Check vs Hostext for Restaurants
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Check
This app streamlines the legal registration of guests for tourist accommodations. It securely scans guest IDs, captures digital signatures, and automatically submits data to authorities, ensuring legal compliance and data protection for hotels, hostels, and rentals.
- Scan guest ID cards and passports
- Capture digital signatures
- Automated data submission to authorities
- Secure and encrypted systems
- Web-based management panel
- Multi-property management
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A professional app for holiday accommodation managers and hoteliers. Not intended for guests or travellers. Check-in Scan is a management and regulatory compliance tool for professional property owners, holiday accommodation managers and hotels that need to register guests and report their details to the authorities securely and in accordance with current regulations. Check-in software for professional use only, designed for: Holiday home managers Property managers Hotels, guesthouses and campsites Guests must not download or use this app. Simplified legal compliance that enables the holiday accommodation manager to: Collect the mandatory traveller details set out in Annex 1 of Royal Decree 933/2021, in compliance with the European GDPR. Obtain the guest’s signature on the check-in form. Submit the registration to the authorities (SES Hospedajes, Mossos d’Esquadra, Ertzaintza) within 24 hours. Automatically calculate and collect the tourist taxes applicable to the country or region. Share instructions, maps, videos and points of interest to enhance the guest’s experience from the very start. Generate personalised contracts, request digital signatures and access them as PDFs from a single dashboard. Centralise all bookings and check-ins in a visual calendar synchronised with PMS, iCal or API. Fast and secure management: Automate your check-ins from your mobile or tablet 2048-bit SSL data encryption on secure servers. Centrally manage your guests’ check-ins via an optimised and intuitive control panel. Terms and conditions: https://www.checkinscan.com/en/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy policy: https://www.checkinscan.com/en/privacy-policy/
Hostext for Restaurants
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APP FLOW (Check-In): 1. Customer will check in to the restaurant to enter the waitlist 2. The restaurant will tap “check-in” when the table is ready 3. The platform will send a text and push notification to customers telling them to enter
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hostext for Restaurants at none against Check's 10. Check's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Check sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $11.95 per month. Hostext for Restaurants asks for nothing beyond the download.
Check ships an update every 3 weeks, Hostext for Restaurants every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Check | Hostext for Restaurants |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Check in Scan S.L. | Bobby Nicoloulias |
In-app purchases
Check
- Plus monthly - 1 vacation home$11.951 Month
- Ultimate monthly - 1 vacation home$17.951 Month
- Plus monthly - 2 vacation homes$22.951 Month
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- Plus monthly - 3 vacation homes$34.901 Month
- Ultimate monthly - 2 vacation homes$34.951 Month
- Plus monthly - 4 vacation homes$44.901 Month
- Ultimate monthly - 3 vacation homes$49.901 Month
- Plus monthly - 5 vacation homes$59.901 Month
- Ultimate monthly - 4 vacation homes$69.901 Month
- Ultimate monthly - 5 vacation homes$89.901 Month
Hostext for Restaurants
No in-app purchases
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