similar to dating apps where you only talk to people that you “like” and who “like” you back.
Diggz works for almost any situation, whether you’re looking for a new roommate to move in with you, you want to move in with someone else or you want to search for a new place with a new roommate.
- Roomaters
Download from the App Store
Download from Google Play
Roomaters uses more than the preferences you set for finding a roommate. Users take a personality test that helps when matching them with potential roommates.
Plus, you’ll get to input your interests, hobbies and a bit about what kind of roommate you are (social, introverted, messy, neat freak, etc.). So whether you like music, art, rock climbing or superhero movies, you can find someone you’ll enjoy living with.
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Roomiematch
This website is focused on helping you find a roommate that matches your personality, but you’ve probably already figured that out from its name. At Roomiematch, submissions are verified by human reviewers who are particularly careful to rule out any scammers, spambots or real people with shady intentions. They also run an IP Address Actual Location Analysis on subscribers’ computers so they can share the actual cities in which you can find your next roommate. Unless you want to go straight for their premium account, subscribing to Roomiematch is free.
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Roomi
Another curated roommate finder app out there, that’s available for both iOS and Android is Roomi. The app is renowned for the background checks it performs on applicants so that you don’t run the risk of connecting with a scammer, or worse, moving in with one. To ensure you are choosing a trusted individual, the app displays a badge on the profiles of those who have completed all the steps of the verification. If you’re the one listing a spare room, it gets taken off the market as soon as you’ve found your new housemate. And to successfully seal the deal, the app will transfer your roommate’s part of the rent on the move-in day. No fuss, no muss.
SpareRoom
If you don’t have much in common, then sitting in the kitchen with your roommate as you wait for the coffee to finish brewing can sure be awkward. That’s why SpareRoom gives you the option of personalizing your search in order to find the right match for your living situation. The app is available on App Store and Google Play as well. And because we all need some good old fashion face-to-face interaction too, you can attend SpeedRoommating, every week in Manhattan or Brooklyn. Go ahead and book yourself a spot at the next gathering for free. You go into a bar, get yourself a drink and work your way through the crowd until you’ve found yourself a roommate.
Roomster
Let’s face it, whenever you find someone interesting on a roommate finder app, you probably go straight to their Twitter, Facebook or Instagram accounts for a quick scan. You’ve been through this before – he described himself as a plant lover on the app, but then put out a cigarette in the potted-basil. You just can’t have that again. Conveniently enough, to register on Roomster, you can log in with any of the previously mentioned accounts, making it easier to conduct a proper investigation of your picks’ online profiles. The app is available for iOS and Android.
Listings Project
Although Listings Project isn’t specifically a roommate finder app, it’s a great way to get your room listed and shared with the website’s subscribers. In 2003 the founder, Stephanie Diamond, started sharing housing and studio opportunities friends sent her with her artist community. It started out as a social practice artwork, grew considerably every year, and became a business. Today, her project includes artists, creatives, and other professionals who are working together to build like-minded communities. You can list your spare room—$30 to list by Tuesday morning—in an email that is sent out to subscribers on Wednesday mornings. It is free to subscribe.
Nooklyn
If you’re living in New York and looking for a roommate, Nooklyn might be the solution for you. Most of its listings are in Brooklyn, but you can also do searches in Queens or Manhattan. All submissions are Facebook verified. Download the app for iOS, create an account and get busy. This roommate finder app enables you to message potential roommates, but also save apartments you liked, schedule a tour and even apply.
RoomZoom
Founded in 2015, RoomZoom was designed to make the process of finding a roommate easy, safe, and fast. This roommate app works on an algorithm that determines who would be the best roommates and subletters for you. Therefore, it’s really important to create a profile that reflects your preferences as truthfully as possible. The subscription is free and although at the moment they are only operating in New York, RoomZoom is looking to spread its network in other cities as well, so stay tuned!
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