Comparison

Guesty vs Breezeway

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Guesty

Manage your hospitality business efficiently from your mobile device. This app provides a unified inbox for guest messages, task management for operations, and oversight of reservations. It offers performance highlights and areas needing attention on the homepage.

Highlights
  • Performance highlights
  • Unified guest message inbox
  • Operations and task management
  • Reservation monitoring and modification
  • Team management
Features
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Never miss a beat with the power of Guesty in the palm of your hand. The new Guesty app is your ultimate partner in managing your hospitality business. The Guesty app empowers you to: - Put your priorities first: Access performance highlights and areas requiring attention directly on the homepage - Engage with ease: View and respond to all guest messages directly from one unified inbox - Master operations on the go: From maintenance tasks to team management, take command of your operations - Stay on top of reservations: Modify and monitor your bookings effortlessly, ensuring seamless oversight of reservations Put the most advanced technology to work for you. Manage, automate, and streamline your business on the go – all within one powerful app.

About

Breezeway

This app allows enterprise teams to manage guest communications on the go. It helps hospitality companies automate messages, notify guests of property readiness, and send bulk communications. Empower your team to respond to all guest inquiries and requests efficiently.

Highlights
  • Respond to guest inquiries on-the-go
  • Automate messages for guest stays
  • Notify guests of property readiness
  • Send bulk messages to guests
  • Drive revenue with gap night offers
Features
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The Breezeway Messaging app is built for enterprise teams using the industry leading Breezeway Messaging guest communication platform. The Breezeway messaging app makes it easy for your team to respond to questions, issues and service requests on-the-go. Empower your team to never miss a message again. The Breezeway Messaging guest communication platform helps professional vacation rental and hospitality companies elevate their guest communication programs and provide guests with a personalized experience throughout their stay. With Breezeway Messaging, you can automate messages for every stage of a guests stay, let guests know when their property is ready, send bulk messages to all guests, and drive revenue through gap night offers.

Screenshots

Guesty4 screens
Breezeway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Guesty at 4.2 against Breezeway's 3.0. Guesty also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (541 vs 8). Breezeway's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Guesty holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guesty has 541 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Guesty's written reviews are positive against 0% of Breezeway's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guesty ships an update weekly, Breezeway every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Guesty versus Breezeway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuestyBreezeway
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (541 ratings) — better3.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews17.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings541 — better8
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuestyBreezeway

Customer experience

Guesty

All ratings541 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative19.4%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive17.2%
Neutral8.6%
Negative74.1%

Breezeway

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Guesty

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Calendar and check-in/out dates not syncing correctly
  • Repeated login issues and password reset problems
  • Inability to perform key actions like declining reservations
  • Constant app crashes and freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved mobile app with more functionality
  • Ability to manage tasks and checklists on the go
  • Better integration with other rental platforms
  • More customization options for pricing and policies

Breezeway

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Guesty

No in-app purchases

None

Breezeway

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guesty free?
Guesty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Breezeway free?
Breezeway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guesty or Breezeway?
Guesty is rated higher. Guesty averages 4.2 out of 5 from 541 ratings, while Breezeway averages 3.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Guesty or Breezeway have ads?
Neither Guesty nor Breezeway shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guesty or Breezeway?
Guesty ships an update weekly, and Breezeway every 5 weeks. Most recently, Guesty was updated on September 22, 2026 and Breezeway on September 7, 2026.

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