Guesty vs Smily
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Performance highlights
- Unified guest message inbox
- Operations and task management
- Reservation monitoring and modification
- Team management
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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.
Smily
Streamline vacation rental operations, boost revenue, and simplify guest interactions. Manage your entire rental business from your mobile device with an intuitive interface and powerful features.
- Manage vacation rental business
- Streamline operations
- Boost revenue
- Simplify guest interactions
- Intuitive interface
- Mobile management
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Introducing the Smily App: Manage Your Vacation Rental Business from Anywhere: The Smily app is the ultimate tool for vacation rental owners and managers to streamline their operations, boost revenue, and simplify guest interactions. With its intuitive interface and powerful features, Smily allows you to manage your vacation rental business from the palm of your hand, anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smily at 60% against Guesty's 17%. Smily also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). Guesty's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). 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.
Guesty ships an update weekly, Smily every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Guesty | Smily |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (570 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.8% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 570 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guesty | BookingSync |
Customer experience
Guesty
Smily
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
Smily
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guesty
No in-app purchases
Smily
No in-app purchases
