Homestay vs Evolve Owner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Homestay
Discover unique accommodations and experiences worldwide, from hostels to homestays. Connect with locals and fellow travelers, read reviews, and book your next adventure.
- Find unique homes and places
- Access local experiences
- Book hostels and homestays
- Read traveler reviews
- Connect with locals
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Find adventures nearby or in faraway places and access unique homes, experiences, and places around the world. Stay in a hostel and meet the real world, not the tourist brochure. Read hostel reviews from fellow travellers & book your next adventure today. We are an online travel service company, providing members with hotel and homestay reservations. Members can offer hosting service to each other. We offer Alipay, WeChat payment.
Evolve Owner
This app provides vacation rental owners with tools to manage their short-term rental business on the go. Owners can view booking details, receive notifications, access financial reports, update listings, and submit requests.
- View booking details
- Receive real-time notifications
- Access financial reports
- Manage property listings
- Submit and track requests
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Welcome to the newly redesigned mobile experience for vacation rental owners who partner with Evolve to start, manage, and grow their short-term rental business - complete with improved search, navigation, and accessibility. Here are some of the top features you can get on the go: Get Booking Details See an up-to-date view of your property's bookings and owner blocks, including check-in dates, length of stay, payment details, and guest information. Stay in the Loop Push and in-app notifications let you know as soon as new bookings come in, if one is canceled, and when your payout is processed. Review Your Reports Access the information you need to run your rental business, including Booking, Tax, Pending Payouts, and Completed Payouts Reports. Manage Your Listings Update listing details and read reviews for every property you have with Evolve. Whether that's 1 home or 100, enhanced navigation simplifies your search. View Requests and Incident Reports Check the status of submitted reports and requests sent to our experts. You can also send a new request so we can continue to help make vacation rental management easy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Evolve Owner at 3.0 against Homestay's 1.5. Evolve Owner also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 0%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). Homestay's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Evolve Owner holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evolve Owner has 207 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Homestay's written reviews are positive against 32% of Evolve Owner's.
Homestay ships an update every 11 months, Evolve Owner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Homestay | Evolve Owner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (8 ratings) | 3.0 (207 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 31.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 207 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 成都金是康科技有限公司 | Evolve Vacation Rental |
Customer experience
Homestay
Evolve Owner
Bugs and requests
Homestay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Evolve Owner
Reported bugs
5 issues- App constantly crashes or freezes
- Login issues and frequent log-outs
- Calendar and booking features not working as expected
- Notifications not working properly
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add Face ID/Touch ID login
- Improve calendar and booking management
- Enhance app stability and reduce crashes
- Allow owners more control over pricing
- Improve notification system and in-app messaging
In-app purchases
Homestay
No in-app purchases
Evolve Owner
No in-app purchases
