Comparison

Travela vs Runsys

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

Head to head
About

Travela

Discover unique accommodations by staying with local families worldwide. Experience authentic travel by living with hosts who share their homes and local knowledge. Ideal for various travel types, from holidays to business trips.

Highlights
  • Book unique homestays with host families
  • Browse hosts worldwide
  • Experience local culture through hosts
  • Suitable for all travel types
  • Direct host communication
  • Manage bookings on the go
Features
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Book a stay with unique Host families worldwide Travela offers a unique kind of travel experience. Travela accommodation is more than just a place to stay, it's about who you stay with. Guests share the home with their host. Browse around the world to find your perfect host. Having a host present transforms the homestay experience from one of ‘visit’ to ‘live it’ through their hospitality and local knowledge. Travela is a great value option for people of all ages who want to experience the real world by booking to stay in local people’s homes around the world. Travela suit all types of travel, from a holiday to a weekend away, student travel, travelling for an internship or gap year, family travel and business travel. GUESTS: - Find and book a Travela experience on the go - Ideal for both advance and last-minute accommodation booking - Contact hosts directly to ask questions about your stay - Enjoy genuine, enriching and memorable hosted travel experiences HOSTS: - View and respond to guest messages and bookings on the go - Build rapport with your guest in advance of their stay, verify their details quickly and easily before you accept their booking

About

Runsys

Features
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RunSys — Property Operations, Simplified RunSys helps short-term rental hosts, co-hosts, and property managers coordinate every clean, check-in, inspection, and repair from a single place. Stop juggling spreadsheets, group chats, and missed messages — run your whole portfolio from your phone. Whether you manage 3 units or 300, RunSys keeps your team aligned and your properties guest-ready, turnover after turnover. Coordinate your operations • Auto-schedule cleans and turnovers around bookings • Assign the right job to the right person, every time • Build custom checklists for each property and task type • Track work in real time and catch issues before guests do Empower your field team • Cleaners and inspectors get tasks straight to their phone • Photo-verified checklists confirm work is done to standard • Report problems, upload pictures, and leave notes on the spot • Works on the move, even between properties Stay on top of every property • One dashboard for occupancy, tasks, and team status • Maintenance logs and recurring upkeep so nothing slips • Owner-ready reports to build trust and win more units • Insights on response times, costs, and problem properties Built for hosts who are scaling RunSys is designed for the realities of co-hosting and short-term rental management — fast turnovers, distributed teams, and high guest expectations. Spend less time chasing updates and more time growing your portfolio. Download RunSys and turn property chaos into a system.

Screenshots

Travela4 screens
Runsys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Travela at every 4 days against Runsys's every 3 weeks. Runsys's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Travela ships an update every 4 days, Runsys every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Travela versus Runsys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTravelaRunsys
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (62 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMir AhmedStayverz Limited

In-app purchases

None

Travela

No in-app purchases

None

Runsys

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Travela free?
Travela is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Runsys free?
Runsys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Travela or Runsys have ads?
Neither Travela nor Runsys shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Travela or Runsys?
Travela ships an update every 4 days, and Runsys every 3 weeks. Most recently, Travela was updated on November 7, 2026 and Runsys on November 5, 2026.

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