Hostfully vs Limelight
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!
Limelight
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You save things all the time — articles, videos, posts, recipes, products, notes, places. Then they vanish into a pile you never open again. Limelight fixes that. Save anything from any app, and Limelight reads it for you, pulls out what matters, and sorts it so you can actually find it later. HOW IT WORKS • Save from anywhere. Share a link, post, video, or photo to Limelight from any app. One tap and it's in. • It reads everything for you. Limelight writes a clean summary and the key points of each save, so you remember why you kept it. • It organizes itself. Your saves are grouped by topic automatically — no filing, no setup. • Find anything in seconds. Search by the title or by what's actually inside a save. Results appear as you type. • Keep notes and reminders. Add a quick note to any save, or set a reminder so the things you meant to get to don't slip away. • See what connects. Limelight surfaces related saves, so one good find leads to the next. SAVE ANYTHING Articles, blog posts, and news. Videos from your favorite apps. Recipes, products, and places to go. Photos and your own notes. If it matters to you, it belongs in Limelight. PRIVATE BY DESIGN You sign in with Apple — that's the only account you need. Your saves are yours. Limelight doesn't track you and doesn't sell your data. PRICING Limelight is a paid subscription: $9.99 per month, or $29.99 per year with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Your subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Save it. Find it. Use it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hostfully at none against Limelight's 2. Hostfully also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Limelight's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price and ads 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. Limelight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Hostfully asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hostfully ships an update fortnightly, Limelight every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hostfully | Limelight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (51 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hostfully, Inc. | Alec Rodriguez-Joseph |
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
Limelight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hostfully
No in-app purchases
Limelight
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Limelight Annual$29.991 Year









