Review of the best mobile applications for finding apartments for rent

Finding a rental apartment can be compared to hunting. If there are really good options, then they fly fast. To solve this problem allow mobile applications, using which you can track ads at any convenient time. This article is devoted to the most convenient and popular services.



An extensive free real estate database for iOS and Android, equipped with a well-thought-out filter system designed to customize search. This is the main advantage of the application and the secret of its popularity. You can choose the right option according to these parameters.

• Walking or transport accessibility of the metro station.
• The cost of housing.
• Deadline.
• Necessity of payment of bail or commission.
• Availability of home appliances, additional amenities.
• The floors, the quality of the repair.

Available offers are presented in the form of points plotted on the map. Each of the posted ads contains detailed information about the house, as well as contact details of the realtor.



This is a universal free application for a mobile device, where you can find almost any goods. Since rental housing is also a commodity, ads for renting an apartment in the mobile application for Avito are common. You can find out information about the availability of household appliances in the rented housing by viewing the photo. As in the previous case, most of the posted offers are not from private owners, but from intermediaries.



Yandex. A relatively new service, which is distinguished by a pleasant design and a number of additional interesting opportunities. For example, using heat maps, you can objectively determine the choice of the most comfortable area for living. With the help of service filters, you can also choose apartments located in the most favorable places from the point of view of ecology: near water bodies and (or) parks. In many ways, this service is similar to CIAN, but there are serious shortcomings.

• A small number of suggestions.
• Fake ads.

The main advantages of this application are extreme ease of use and a large information base. It is possible to allocate the search area on the city map. There is a filter system that allows you to choose housing for rent with maximum accuracy. It is possible to filter ads from private individuals (bypassing intermediaries). However, realtors are often presented as private individuals. Another advantage of the service is the ability to compare the price of housing with the average cost of rent for the specified area.



AirbnbService is popular when looking for an apartment for rent both in Russia and in other countries. Registration is quite difficult, you will have to pass several checks in the spirit of “I am not a robot”. It is possible to log into your Facebook account. Most of the ads are designed for a short rental period (individual landlords provide accommodation discounts for a week or a month). A useful option is “Superhost”, using which, you can select apartments with the best reviews. There is an opportunity to contact directly 6 with homeowners, but you will have to pay a commission, the approximate amount of which is 15% of the price.