Comparison

Hotelboard vs DIRS21 Live

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

Head to head
About

Hotelboard

Features
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The Hotelboard app is the go-to tool for productive teams in the hotel industry: Following the motto “Stop Hustling. Start Doing!“, it allows you and your colleagues to meet in a digital environment, enabling smooth communication processes and task management. TASK MANAGEMENT Do more with less! You can coordinate, assign and complete tasks within your team with just a few clicks. That’s how teamwork is supposed be! INTERNAL TEAM COMMUNICATION All team communication processes are displayed transparently – 1:1, group messages, cross-departmental as well as company-wide communication. That way, you will receive all messages you need to do your job, no matter where you are. The next level of team communication! **Data security | GDPR compliance | SSL encryption** GUEST REQUESTS Organise requests and chat messages from your guests in a trice: You can send replies in real time and make sure the tasks are being taken care of by assigning them to your team members. KNOWLEDGE BASE Store important information for your colleagues, such as manuals, process briefs and more, and make them available around the clock via employee app and intranet. SEARCH Find requests, tasks and keywords in next to no time and keep track of it all. It’s really as easy as it gets! How to log in to the Hotelboard: Once your employer has created your user entry, you can use the login credentials sent to you by e-mail to access the employee app or the intranet. That’s it! **Developed by Hotelcore – Provider of the All-in-One Hotel Operations Platform**

About

DIRS21 Live

Features
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Mit DIRS21 Live wird Teamarbeit so einfach wie nie! Die App bietet eine zentrale Plattform für nahtlose Kommunikation und effektive Zusammenarbeit im Team. Ob im Büro, im Homeoffice oder unterwegs – mit DIRS21 Live bleiben alle Teammitglieder jederzeit vernetzt. - Echtzeit-Kommunikation: Chatte mit deinem Team, teile Dateien und tausche Ideen in Gruppen- oder Einzelchats aus. - Effiziente Zusammenarbeit: Erstelle Aufgaben, weise Verantwortlichkeiten zu und behalte den Fortschritt stets im Blick. - Benachrichtigungen in Echtzeit: Verpasse keine Updates mehr dank intelligenter Push-Benachrichtigungen. - Benutzerfreundliches Design: Intuitive Bedienung für einen reibungslosen Workflow. Mit DIRS21 Live wird Teamarbeit produktiver, organisierter und transparenter.

Screenshots

Hotelboard4 screens
DIRS21 Live3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DIRS21 Live at every 3 weeks against Hotelboard's every 2 months. Hotelboard's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 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

Hotelboard ships an update every 2 months, DIRS21 Live every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Hotelboard versus DIRS21 Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHotelboardDIRS21 Live
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGastfreund GmbHTourOnline AG

In-app purchases

None

Hotelboard

No in-app purchases

None

DIRS21 Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hotelboard free?
Hotelboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DIRS21 Live free?
DIRS21 Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hotelboard or DIRS21 Live have ads?
Neither Hotelboard nor DIRS21 Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hotelboard or DIRS21 Live?
Hotelboard ships an update every 2 months, and DIRS21 Live every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hotelboard was updated on September 11, 2026 and DIRS21 Live on November 4, 2026.

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