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RentaDiary and BoardHub both target Philippine boarding houses, but they solve shared utilities differently: BoardHub can automatically split one shared electric or water meter across every tenant in a room, while RentaDiary bills each tenant from their own reading or a fixed charge. BoardHub also ships an AI assistant and a public booking page on its Pro plan. RentaDiary's edge is a documented rental agreement workflow with in-app signatures, a native Android app alongside the web app, and a Free plan that reaches its listed price with no annual commitment. Which one fits depends on how your meters are wired and whether you want an AI assistant in the billing loop.
Two products built for the same problem
Both apps exist to solve a specific headache: billing several tenants in one boarding house for rent plus a fair share of electricity and water, then keeping track of who has paid. Past that shared starting point, they make different choices about how much the app should automate and what else it should do.
This comparison uses each vendor's own published pricing and feature pages, checked on the date below. Where a claim is not published anywhere we could find, it is marked "not documented" instead of assumed.
RentaDiary vs BoardHub at a glance
| Dimension | RentaDiary | BoardHub |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan limits | 5 active tenants, 10 rental units | 10 rooms, 15 tenants |
| Paid plans | Plus ₱89/month: 20 tenants, 50 units. Pro ₱169/month: 100 tenants, 150 units | Pro ₱149/month, or ₱1,428/year (about ₱119/month paid annually); unlimited rooms and tenants on Pro |
| Utility billing model | Fixed monthly charge or a meter reading you enter yourself, billed per tenant | Can automatically split one shared meter's total usage across every tenant in a room, in addition to per-tenant readings |
| Bulk billing (many tenants at once) | Yes, from Plus | Yes, from Pro, described as one-tap generation |
| Meter-reading walk with photos | Yes, from Plus | Not documented as a separate walk-through tool |
| Payment collection | Cash, GCash, or bank transfer; tenant submits proof, owner reviews and approves it manually; partial payments supported | Cash, GCash, Maya, or bank transfer; tenant submits proof, owner reviews and approves manually; the balance updates automatically once approved |
| AI assistant | Not offered | Reads from your own records and can log a payment from a typed line, in English, Taglish, or Bisaya (Free: 20 messages/day, Pro: 200/day) |
| Tenant portal | Web login; view bills and history, submit payment proof (all plans) | Browser-based, installable to a phone home screen without an app-store download; also handles repair requests (all plans) |
| Maintenance / repair tracking | From Plus | Included on the Free plan |
| Public vacancy or booking page | Not offered | Pro only: a public site with live vacancy, online reservations, and an AI concierge |
| Editing saved billing items or adding one-off bill charges | Pro only; Free and Plus can still add new billing items and view existing ones | Not documented |
| Owner–tenant messaging | Pro only, inside the Android app | Not documented as a separate feature beyond portal announcements |
| Rental agreement with signature | Generated from the tenant record; owner and tenant each sign in the Android app; downloadable PDF (all plans) | Not documented |
| Reports and export | Basic reports from Plus; aging analysis and CSV export on Pro | Not documented beyond general reporting mentioned in marketing copy |
| Reminders | Manual on all plans; automatic on Pro | AI can send an overdue reminder on request, as an in-app notice and email |
| Platforms | Web app and a native Android app | Web app only (installable to a home screen); no dedicated Android or iOS app found |
| Ads | Shown on Free; removed from Plus | Not documented |
BoardHub's site shows both a ₱149 monthly price and a ₱1,428 yearly price framed as "13 months for the price of 12." The ≈₱119/month figure is that yearly total divided by 12, not a separate monthly plan — don't read it as a standalone monthly rate.
What each one does well
Where BoardHub has the edge
- Automatic shared-meter splitting removes a manual calculation step for boarding houses on one electric or water meter.
- An AI assistant that answers from your own records and can log a payment from a typed instruction.
- Maintenance tracking is included on the Free plan; RentaDiary gates the same tool to Plus.
- A public vacancy and reservation page on Pro, for owners who want new tenants to find them online.
- Paying annually brings Pro's effective monthly price to about ₱119, below RentaDiary's Pro at ₱169.
Where RentaDiary has the edge
- A documented rental agreement workflow with in-app signatures for both owner and tenant, downloadable as a PDF.
- A native Android app alongside the web app, rather than a browser-only experience.
- Multi-currency support, so landlords outside the Philippines can use the same billing engine.
- Billing numbered receipts and statements built into the same record as the bill and payment, not just a reporting add-on.
- A Free plan that reaches its listed price (₱0) with no card or annual commitment required.
Which one fits your situation
Your boarding house runs off one shared electric meter per floor or building
Good fit if: BoardHub, since it can divide one shared meter total across every tenant automatically instead of you doing the arithmetic by hand each month.
Look elsewhere if: If every room already has its own sub-meter, or you charge a flat utility fee, this difference stops mattering and either app handles it the same way.
You want tenants to sign a lease on their phone and keep a PDF on file
Good fit if: RentaDiary, which generates an agreement from the tenant record and lets both sides sign inside the Android app.
Look elsewhere if: If you already handle leases on paper or through a separate e-signature tool, this isn't a deciding factor either way.
You're starting with a handful of rooms and like the idea of an AI assistant doing some of the typing
Good fit if: BoardHub's Free plan (10 rooms, 15 tenants, 20 AI messages a day) is built for exactly this.
Look elsewhere if: If you'd rather enter rates and readings yourself without an AI assistant in the loop, RentaDiary's Free plan (5 tenants, 10 units) covers the same core billing workflow.
What this means at different tenant counts
At 15 tenants, RentaDiary needs its ₱89/month Plus plan, since its Free plan stops at 5. BoardHub's Free plan covers up to 15 tenants at no cost. On tenant count and price alone at that size, BoardHub's free tier goes further.
Past 15 tenants, BoardHub's only paid option is Pro at ₱149/month (or the annual-equivalent ₱119). RentaDiary's Plus plan, at ₱89/month, covers up to 20 tenants before you'd need to move to Pro. Neither comparison accounts for feature differences, only the plan thresholds published by each vendor on the date above — check current RentaDiary pricing and BoardHub's pricing page before deciding.
Frequently asked questions
Does RentaDiary split a shared electric or water meter across tenants automatically?
No. RentaDiary bills each tenant from their own reading or a fixed charge. If several tenants share one meter, you calculate each tenant's share yourself and enter it as that tenant's utility charge or a billing item. BoardHub has a feature built specifically for this case.
Is BoardHub's AI assistant the same as RentaDiary's manual billing, just with extra steps removed?
They're different approaches. BoardHub's AI can read your records and carry out actions, like logging a payment, from a typed instruction. RentaDiary has no equivalent; every entry is made directly by the owner through the app's own screens.
Which is cheaper for a 15-tenant boarding house?
At 15 tenants, RentaDiary requires its ₱89/month Plus plan, since its Free plan stops at 5 tenants. BoardHub's Free plan covers up to 15 tenants at no cost. If tenant count and price are the deciding factors at that size, BoardHub's free tier reaches further. Confirm current pricing on both sides before deciding, since plan terms can change.
Does either app collect rent payments automatically?
No. Both rely on the tenant paying by cash, GCash, Maya, or bank transfer and submitting proof that the owner reviews and approves. Neither product processes the transfer itself or moves money on the owner's behalf.
Sources and verification
Last fact-checked: October 21, 2026. Figures and feature claims came from each vendor's own public pages at that time and can change without notice — always confirm current pricing and limits on the vendor's site before deciding.
Spot something out of date or inaccurate? Email lonpdzon@gmail.com and we will review it.
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