Comparison

Hostex vs Rokey

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

Rokey

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Type Romanian without worrying about diacritics. Rokey is a keyboard for iPhone and iPad made for Romanian. Type "multumesc" and you get "mulțumesc". Type "o fata" and you get "o fată". Rokey adds the diacritics from context, the way you would, fixes typos and suggests the next word. DIACRITICS, AUTOMATICALLY • Type without diacritics and Rokey adds them when you finish a word: "si" → "și", "cred ca" → "cred că", "bucuresti" → "București" • It looks at the words before, not just the word you typed • Don't like a change? One ⌫ brings back what you typed • Always comma-below ș and ț, as Romanian requires, never the cedilla SUGGESTIONS • Completes the word you started, even without diacritics: "multu" → "mulțumesc", "mulțumim" • Forgives a slip mid-word: "frim" → "frumos" • Suggests the next word: after "Mi-e tare dor de" comes "tine" • Learned from over a billion words of Romanian TYPO CORRECTION • Fixes typos: "multumsec" → "mulțumesc" • Knows which keys are neighbours • Corrects only when it's sure; otherwise your word stays as you typed it MADE FOR TYPING • ă, â, î, ș, ț with a long press on a, i, s or t • Hold the space bar to move the cursor like a trackpad • Hold ⌫ to delete letters, then whole words • Double space after a word types a period • Emoji by category, with skin tones and your recent ones • Liquid Glass, in light and dark mode • iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape WHAT YOU TYPE STAYS WITH YOU • Rokey doesn't ask for Full Access, so iOS doesn't let it reach the internet • The dictionary and suggestions run entirely on your device • No account, no ads, no statistics about what you type SETUP Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Keyboards › Add New Keyboard and choose Rokey. When typing, hold globe and pick Rokey. You can try the keyboard in the app before you enable it. REQUIREMENTS • iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 or later

Screenshots

Hostex4 screens
Rokey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hostex at Free against Rokey's $2.99. Hostex also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Rokey's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On 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

Hostex is free to download; Rokey costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hostex ships an update every 3 weeks, Rokey weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hostex versus Rokey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHostexRokey
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.4 (99 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings99 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXiaogechuangxin Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.Dragos Panoiu

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

Rokey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hostex

No in-app purchases

None

Rokey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hostex free?
Hostex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rokey free?
Rokey costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hostex or Rokey have ads?
Neither Hostex nor Rokey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hostex or Rokey?
Hostex ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rokey weekly. Most recently, Hostex was updated on October 16, 2026 and Rokey on October 20, 2026.

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