OnSolve vs Hostly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnSolve
This app delivers critical communications directly to your mobile device. It's designed for organizations to send urgent updates and routine business information to employees, partners, and customers. Stay informed about important events that could impact operations, assets, and safety.
- Critical communication delivery
- Push notifications for updates
- Supports employees, partners, customers
- Urgent and routine message delivery
- Real-time event alerts
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Experience the upgraded OnSolve Mobile App! With over two billion notifications sent annually, OnSolve helps deliver critical communications to employees, partners, customers and other stakeholders directly on their mobile device. When an event occurs, communicating immediately is critical. Whether for urgent situations that can jeopardize operations, assets and safety, or for routine business operations. Download our mobile app to connect and start receiving push notifications regarding critical updates from your organization.
Hostly
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Hostly is a simple front-desk app for small guest houses, inns and B&Bs. Run check-ins, see who is in which room, track your money and your supplies — from your phone or tablet. CHECK-IN & CHECK-OUT • Register a guest in seconds: name, phone, party size, dates and payment • Snap a photo of the receipt at check-in • See the refund due when a guest leaves early • Add your own check-in questions (text or dropdown) ROOMS & OCCUPANCY • A live key rack shows every room at a glance — occupied or free • Occupancy grid across any date range, one colour per guest • Set a price per room, per night • Overlapping bookings are blocked automatically MONEY • Every payment and refund recorded automatically • Log other income and expenses — utilities, repairs, supplies • Cash-flow report with an opening balance carried forward • Export any report to PDF and share it STOCK & HOUSEKEEPING • Count inventory and see what is running low • Log work with times and photos • Per-person time report GUESTS • A directory of everyone who has stayed • Returning guest? Fill check-in from their last visit BUILT FOR A TEAM • Roles for admin, staff, reporting and view-only • Manage several guest houses from one account • Full English and Chinese (Simplified & Traditional) Your data is stored securely and synced across every device on your account.
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Verdict
OnSolve and Hostly are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | OnSolve | Hostly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OnSolve | k5Software |
In-app purchases
OnSolve
No in-app purchases
Hostly
No in-app purchases









