Hostex vs APCON Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
APCON Mobile
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APCON Mobile gives network operations and security teams a fast, secure way to monitor and manage their APCON deployment from anywhere. Connect to your ThreatGuard, IntellaView, IntellaStore, and Enterprise systems to track alarms, inspect traffic, and keep critical infrastructure healthy without opening a laptop. Designed for SOC analysts, network engineers, and IT administrators, the app delivers the same dashboards, alarms, and packet-level detail you rely on in the web console — optimized for your phone. THREATGUARD — DETECTION & RESPONSE • Real-time alarms with severity, source, destination, and attack type • Dashboard widgets for alarm trends, attack types, security metrics, capture status, disk usage, and system status • Drill into individual alarms with full context and related connections • Detection-rule overview and rule status • Threat intelligence and IP investigation tools • Packet capture browser with PCAP details and file filters • Advanced and active filters, time-range selection, and saved searches INTELLAVIEW & INTELLASTORE IV — SWITCH MANAGEMENT • Live dashboards for switch health, traffic, ACLs, ACL stacks, and load-balancing groups • Connection statistics, scheduler view, and active-user tracking • Alarm and event timelines with full detail pages • Packet capture (IntellaStore IV) with status polling • Bluetooth setup wizard for first-time provisioning, AIP configuration, and Wi-Fi network setup • Per-switch system pages, user/profile management, and password changes ENTERPRISE — MULTI-SITE OPERATIONS • Aggregated dashboard across switches and servers • Centralized alarms, switches, servers, and connection inventory • Network view with relationship graphs • VM tunnel and server detail pages • Per-switch packet capture and scheduler REAL-TIME, EVERYWHERE • Push notifications for new alarms and critical events • Persistent notification history with per-product filtering SECURE BY DESIGN • Two-factor authentication with QR enrollment • Secure credential storage using the device keychain • Per-product login and role-based access WORKS THE WAY YOU DO • Light and dark themes • Saved-products list for fast switching between deployments • Demo mode for quick previews without a live device • Multi-account support across products REQUIREMENTS • An active APCON product (ThreatGuard, IntellaView, IntellaStore IV, or Enterprise) with network reachability from your device, or use Demo Mode to explore the app. • Bluetooth permission is required only when provisioning new IntellaView/IntellaStore hardware. APCON Mobile is a companion to your APCON deployment. It is intended for authorized administrators and operators of APCON products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hostex at 13.0 against APCON Mobile's 15.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Hostex | APCON Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (99 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiaogechuangxin Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. | APCON Inc |
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
APCON Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hostex
No in-app purchases
APCON Mobile
No in-app purchases









