Smily vs CozyUp for hosts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
CozyUp for hosts
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Automate guest operations in your vacation rental for $0/month. From booking to checkout, everything runs on autopilot — deposits, check-ins, upsells and guest replies. And it costs you nothing: hosts generate on average 21% additional revenue with CozyUp. CozyUp is the all-in-one app for vacation rental hosts and property managers: run your operations from anywhere, deliver a five-star guest experience, and earn more from every stay. WHY HOSTS SWITCH TO COZYUP - $0/month: no subscription, CozyUp costs you nothing - +21% additional revenue per booking with upsells - Guest communication time cut by 50% with AI and automations GUEST EXPERIENCE ON AUTOPILOT - Every guest conversation in one inbox, across your booking platforms - Alvin, CozyUp's AI assistant, drafts replies 24/7 in your guest's language - Automated, translated messages from booking to checkout - A branded guest app with digital check-in, house guide and extras — no download needed RUN YOUR OPERATIONS - All your reservations on a Gantt timeline, agenda or table view - Everything about a stay in one place: guests, orders, scheduled messages, check-in details - Security deposits with bank imprint, check-in forms and property inspections - Coordinate your team with workspaces and roles: owner, manager, cleaning staff EARN MORE FROM EVERY STAY - Offer extras guests love: early check-in, late checkout, breakfast, cleaning and more - Receive and validate orders in a few taps, get paid automatically - Track upsell revenue in real time STAY ON TOP OF PERFORMANCE - Revenue, bookings, occupancy and conversion in one dashboard - Choose the metrics you want on the chart, filter by property and period - Real-time push notifications for new messages, orders and bookings CozyUp connects to your channel manager and integrates with 20+ platforms. Built for vacation rental hosts and property managers of any size. A CozyUp account is required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: CozyUp for hosts at 3 against Smily's 1. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smily ships an update every 6 weeks, CozyUp for hosts monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smily | CozyUp for hosts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BookingSync | Gary Bouchentouf |
In-app purchases
Smily
No in-app purchases
CozyUp for hosts
No in-app purchases
Questions
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