Comparison

Hostex vs My Booking Calendar

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

My Booking Calendar

Manage short-term rental bookings from multiple platforms in one unified calendar. Easily share reservation details with property managers or cleaning staff to streamline operations and eliminate manual date relay.

Highlights
  • Unified booking calendar
  • Share reservations with others
  • Supports multiple platforms (Airbnb, Vrbo)
  • Distinguish reservation sources
  • Manage multiple calendars
Features
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This project was designed to assist short-term rental owners in managing their properties. We are hosts passionate about technology, so while we manage a property listed on Airbnb and Vrbo platforms we also enjoy writing code every day. With the 'My Booking Calendar' app, owners can view all their reservations in one unified calendar and share it with other users, such as property managers or cleaning staff. This eliminates the need to constantly relay check-in and check-out dates. Owners can maintain multiple calendars and share them with as many contacts as they desire. Reservations from Airbnb, Vrbo, and other platforms can be easily distinguished. Enjoy the app! Intermaple Team.

Screenshots

Hostex4 screens
My Booking Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: My Booking Calendar at 5.0 against Hostex's 4.4. My Booking Calendar also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Hostex's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (99 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

My Booking Calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. 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 point the same way: 92% of Hostex's written reviews are positive against 100% of My Booking Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hostex ships an update every 3 weeks, My Booking Calendar every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hostex versus My Booking Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHostexMy Booking Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (99 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXiaogechuangxin Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.Intermaple Inc

Customer experience

Hostex

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

My Booking Calendar

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
Show 3 more
  • 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

My Booking Calendar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hostex

No in-app purchases

None

My Booking Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hostex free?
Hostex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Booking Calendar free?
My Booking Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hostex or My Booking Calendar?
My Booking Calendar is rated higher. Hostex averages 4.4 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while My Booking Calendar averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Hostex or My Booking Calendar have ads?
Neither Hostex nor My Booking Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hostex or My Booking Calendar?
Hostex ships an update every 3 weeks, and My Booking Calendar every 6 months. Most recently, Hostex was updated on October 12, 2026 and My Booking Calendar on September 30, 2026.

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