Comparison

Guesty vs Lodgify Guest

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

Lodgify Guest

Features
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The Lodgify Guest app will make your vacation rental stay smoother than ever! Through our mobile app, you can easily communicate with your hosts and access any relevant information for your stay, such as the Wi-Fi password, the access door codes or the house rules. Forget about printing dozens of papers and checking old email chains looking for relevant documents: any important information for your stay will be already in the app. That includes check-in information, payment receipts and rental agreements. Do you have any questions for your hosts? You can call them directly using the Lodgify Guest app! Do you need directions to reach the property? Use the app to find the best route. Think about the Lodgify Guest app as your virtual assistant during your vacation rental stay. Download the app now and enjoy all these features for free!

Screenshots

Guesty4 screens
Lodgify Guest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Guesty at weekly against Lodgify Guest's monthly. Lodgify Guest's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guesty ships an update weekly, Lodgify Guest monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Guesty versus Lodgify Guest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuestyLodgify Guest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (566 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings566 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB69 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGuestyCodebay Solutions SL.

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

Lodgify Guest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Guesty

No in-app purchases

None

Lodgify Guest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guesty free?
Guesty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lodgify Guest free?
Lodgify Guest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Guesty or Lodgify Guest have ads?
Neither Guesty nor Lodgify Guest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guesty or Lodgify Guest?
Guesty ships an update weekly, and Lodgify Guest monthly. Most recently, Guesty was updated on October 29, 2026 and Lodgify Guest on October 25, 2026.

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