Kindred Home Swapping

Name: Kindred Home Swapping
Rating: 4.9 (1596 reviews)
Author: Kindred Concepts Inc

By: Kindred Concepts Inc App

Members-only home exchange

Overview

Version:

2026.28.4

Last updated: 2026-07-13

Ranking

#46,348 ▲ 104

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Kindred is a trusted, members-only home swapping network that unlocks travel and human connection by letting peers exchange homes and apartments. Members can swap nights 1-for-1 or use hosting credits to book stays at vetted homes across North America and Europe. A concierge handles logistics—from professional cleaning to guest sheets and toiletries—so you can focus on your trip.

Joining is by application at https://livekindred.com. We'd love your feedback at feedback@livekindred.com as we continue to build this community.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Kindred Concepts Inc

Rating:

4.90

(1,596) 16 new ratings

Version:

2026.28.4 Last updated: 2026-07-13

Version code:

888475700

Creation date:

2022-04-04

Compatible devices:

Size:

112.80MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-21

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 46,348 ▲ 104

Other platforms

Kindred Home Swapping (v2026.28.4)

48,407 4.97

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Developed by:

Kindred Concepts Inc

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kindred-home-swapping/id1603228195

Website:

https://livekindred.com/

User Reviews

Kindred is lauded for its community-driven, human-centered approach and the potential to save money via home swaps. Many experiences highlight friendly, communicative hosts and high-quality stays. However, recurring downsides include a slow, restrictive booking process with few requests and delayed responses, fees that can rival hotels, safety and accountability gaps for hosts and guests, and UX/notification limitations. Customer support quality is inconsistent. Overall, the concept is strong, but execution varies across users.

Pros

Strong community-driven, humane approach to hosting and travel
Affordable travel through home swaps and stay credits, often cheaper than hotels
Many hosts and stays described as high-quality, communicative, and welcoming
Easy to host and earn credits, enabling more flexible travel
Overall positive sentiment about the platform's mission and vibe

Cons

Booking reliability and responsiveness problems: two-request limit, slow host replies, high denial/cancellation rates
Fees and pricing concerns: nightly service fees that can make stays feel hotel-like and not always cheaper
Safety and protection gaps for hosts and guests: no guest reviews for accountability, reports of disruptive guests, limited enforcement
UX and notification issues: inconsistent notifications, poor refresh behavior, restrictive messaging and auto-declines
Customer support consistency issues and quality control: uneven support and questions about quality control of listings

Recent reviews

I love the great guests. But if you have damage from a not great guest, Kindred doesn’t make it easy to claim. Do you have receipts for every single item in your house? I don’t. I love hosting and am a great guest, but not everyone cares about your stuff and Kindred doesn’t care either. Home Exchange is much better.

by Om*****, 2026-07-16

I love the concept of Kindred, and my hosting experience has been great but the pricing as a guest is disappointing. Kindred advertises itself as home swapping where you pay the cleaning fee. What isn’t clear is that Kindred also charges its own service fee PER NIGHT, and that money goes to the platform—not to the host. Charging this fee nightly instead of once per stay makes the savings surprisingly small. Compared to similar Airbnb’s where I’m going on my next trip, kindred only ends up being $20-30 less per night. Though Kindred may make sense for very expensive cities, for smaller towns the nightly fee undermines the value of the home swapping platform. I’d rather pay more and have my money go to the host than have Kindred keep all the profit for themselves while advertising that they’re a credit based home swapping platform.