Guesty For Hosts vs Host Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guesty For Hosts
Manage short-term rentals efficiently from your mobile device. This platform consolidates reservations, guest communication, team tasks, and financial reporting from multiple booking channels into one easy-to-use application.
- Universal reservation calendar
- Unified guest inbox
- Team task management
- Automated guest communication
- Direct booking website
- Financial reporting
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Guesty For Hosts, previously Your Porter App, is an intuitive & affordable app to manage short-term rentals on-the-go. The only mobile-first rental management platform of its kind, Guesty For Hosts was built to enable hosts & small-scale property owners to access our full suite of tools in the easiest way possible. With the Guesty For Hosts app, you can: - Manage reservations from Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and more — all on one universal calendar - Communicate with guests from all booking channels via one Unified Inbox - Seamlessly manage your team and assign their tasks - Automate your guest communication & save 40+ hours a week - Manage your own booking website to drive more direct bookings - Keep track of your revenue & payments with detailed financial reports
Host Tools
Automate your short-term rental business with this comprehensive tool. Streamline messaging, manage cleaners, sync calendars across platforms, and automate reviews to enhance guest experience and efficiency.
- Automated messaging
- Calendar syncing
- Cleaner management
- Automated reviews
- Dynamic pricing
- Unified inbox
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Save countless hours automating your short-term rental across platforms. Automate messaging, reviews, availability syncing, cleaner management, smart locks, and more. Host Tools helps give your guests a 5-star experience which helps you receive more 5-star reviews. With Host Tool's intuitive and easy-to-use interface, you won't spend weeks trying to learn a new tool. Simply connect your account, set up a few automation rules using built-in templates, and sit back while Host Tools takes over much of the day-to-day management of your short-term rentals. Host Tools will: - Manage all of your listings and reservations across all channels from one single calendar. - Sync your calendars between Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO, etc. in real-time so you never get a double booking. - Send automated customized messages via the channel's messaging system. Your guests will never know your messages are automated. - Automate cleaner communication by sending an e-mail or text to remind your cleaner of cleaning or anytime you get a new booking, if a reservation is canceled, or changed. - Create a unique URL your cleaners or maintenance people can view at any time to see all cleanings on one calendar. - Manage all conversations from a single inbox, receive notifications via the app or in your browser so you can stay on top of communication. - Accept Booking inquiries and requests automatically. - Automate guest reviews and remind guests to leave a review if they haven't right before the review period ends. - Automatically adjust your price, minimum night requirements, and availability based on rules you set up. - Allow you to set pricing rules to automatically raise or lower your prices set on the criteria that you decide. - Save you time by automating most of what you do as a short-term rental host, while also being the easiest to use PMS available. - Integrate seamlessly with all of the leading vacation rental tools such as August Locks, Pricelabs, TurnoverBnb, etc. *Not all of Host Tools' features are accessible through the app* For any feedback or questions feel free to contact me, Tom, the developer of Host Tools at support@hosttools.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Host Tools at 4.8 against Guesty For Hosts's 3.1. Guesty For Hosts's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
Host Tools holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 151 and 206 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 53% and 54% positive.
Guesty For Hosts ships an update every 3 weeks, Host Tools fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guesty For Hosts | Host Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (151 ratings) | 4.8 (206 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.2% of reviews | 53.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 151 | 206 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LOCASOFT BV | See What Sticks Apps |
Customer experience
Guesty For Hosts
Host Tools
Bugs and requests
Guesty For Hosts
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes and won't open
- Login credentials not recognized
- Calendar fails to load properly
- Double bookings despite blocked dates
- Smart lock codes not generated for reservations
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- Cleaner notifications failing to send
- Auto-messages failing to send
- Push notifications not working
- Message text deleted when sending photos
- Typing interface covers content on screen
- Navigation back arrow disappears on certain pages
- iCal sync not working reliably
- Pricing changes not syncing to listings
- Guest phone numbers and emails not syncing to calendar
- Instant book toggle turning off unexpectedly
- App signing out randomly
- Messaging feature takes excessive time to load
- Notifications don't navigate to relevant features
- iPad multi-calendar won't load
- Password reset links not being sent
Requested features
12 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to customize amenities accurately
- Emoji support in listing descriptions
- Multi-user account access for team members
- Cleaner feedback and photo upload functionality
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- Improved analytics and reporting dashboard
- Integration with additional OTA platforms beyond Airbnb/VRBO/Booking.com
- French language translation
- Better iPad/tablet optimization
- Faster message thread loading
- Customizable calendar view options
- Monthly revenue view without custom date selection
Host Tools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guesty For Hosts
No in-app purchases
Host Tools
No in-app purchases
Questions
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