Comparison

Akia vs Hostfully

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

Head to head
About

Akia

This AI-powered platform streamlines hospitality operations and enhances guest satisfaction. It offers automated messaging, mobile check-in, digital menus, and personalized mobile experiences without requiring app downloads.

Highlights
  • AI-powered guest journey platform
  • Automated operations
  • Guest satisfaction enhancement
  • Mobile check-in
  • Digital surveys and menus
  • Personalized mobile experiences
Features
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Akia is the leading AI-powered guest journey platform designed to streamline operations and elevate guest satisfaction – through advanced automation, messaging, mobile check-in, digital surveys, F&B menus, arrival guides, marketing, VoIP, and much more. All this is accomplished through Mini Apps: a personalized mobile experience that doesn’t require developers or downloads. Akia helps hospitality businesses deliver exceptional guest experiences.

About

Hostfully

Manage your vacation rental business on the go with this property management system app. Track reservations, communicate with guests, and oversee operations from any device. Streamline tasks for yourself and service providers.

Highlights
  • Centralized reservation calendar
  • Guest communication inbox
  • Mobile operations dashboard
  • Service provider job assignments
  • Template responses
Features
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Hostfully’s property management system (PMS) app allows you to manage the critical parts of your vacation rental business on the go. Whether traveling between two properties or rushing to turn over a property between back-to-back reservations, with Hostfully you’ll never miss a beat. Use the core features of the industry’s leading PMS anywhere, anytime, from any device: - Central Calendar: Get a snapshot of your reservations in a flash. Tap on any reservation to see the guest’s name, price breakdown, and stay details. Quickly switch to the Inbox with another tap. - Inbox and Messenger: Stay in touch with your guests via email or the listing site’s native messenger system. Template responses to common inquiries at your fingertips. - Mobile Dashboard: Leave the office without worrying about dropped leads. Review incoming reservation requests, chat with leads, and track check-ins and check-outs. - Service Hub: Cleaners and service providers can download the app to receive job assignments by date or by job, bypassing logins and preventing delays. With Hostfully’s vacation rental management app, you’ll never feel chained to your desk again!

Screenshots

Akia4 screens
Hostfully4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Akia at 100% against Hostfully's 53%. Akia also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7). Hostfully's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Akia holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Akia's written reviews are positive against 53% of Hostfully's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Akia ships an update every 2 months, Hostfully fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Akia versus Hostfully: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAkiaHostfully
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings) — better3.7 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better52.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2051 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Akia SyndicateHostfully, Inc.

Customer experience

Akia

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hostfully

All ratings50 ratings
Positive64.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative34.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative44.7%

Bugs and requests

Akia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hostfully

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Inbox stopped working
  • Messaging feature stopped working
  • App is not working
  • App keeps lagging
  • App logs user off
Show 15 more
  • Content does not load or is stuck
  • App is not loading anything
  • App loads super slowly
  • App won't load at all
  • Not sending new notifications from clients
  • App getting slower every day
  • Seeing the 'blue dots of death'
  • System not delivering messages to guests
  • Texting feature not working
  • Random bugs cause property details to change
  • Stripe not distributing funds
  • App is slower than mobile web
  • Calendar does not retrieve data
  • Cannot get to the point to enter credentials
  • App crashes

Requested features

9 requests
  • Allow owners access
  • Improve notification system
  • Fix payment processing issues
  • Add desktop features to app
  • Improve app loading speed
Show 4 more
  • Ensure consistent messaging functionality
  • Provide more knowledgeable support agents
  • Resolve critical bugs promptly
  • Enable rate changes and reservation modifications via app

In-app purchases

None

Akia

No in-app purchases

None

Hostfully

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Akia free?
Akia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hostfully free?
Hostfully is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Akia or Hostfully?
Akia is rated higher. Akia averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Hostfully averages 3.7 from 51 ratings.
Do Akia or Hostfully have ads?
Neither Akia nor Hostfully shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Akia or Hostfully?
Akia ships an update every 2 months, and Hostfully fortnightly. Most recently, Akia was updated on October 3, 2026 and Hostfully on October 14, 2026.

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