Comparison

Popina vs Hola Stay

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

Head to head
About

Popina

This iPad-based point of sale system offers over 200 features for managing sales, payments, discounts, and stock. It provides real-time online statistics and accounting generation for businesses.

Highlights
  • Payment and discount management
  • Multi-till functionality
  • User and stock management
  • Customizable receipt tickets
  • Real-time online statistics
  • One-click accounting generation
Features
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Popina is a point of sale/cash register on iPad + Complete (more than 200 features) - Management of means of payment - Discounts management - Multi-till (open several tills at the same time) - Users Management - Stock management - Receipt ticket customizable - Compatible with many printers - Floor plan (with several rooms) + Innovative - View real-time statistics on your online dashboard - Online statistics (average basket, distribution daily, hourly breakdown ...) - Generation of accounting in one click - Receive a mail for each till - Questions to: support@popina.com

About

Hola Stay

Features
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Hola Stay is the app for owners and managers of tourist rentals on the Spanish coast (Costa Blanca, Costa Cálida). All your guest-registration duties and documents in one tool. FEATURES: • Guest check-in without an account — the guest fills in their details via a QR code and reservation number. • SES Hospedajes report (Guardia Civil) — automatic generation of the "Parte de viajeros" and "Reserva de hospedaje" XML. • ID document scanning (passport/DNI/NIE) — guest data fills in automatically. • Registration card, check-in and check-out, inventory and guest signature — ready-made PDFs. • Invoices and settlements — clear, in Polish and Spanish. • Offline assistant — works without internet. HOW IT WORKS: Data entered once (reservation, property) automatically fills the registration card, check-in, documents and the SES report. SECURITY: Guest documents are encrypted on the device (AES-256). Registration data is retained in line with Spanish legal requirements.

Screenshots

Popina4 screens
Hola Stay4 screens

Verdict

The call

Popina and Hola Stay are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Popina ships an update monthly, Hola Stay every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Popina versus Hola Stay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopinaHola Stay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS15.8 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size224 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAltis DéveloppementDamian Wlodarkiewicz

In-app purchases

None

Popina

No in-app purchases

None

Hola Stay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Popina free?
Popina is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hola Stay free?
Hola Stay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Popina or Hola Stay have ads?
Neither Popina nor Hola Stay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Popina or Hola Stay?
Popina ships an update monthly, and Hola Stay every 3 weeks. Most recently, Popina was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hola Stay on October 31, 2026.

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