Comparison

BYHOURS vs Wingo

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

Head to head
About

BYHOURS

Book hotel rooms for just a few hours, paying only for the time you need. Choose your check-in time and enjoy hotel services with immediate confirmation and free cancellation. Ideal for layovers, short breaks, or business needs.

Highlights
  • Book hotels for 3, 6, or 24 hours
  • Choose your check-in time
  • Pay only for the hours used
  • Access to all hotel services
  • Immediate confirmation
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours
Features
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Need a few hours in a hotel? The BYHOURS app is the key to more than 4000 hotels booking for 3, 6 or 24 hours. In our hotels, you can choose the check-in time during the day or night and pay only for the time you need. With your booking, you can enjoy all the services included in the hotel with immediate confirmation and free cancellation. Hotels by the hour? There are thousands of occasions when you may need a few hours in a hotel! - Long waits at airports, stations, service areas and ports - Leisure and disconnecting moments in your city - Naps or moments of spa and relaxation - Resting after a concert, party or football match - Short stays in hotels near hospitals - Business trips and meetings - Enjoy early check-in and late check-out In three simple steps, you can book rooms by the hour in 3, 4 and 5-star hotels worldwide. In the BYHOURS app, you will find independent hotels and the best chains: Sheraton, Hilton, Starwood, Meliá, Silken, Best Western, Hyatt, Barceló, Sercotel, Holiday Inn, Iberostar, NH and many more. How to book a hotel room by the hour with BYHOURS? 1. Select destination, pack of hours, date and check-in time. 2. Choose the hotel that best suits your needs. 3. Book and receive your confirmation immediately. Why will you fall in love with BYHOURS? - Pay the right price: if you're only staying for a few hours... Why pay for a whole day? BYHOURS is revolutionising the hotel industry with its pay-per-use model. - Hotels adapt to your schedule: why wait until 2 pm to check-in? You decide what time you want to check-in and how long you want to stay. - Early check-in and late check-out. - Top Hotels: now you can book rooms by the hour in over 4,000 3, 4 and 5-star hotels. - Airports worldwide: we don't want you to wait hours at the airport when you have a stopover or when your flight is delay. Rest in the best airport hotels around the world. - Access to all the services included in the hotel: WIFI, gym, meeting rooms, terrace, swimming pool, spa, etc. - Booking cancellation: enjoy free cancellation up to 24 hours before check-in time. Download the BYHOURS app to enjoy savings and flexibility when booking hotels by the hour. Do you have any questions or suggestions? Contact us at: hello@byhours.com. We will be happy to help you! BYHOURS is compatible with all iPhone and iPad models with iOS 15 or higher.

About

Wingo

Easily book flights at the best prices and manage your entire trip from your smartphone. Access your boarding pass, make changes to your reservation, and add services for a seamless travel experience.

Highlights
  • Book flights at best prices
  • Manage trip details
  • Show digital boarding pass
  • Make reservation changes
  • Add extra services
Features
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With the Wingo App, you can buy tickets at the best prices, manage your trip, show your boardingpass and know everything you need for that dream trip at your fingertips. At Wingo, we want you to always have the best experience, that's why you can make changes or add services to your reservation, check-in and present your boarding pass from your cell phone. We invite you to always use the Wingo application, so that you can navigate easily, quickly and safely from wherever you are.

Screenshots

BYHOURS4 screens
Wingo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BYHOURS at 4.7 against Wingo's 2.1. BYHOURS also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 6%). Wingo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BYHOURS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 155 and 103 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of BYHOURS's written reviews are positive against 6% of Wingo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BYHOURS ships an update every 2 weeks, Wingo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BYHOURS versus Wingo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBYHOURSWingo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (155 ratings) — better2.1 (103 ratings)
Positive reviews44.0% of reviews — better5.7% of reviews
Number of ratings155 — better103
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB58 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperByHours Travel S.L.Wingo

Customer experience

BYHOURS

All ratings155 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive44.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative52.0%

Wingo

All ratings98 ratings
Positive26.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive5.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative89.3%

In-app purchases

None

BYHOURS

No in-app purchases

None

Wingo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BYHOURS free?
BYHOURS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wingo free?
Wingo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BYHOURS or Wingo?
BYHOURS is rated higher. BYHOURS averages 4.7 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while Wingo averages 2.1 from 103 ratings.
Do BYHOURS or Wingo have ads?
BYHOURS shows ads; Wingo does not.
Which is updated more often, BYHOURS or Wingo?
BYHOURS ships an update every 2 weeks, and Wingo fortnightly. Most recently, BYHOURS was updated on November 1, 2026 and Wingo on November 6, 2026.

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