Landlord app

A landlord app with nothing to install

Check who has paid, log an expense with a photo of the receipt, raise a work order, and message a tenant — from your phone, in the browser. Your tenants do not need to download anything either.

0
downloads needed
0
apps for tenants
$29
starting price / mo
1
ledger behind it all
Feature
R Rentwelly
Typical landlord apps
Anything to download
No, runs in the browser
App store install
Tenants need an app
No
Often yes
Log an expense with a photo
From your phone
Varies
Check who has paid
Live from the ledger
Depends on sync
Raise a work order on site
Yes
Varies
Same data as your books
One ledger
Often a separate app
Updates to install
None
Ongoing

Reflects Rentwelly's positioning and common market observations; verify current features with each vendor.

Why we did not build a separate app

Most of what a landlord does on a phone is quick lookups and quick captures: has the rent landed, what is this tenant's balance, here is a receipt. None of that needs a native app, and a native app adds a download, a permission prompt, and an update you will ignore.

The bigger reason is the tenant side. Every step between a tenant and paying rent costs you collections. Asking someone to install software, create an account, and remember a password to pay you money is a step too many, and the predictable result is that they keep paying however they used to — which is the problem you were trying to solve.

So: browser, works on a phone, add to home screen if you want the icon. The accounting work is genuinely nicer on a laptop, and we would rather say that than pretend otherwise.

What you get

Nothing to install, nothing to update

It runs in the browser and works on a phone. Add it to your home screen if you want an icon. No app store, no version you forgot to update.

Capture the receipt while you are holding it

Log the expense with a photo at the hardware store rather than finding a faded receipt in a coat pocket next April.

Tenants do not have to install anything either

They pay and file requests in a browser. Every extra step you ask of a tenant is a reason they go back to paying however they used to.

What you see on your phone is the ledger

Not a summary that syncs later. Balances, arrears, and expenses are the same records your P&L and Schedule E figures come from.

Related: tenant portal, rent collection software, and maintenance and work orders.

Try it on your phone right now

Free for 14 days, no credit card, no download. Open it in your browser and add it to your home screen.

FAQ

Landlord app — FAQ

Is there an app to download?+

No, and that is deliberate. Rentwelly runs in the browser and is built to work on a phone, so there is nothing to install and nothing to keep updated. Add it to your home screen and it behaves like an app. Your tenants get the same deal — no download required to pay rent or file a maintenance request.

What can I actually do from my phone?+

The things that come up away from a desk: check who has paid and who has not, look up a tenant balance or lease date, log an expense with a photo of the receipt, raise a work order, and message a tenant. The heavier accounting work is easier on a larger screen, but nothing is locked to desktop.

Do my tenants need an app?+

No. Tenants log into a portal in their browser to pay rent, see their balance and history, and submit maintenance requests. Asking a tenant to install software is one of the most reliable ways to have them keep paying by whatever method they used before.

Does it work offline?+

It needs a connection, like most rental tools that keep a shared ledger. If you are logging expenses somewhere with no signal, note it and enter it when you are back online — the receipt photo is the part worth capturing in the moment.

How is this different from a notes app and a spreadsheet?+

Everything you enter posts to a real double-entry ledger, so the numbers you check on your phone are the same numbers your accountant sees at year end. A note is a reminder to do bookkeeping later; this is the bookkeeping.

More on the pricing page or contact us.