Hostfully vs ProhostAI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hostfully
Manage your vacation rental business on the go with this property management system app. Track reservations, communicate with guests, and oversee operations from any device. Streamline tasks for yourself and service providers.
- Centralized reservation calendar
- Guest communication inbox
- Mobile operations dashboard
- Service provider job assignments
- Template responses
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Hostfully’s property management system (PMS) app allows you to manage the critical parts of your vacation rental business on the go. Whether traveling between two properties or rushing to turn over a property between back-to-back reservations, with Hostfully you’ll never miss a beat. Use the core features of the industry’s leading PMS anywhere, anytime, from any device: - Central Calendar: Get a snapshot of your reservations in a flash. Tap on any reservation to see the guest’s name, price breakdown, and stay details. Quickly switch to the Inbox with another tap. - Inbox and Messenger: Stay in touch with your guests via email or the listing site’s native messenger system. Template responses to common inquiries at your fingertips. - Mobile Dashboard: Leave the office without worrying about dropped leads. Review incoming reservation requests, chat with leads, and track check-ins and check-outs. - Service Hub: Cleaners and service providers can download the app to receive job assignments by date or by job, bypassing logins and preventing delays. With Hostfully’s vacation rental management app, you’ll never feel chained to your desk again!
ProhostAI
Streamline vacation rental management with AI. Automate guest communication, schedule cleaning, and manage maintenance tasks. Integrates with popular platforms and your communication channels for a unified inbox.
- AI-powered guest messaging
- Automated cleaning scheduling
- AI maintenance ticketing
- Unified inbox for WhatsApp and Gmail
- Reservation calendar
- Integration with rental platforms
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AI-powered messaging, Cleaning Scheduling, AI Workflows, AI Maintenance Ticketing and reservation calendar for hosts on Airbnb, Hostaway, Guesty, Hospitable and OwnerRez. Connect your WhatsApp Business and Gmail accounts for a unified inbox. Respond to guests with high quality AI messages to boost your response times, automatically detect & manage maintenance tasks with AI. View reservation and listing details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ProhostAI at 4.5 against Hostfully's 3.7. ProhostAI also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 53%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). Hostfully's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 15) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ProhostAI holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Hostfully's written reviews are positive against 92% of ProhostAI's.
Hostfully ships an update fortnightly, ProhostAI every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hostfully | ProhostAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (50 ratings) | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hostfully, Inc. | Prohost |
Customer experience
Hostfully
ProhostAI
Bugs and requests
Hostfully
Reported bugs
20 issues- Inbox stopped working
- Messaging feature stopped working
- App is not working
- App keeps lagging
- App logs user off
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- Content does not load or is stuck
- App is not loading anything
- App loads super slowly
- App won't load at all
- Not sending new notifications from clients
- App getting slower every day
- Seeing the 'blue dots of death'
- System not delivering messages to guests
- Texting feature not working
- Random bugs cause property details to change
- Stripe not distributing funds
- App is slower than mobile web
- Calendar does not retrieve data
- Cannot get to the point to enter credentials
- App crashes
Requested features
9 requests- Allow owners access
- Improve notification system
- Fix payment processing issues
- Add desktop features to app
- Improve app loading speed
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- Ensure consistent messaging functionality
- Provide more knowledgeable support agents
- Resolve critical bugs promptly
- Enable rate changes and reservation modifications via app
ProhostAI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hostfully
No in-app purchases
ProhostAI
No in-app purchases
