Comparison

Hostex vs Home

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

Head to head
About

Hostex

Streamline short-term rental management across multiple booking platforms. Automate guest communication, check-ins, cleaning tasks, and pricing. Create direct booking sites and manage team accounts efficiently.

Highlights
  • Multi-channel integration (Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, etc.)
  • Automated guest messaging with AI bots
  • Automated check-in guides and door lock code generation
  • Task automation for cleaning and maintenance
  • Team account management with role-based permissions
  • Direct booking site creation and customization
  • Smart pricing tool integration
Features
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= Get our full-featured, fast and well-designed mobile App. = Integrated with Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, Google Vacation Rental, Expedia, Agoda, Trip.com, Houfy and your own Direct Booking Sites. Synchronize calendars, messages, prices, reservations and reviews across all platforms. Our automated tools and team accounts make managing a large number of properties a breeze. 【AUTO MESSAGING】 - AI bots respond to guests 7x24 - Automatically contact guests at key points - Automatically review your guests - HostGPT automatic response generation 【CHECK-IN GUIDE】 - Automatically send check-in guide link to guests - Collect identification photos and secure deposit - Provide check-in instructions and map navigation - Automatically generate and share door lock codes 【TASK AUTOMATION】 - Automatic creation and assignment of cleaning tasks - Email notifications and reminders for cleaning tasks - Ability for cleaners to send image and text feedback - Task statistics and cost calculation 【TEAM ACCOUNT】 - Create individual team accounts for different roles within the team and assign them functional permissions and access to specific properties. Let everyone fulfill their respective roles, working in parallel without conflict. 【DIRECT BOOKING SITE】 - Fully synchronize with Hostex, live chat with your guests - Integration with Google Vacation Rentals, Stripe and PayPal - Customizable pages and the ability to create extra pages - Custom domain name - Embeddable booking widget - No additional charges 【ROOM TYPE & MULTI-UNIT】 - You can create a room type and assign multiple properties to it, then link the room type with the corresponding room type on Booking.com. This way, when a new reservation comes in, it will be allocated to one of the properties within the room type, while the room type automatically calculates the latest remaining inventory and synchronizes it with Booking.com. 【INTEGRATIONS】 - Integrated with TTlock platform, as well as numerous leading smart lock brands such as August, Yale, SmartThings, Nuki and 30+ smart lock brands. - Integrated with PriceLabs and Rategenie smart pricing tools. - Hostex Open API & Web Hook.

About

Home

Easily catalog your belongings by organizing them into rooms or collections. Track item values, purchase dates, and upload photos for a comprehensive inventory. Quickly search and export your data for backup or insurance needs.

Highlights
  • Organize items by rooms or collections
  • Track item value and purchase date
  • Upload photos of belongings
  • Calculate total collection value
  • Search items by keyword
  • Export data to CSV
Features
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Our app allows you to simply add Rooms or Collections and the Items they contain. Keep track of their value, purchase date and more! -Upload photos of your items. -Edit items at any time Our simple layout allows you to see the value of your collections at items at a glance. -Calculates the total value of all the items you own -Calculates the highest and lowest valued -Quickly search for your items by any keyword -Export your data in a CSV file for backup or insurance purposes Please note that this app currently only supports portrait mode You may visit the account tab to provide feedback or request support

Screenshots

Hostex4 screens
Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hostex at every 3 weeks against Home's every 17 months. Hostex also leads on ratings volume (99 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). Home's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Hostex against 4.5 for Home. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hostex has 99 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Hostex's written reviews are positive against 100% of Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hostex ships an update every 3 weeks, Home every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hostex versus Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHostexHome
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (99 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXiaogechuangxin Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.Brody Sears

Customer experience

Hostex

All ratings81 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative7.1%

Home

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hostex

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Double booking issues
  • Receipt image upload fails
  • Owner reports get stuck
  • Price synchronization issues leading to undercharges
  • Instant booking enabled without user knowledge
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  • Blocked dates not syncing
  • Notifications not opening in the correct app section
  • Account suspension preventing subscription

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to change default home screen
  • Display guest photos in the app
  • More ways to customize review requests
  • Video tutorials on YouTube

Home

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hostex

No in-app purchases

None

Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hostex free?
Hostex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Home free?
Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hostex or Home?
Home is rated higher. Hostex averages 4.4 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Home averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Hostex or Home have ads?
Neither Hostex nor Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hostex or Home?
Hostex ships an update every 3 weeks, and Home every 17 months. Most recently, Hostex was updated on October 7, 2026 and Home on September 30, 2026.

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