Tripadvisor vs FLEXHOTEL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tripadvisor
Discover destinations, plan trips, and book hotels and tours with recommendations from millions of travelers. Earn rewards on bookings and activities, and organize your itineraries all in one place.
- Millions of traveler reviews
- Book hotels and experiences
- Earn Trip Cash rewards
- AI trip builder
- Organize itineraries
- Nearby recommendations
- Free cancellation options
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One app, so many places to discover. Get guidance from millions of travelers and earn rewards for more trips by doing what you love: planning, booking, and sharing. The best part? It’s free to join. Score last-minute tour tickets in a few quick taps. Book a hotel your entire family will love at a great rate. Create an itinerary in seconds with top recs from travelers like you. All while earning Trip Cash to fuel even more vacays. You bring the fun, the Tripadvisor app brings the rewards. Tripadvisor Rewards: Plan, book, share, earn rewards - Book from over 400,000 experiences and 600,000 hotels, and get 5% back in Trip Cash to save on future trips - Earn beyond booking: Planning and sharing can net you Trip Cash too - Join for free in the app! Plan all in one place - Save your favorite hotels, restaurants, and experiences - Keep all your itineraries, trip ideas, and bookings organized in one place Go with the flow - Discover top-rated recs nearby, wherever you are - Stay flexible with free cancellation on most experiences - Never miss a thing with notifications tailored to your trip Get traveler recs - Browse reviews to get the inside scoop from travelers who’ve been there - Tap into the world’s largest travel community for tips and advice wherever, whenever - Save time with AI summaries, which gives you a quick overview of what travelers are saying
FLEXHOTEL
Unlock your hotel room door directly from your smartphone. This free app transforms your mobile device into a secure digital room key, simplifying check-in and access.
- Smartphone as digital room key
- Easy room access
- Free to use
- Secure mobile entry
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Access your hotel room using your smartphone. Your smartphone is your digital mobile room key. Using FLEXHOTEL is easy and free! 1. Download FLEXHOTEL 2. Enter Code and access your room
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: FLEXHOTEL at none against Tripadvisor's shown. FLEXHOTEL also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Tripadvisor's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tripadvisor holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tripadvisor has 482K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Tripadvisor's written reviews are positive against 100% of FLEXHOTEL's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tripadvisor ships an update weekly, FLEXHOTEL every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Tripadvisor | FLEXHOTEL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (482K ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 482K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #139 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 352 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tripadvisor | FLEXIPASS Keyless Mobile Access SRL Semplice |
Customer experience
Tripadvisor
FLEXHOTEL
Bugs and requests
Tripadvisor
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes or freezes when using the app
- Issues with uploading photos or attachments
- Inconsistent or unreliable offline functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Improved search and filtering options
- More detailed information on accessibility
- Ability to easily manage and update own reviews
- Integration with other travel planning tools
FLEXHOTEL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tripadvisor
No in-app purchases
FLEXHOTEL
No in-app purchases
