Guesty For Hosts vs WelcomeInApp
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
WelcomeInApp
Connect with professionals to manage your rental properties. Find co-hosts, house managers, and property managers to help maintain your real estate investments.
- Find co-hosts
- Hire house managers
- Source property managers
- Manage real estate investments
- Platform for property owners
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Welcome In App is a platform for Property Owners to find AirBnB co-hosts, house managers, and property managers to assist in maintaining their AirBnB properties and other real estate investments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WelcomeInApp at 100% against Guesty For Hosts's 53%. WelcomeInApp also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Guesty For Hosts's advantage is ratings volume (154 vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
WelcomeInApp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guesty For Hosts has 154 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Guesty For Hosts's written reviews are positive against 100% of WelcomeInApp's.
Guesty For Hosts ships an update every 3 weeks, WelcomeInApp every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guesty For Hosts | WelcomeInApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (154 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 154 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LOCASOFT BV | HAJN LLC |
Customer experience
Guesty For Hosts
WelcomeInApp
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
WelcomeInApp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guesty For Hosts
No in-app purchases
WelcomeInApp
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Guesty For Hosts free?
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Which has better reviews, Guesty For Hosts or WelcomeInApp?
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