DayBreakHotels vs Ridesurfing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DayBreakHotels
Book hotel rooms, spas, and pools for a few hours during the day without overnight stays. Find quiet workspaces, rest between flights, or enjoy amenities at discounted rates. Search by city, date, and time to compare options and book instantly.
- Book hotel rooms by the hour
- Day spa and jacuzzi rooms
- Indoor and outdoor pool access
- Hotel restaurant dining
- Meeting rooms for remote work
- Layover hotels near airports
- Bundled packages (room + breakfast/spa/lunch)
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DayBreakHotels is the app to book rooms, spas, pools and other hotel services for a few hours during the day. Without having to book the night. Just woke up and want a break? Need a place to work quietly for half a day? A pool or a spa for the afternoon? A room to rest between flights? Open the app, pick the hotel you like, build your experience and book in 30 seconds. WHAT YOU CAN BOOK • Hotel rooms by the hour, with early check-in available • Day Spa, rooms with jacuzzi • Pools (indoor and outdoor, seasonal and year-round) • Lunch or dinner in quality hotel restaurants • Meeting rooms and business spaces for remote work • Hotels near airports for layovers and waiting times • Bundles room + breakfast, room + spa, room + lunch HOW IT WORKS 1. Search for city, date and times you need 2. Compare available hotels, filter by services and price 3. Book from the app — pay at the hotel 4. Show your confirmation at reception and enjoy your day use experience WHY DAYBREAKHOTELS • 8,000 hotels handpicked in the US and worldwide • Only verified properties, reviewed by real guests • Free cancellation on most bookings • No upfront payment on most hotels • Day use rates up to 75% off, no surprises • Customer support in English MAIN CITIES IN THE US New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Boston, Washington DC, Atlanta, Dallas, Seattle, Houston, and many more. AND BEYOND THE US Rome, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Barcelona, Vienna, Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, Prague, Dubai and 1,500+ other cities. DAYBREAKHOTELS KNOWS THE RIGHT PLACE We're not a travel agency. We're the app that helps you find the right place for a few hours — when you need it, where you need it. To rest, to work, to enjoy a spa, to check in earlier than usual, or to spend time with someone you care about. Without paying as if you'd booked the night. Try DayBreakHotels. Open the app and search your city.
Ridesurfing
Connects passengers with drivers for shared travel plans, creating a virtual marketplace for more accessible journeys. Facilitates pre-trip interaction to build trust and enable shared travel experiences.
- Connect passengers with drivers
- Shared travel plans
- Driver request acceptance/cancellation
- Pre-journey interaction
- Long-distance commuting
- Shared travel experiences
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Ridesurfing is a virtual marketplace where people connect to make travel more accessible. We allow passengers to connect with drivers who share common travel plans; passengers request to ride with drivers, and in turn, drivers can accept or cancel requests of their choice. We allow Ridesurfers to interact prior to their journey to build trust. We want to help people commute long distances while also allowing people to share unique experiences with each other on traveling adventures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DayBreakHotels at 4.8 against Ridesurfing's 2.3. DayBreakHotels also leads on ratings volume (190 vs 3). Ridesurfing's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DayBreakHotels holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DayBreakHotels has 190 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DayBreakHotels | Ridesurfing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (190 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 190 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DayBreakHotels S.r.l. | Ridesurfing LLC |
Customer experience
DayBreakHotels
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In-app purchases
DayBreakHotels
No in-app purchases
Ridesurfing
No in-app purchases
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