HOMEBOY

Overview

HOMEBOY is a property-search service for people looking to rent in Germany, collecting matching listings from several portals. It is most useful to renters who want one place to monitor new opportunities; it will not take over the work of contacting landlords or submitting applications.

Its broad portal coverage and configurable searches are appealing, but the free tier covers only a narrow apartment search. Premium makes more sense if you need multiple profiles, higher-rent listings, or searches for houses and purchases.

Key features

Searches and alerts

Profiles can be tuned by city or district, rent, living area, room count and radius, with extra filters for short-term, premium, WBS and shared-flat offers. HOMEBOY searches eight property sources, including ImmobilienScout24, Immowelt, Kleinanzeigen, WG-Gesucht, Immonet, Quoka and eBay. It says alerts may arrive up to 30 minutes before portal notifications, which could help in a competitive search, though it is not a guarantee of an earlier alert for every listing.

New matches arrive in the mobile app, while email forwarding works through the web version. The iOS and Android apps also provide saved favorites, an option to mark listings as applied to, and storage for an application template. These features help keep a search organized, but HOMEBOY sends users to the source listing: contacting the landlord or representative and applying are still up to you.

Privacy and support

HOMEBOY says personal data is processed in Germany or the EU, not transferred to third countries, and protected with technical and organizational safeguards. Support operates Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00; if the team cannot be reached, it says it will call back within 24 hours.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing and allows one search profile for rental apartments up to €1,000 rent. That is a workable starting point for a single, lower-rent apartment search, but it excludes higher rents and searches for houses or purchases.

Premium Monthly costs €19.99 a month, billed monthly, and includes four search profiles, four recipients, all eight portals, and apartment and house searches. It is the straightforward option for a longer search or several people who need alerts. Premium 2 months costs €29, paid once, billed every 2 months, and Premium 3 months costs €39.99, paid once, billed every 3 months; both renew automatically until canceled and include the same four profiles, four recipients, all eight portals, and apartment and house searches. These options suit a defined search period, but the automatic renewal makes cancellation timing important.

The 7-day website trial ends automatically without cancellation. Starting a trial through a mobile app requires starting a subscription and canceling before renewal to avoid a paid subscription. Check which route you use before activating a trial.

Platforms

HOMEBOY is available on Android, iOS and the web. The apps handle search profiles, results and saved listings; email forwarding works through the web version.

Who it's for

HOMEBOY fits renters in Germany who want to consolidate searches across property portals and receive alerts without checking each source separately. It is less suitable for anyone expecting the service to contact landlords, submit applications, or provide broad search access on a free plan.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Eight property sources and detailed profile filters bring a broad German rental search into one alert stream.
• Pros: Four profiles and four recipients on Premium can support several searches or people sharing a housing hunt.
• Cons: The free plan is limited to one apartment profile with rent up to €1,000, excluding higher rents, houses and purchases.
• Cons: Users still have to contact landlords and apply on the source platform, so HOMEBOY organizes discovery rather than the application process.
• Cons: Mobile-app trials require cancellation before renewal, unlike the website trial, which ends automatically.

Alternatives

Rental Property Listing Software is a category directory for comparing options in this area. Consider RealBird for a freemium real-estate product with a free membership and a PRO plan at $15 a month. Rentberry is another freemium option, with tenant features including rent negotiation, maintenance requests, property tour requests and eSign. Hemlane offers a free Starter plan with rental advertising, applicant and tenant screening, and rental accounting. Reallyo has a free plan for one active listing with AI marketing tools for video, websites, social and email. Rental Beast offers a free Apply Now option for property owners, managers and real-estate professionals, while renter application fees vary by market. Revun has a free self-managing owner plan for 1–2 units that includes leasing, showings, applications, ACH rent collection and maintenance request intake. Stessa offers a free Essentials plan with unlimited properties and one portfolio, while state-compliant leases cost $15 each. Zillow Rental Manager Tenant Screening is free for landlords with screening reports included, while renters pay an application fee.

Verdict

HOMEBOY is a good fit for German renters who want a single, filterable feed of listings from multiple portals and can handle landlord contact and applications themselves. Its main advantage is consolidated search with app alerts; look elsewhere if you need a generous free tier or help completing applications.