Choose LeaseAlert if
- You only search one major NYC listing site and want to import a saved search from it.
- You want instant text alerts for $5 a month, after a free 3-day trial.
- Up to 100 texts a month is enough for your search.
RentReboot vs LeaseAlert
LeaseAlert vs RentReboot
LeaseAlert sends alerts for new listings on one major NYC listing site, by email and, on its $5 a month Premium plan, by text. RentReboot checks 900+ NYC rental sources from one saved search and sends matches by email, text or its iPhone app.
Short answer
Choose LeaseAlert if your search lives on one major NYC listing site and you want instant texts for $5 a month. Choose RentReboot if you also want brokerage and landlord listings, rent-stabilized labels or an iPhone app, from one search across 900+ sources.
Last checked October 13, 2026. RentReboot publishes this page and makes RentReboot.
Side-by-side
The facts side by side
| Decision point | RentReboot | LeaseAlert |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Multi-source NYC apartment-alert service | Alert service focused on one major NYC listing site |
| Price | Free plan. Premium $9.99/month billed annually or $19.99 monthly; Max $19.99/month billed annually or $29 monthly. Higher in the iPhone app. | Premium is $5/month after a free 3-day trial |
| Free option | Up to 3 email alerts a day for top matches, with a 3-hour delay on new listings. No text alerts. | Free plan: an email digest every 8 or 12 hours, with no instant alerts and no SMS |
| Alert channels | Email on every plan; texts on Premium (1 a day) and Max (unlimited); push notifications in the iPhone app | Email; SMS on Premium, up to 100 a month |
| Listing coverage | 900+ NYC rental sources, including marketplaces, brokerage sites and landlord websites | One major NYC listing site |
| Cities | Web alerts in 10 markets, including New York City; the iPhone app covers 5 | New York City |
| App | Free iPhone app with push notifications | None found; alerts arrive by email and text |
| Rent-stabilized support | Likely labels when the building matches NYC rent-stabilization records (a building-level signal), verified labels from listing evidence; alerts can be limited to either | No rent-stabilization feature described |
| Speed, in its own words | Real-time on Premium and Max; the free plan has a 3-hour delay | Premium promises “instant listing alerts”; the free plan sends a digest every 8 or 12 hours |
| Extras | Price-drop alerts (Premium and Max), Upcoming Listings (Max), the rent against the neighborhood median in every alert, and a free rent-stabilized buildings map and Chrome extension | One-click import of a saved search from that listing site, and amenity filters such as in-unit laundry or a doorman |
Sources: LeaseAlert plans, LeaseAlert homepage, and RentReboot’s pricing page and App Store listing, all checked October 13, 2026. Links are listed under Sources and scope below.
Choose RentReboot if
- You want listings from brokerage sites and landlord websites as well as the big marketplaces.
- You want likely and verified rent-stabilized labels on your matches.
- You want unlimited texts on Max, or an iPhone app with push notifications.
- You want a free plan that emails up to 3 top matches a day on a 3-hour delay instead of an 8- or 12-hour digest.
Honest trade-offs
Watch-outs on both sides
Watch-outs: LeaseAlert
- It covers one major NYC listing site, by its own description.
- The free plan is a digest every 8 or 12 hours, with no instant alerts and no SMS.
- Premium texts are capped at 100 a month.
Watch-outs: RentReboot
- Real-time alerts and texts cost money: Premium is $9.99/month billed annually or $19.99 monthly, and unlimited texts need Max at $19.99/month billed annually or $29 monthly.
- The free plan sends up to 3 emails a day on a 3-hour delay, and no texts.
- “Likely rent-stabilized” is a building-level signal; request the unit’s rent history before you rely on it.
Want one alert across more sources?
Set your budget, neighborhoods and apartment criteria once. RentReboot monitors 900+ rental sources and sends matching listings by email or SMS.
Questions renters ask
How much does LeaseAlert cost?
LeaseAlert’s plans page lists a free plan and Premium at $5 a month, with a free 3-day trial. Premium adds instant alerts and up to 100 SMS a month; the free plan sends an email digest every 8 or 12 hours. Checked October 13, 2026.
How much does RentReboot cost?
RentReboot has a free plan: up to 3 email alerts a day for top matches, with a 3-hour delay on new listings. No text alerts. Premium is $9.99/month billed annually ($119.88/year) or $19.99/month billed monthly, and Max is $19.99/month billed annually ($239.88/year) or $29/month billed monthly. In the iPhone app, Premium is $21.99/month or $131.99/year and Max is $32.99/month or $264.99/year, because Apple charges a fee on in-app subscriptions. These are RentReboot’s prices as of October 13, 2026.
Does LeaseAlert monitor more than one listing site?
Its pages describe alerts for one major NYC listing site, including a one-click import of a saved search from that site. RentReboot applies one saved search to 900+ NYC rental sources, including brokerage and landlord websites.
Which one is faster?
Both sell real-time alerts: LeaseAlert Premium promises instant listing alerts, and RentReboot Premium and Max send matches in real time. We have not timed LeaseAlert’s alerts, so this page does not rank speed. On the free plans, RentReboot emails on a 3-hour delay and LeaseAlert sends a digest every 8 or 12 hours.
Does LeaseAlert flag rent-stabilized apartments?
Its public pages describe no rent-stabilization feature. RentReboot checks matching listings against NYC rent-stabilization records. Likely means the building matches those records, a building-level signal; verified means listing evidence identifies the apartment itself. Neither replaces the unit’s official rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal.
Does either one have an app?
We found no LeaseAlert app; its alerts arrive by email and text. RentReboot has a free iPhone app with push notifications that uses the same account and saved search as the web.
Sources and scope
LeaseAlert details come from its own public pages, checked October 13, 2026, and are quoted where they make a speed or price claim. We have not timed its alerts. Prices and features can change, so check the linked pages before you pay. Last checked October 13, 2026.
RentReboot publishes this page and makes RentReboot. It is not affiliated with LeaseAlert. Product names belong to their respective owners.