Audia vs Lodgestory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audia
This app acts as a 24/7 virtual front desk for service businesses. It handles all incoming calls and texts, books appointments, sends confirmations, and processes payments, ensuring no client is lost and operations run smoothly around the clock.
- 24/7 AI call and text answering
- Automated appointment booking
- Multi-staff scheduling
- Shareable booking page
- In-app payment processing
- Client records and history
- Call handling within the app
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Audia is the smart front desk for your business. It answers every call and text, turns them into booked appointments, and takes payment at checkout. A missed call is never a lost client, and your front desk runs 24/7 without hiring more staff. HOW IT WORKS 1) Answer calls and texts - Audia answers every call in a natural voice, 24/7. It books appointments, answers questions, reschedules, and takes messages. No hold music, no phone menu. - Speaks 25+ languages and handles multiple calls at once, so no client hits a busy signal. - Sends automatic text confirmations and reminders, and texts back and forth with clients. 2) Book and schedule - Every answered call and text flows straight onto your calendar. - Multi-staff scheduling with services, availability, and resources. - A shareable booking page link lets clients book themselves, day or night. 3) Get paid - Take card payments in person with a Stripe reader. Tips and receipts included. - Every sale is matched to the client and the appointment. ALSO INSIDE - Client records with visit history and notes. - Every call and conversation in one place, and you can pick up calls right in the app. BUILT FOR Any service business that books appointments. Hair and nail salons, barbershops, med spas, pet grooming, tattoo and piercing studios, massage and bodywork, and more! Audia is a business tool for organizations and their staff. Your subscription is billed securely through Stripe, and card payments are processed by Stripe. Audia never stores your customers' card numbers. Turn every call into a client. Questions? Visit https://audia.tel/support
Lodgestory
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Lodgestory is the holistic communications and customer relations management app for large enterprises and fast paced startups. Handling every customer communication and interaction — from traditional phone calls to Unified Inbox for WhatsApp, Email, Instagram, Twitter, WebWidget or any of the 55 chat messaging apps, while also supporting custom workflows and operational ticket management — from one place, on your phone. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Make and receive guest calls without leaving the app. Built-in softphone with caller ID, call history, and missed-call recovery — no separate dialer required. • Reply to guests through your hotel's chat number. Threaded conversations, media attachments, smart filters (assigned to me, unresolved, by chat), notes for internal handoff. • Track and resolve operational tickets. Capture issues raised in any chat, assign to teammates, set priority (SOS / High / Medium / Low), attach photos, mark resolved. • Notifications when a guest pings you, when a teammate assigns you a ticket, or when a call rings — even with the app closed. • Built for the back-of-house reality: works on older Apple devices and survives bad Wi-Fi, syncs cleanly when you come back online. LODGESTORY ON THE WEB The same data is available at lodgestory.com — sign in with the same credentials. Use the web for bulk operations and reporting; use the app for live work. WHO IT'S FOR Hotel general managers, duty managers, front-desk teams, and housekeeping supervisors at independent and chain hotels. ACCOUNT Lodgestory is a B2B product — your hotel's admin will provision your account. Trial / demo: visit lodgestory.com. SUPPORT Email: hello@lodgestory.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Audia at monthly against Lodgestory's every 2 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Audia ships an update monthly, Lodgestory every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Audia | Lodgestory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audia Intelligence, Inc. | MARRG GLOBAL TECH PRIVATE LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Audia
No in-app purchases
Lodgestory
No in-app purchases









