Comparison

KNOW HK vs Hostify Tasks

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

Head to head
About

KNOW HK

This software streamlines hotel housekeeping operations by automating tasks, providing guest preferences, and tracking room status. It helps hotels reduce costs, go green, and improve efficiency for both supervisors and attendants.

Highlights
  • Automates daily housekeeping tasks
  • Provides guest preference information
  • Tracks room attendants and status
  • Manages environmentally friendly cleaning programs
  • Reduces paper consumption and phone calls
  • Offers 360-degree view for supervisors
  • Enables direct room status updates in PMS
Features
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KNOW HOUSEKEEPING helps automate daily housekeeping activities, resulting in dramatic increase in productivity and large savings in housekeeping costs. This easy-to-use software automates and simplifies a number of time consuming housekeeping tasks like setting the room cleaning sequence, providing attendants with guest preference information, tracking room attendants, updating rooms status in the PMS and so on. The system enables hotels to go green by helping them set up and manage environmentally friendly cleaning programs as standard or based on guest preferences. The software reduces paper consumption and eliminates hundreds of phone calls between the housekeeping desk, floor staff and front office. KNOW HOUSEKEEPING allows the following for housekeeping supervisors: * 360 degree view of the section * Turn around rush rooms faster * Re-assign rooms with a press of a button * Receive inspection alerts * Report a discrepancy * Cater to guest’s special requests * Easy access to check lists & SOPs KNOW HOUSEKEEPING allows the following for housekeeping attendants: * Information on room to clean next * Complete guest info: preferences, specials, pax, etc * SOPs for quick reference * Send alerts to supervisors * Direct room status update in PMS

About

Hostify Tasks

This app simplifies task management for vacation rental properties. Property managers and staff can create, assign, and track tasks, and communicate directly within the application to ensure properties are well-maintained for guests.

Highlights
  • Task creation and assignment
  • Task tracking
  • In-app communication
  • Integration with Hostify PMS
  • Property maintenance organization
Features
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Hostify Tasks is a simple task management app for vacation rental and short-term rental properties. Property managers and cleaning/maintenance staff can easily create, assign, and track tasks, and communicate within the app. Fully integrated with the Hostify PMS, Hostify Tasks is the perfect solution for organizing and streamlining daily tasks and ensuring that vacation rentals and short-term rental properties are well-maintained and ready for guests

Screenshots

KNOW HK4 screens
Hostify Tasks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KNOW HK at 5.0 against Hostify Tasks's 2.0. KNOW HK also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Hostify Tasks's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

KNOW HK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KNOW HK ships an update every 2 months, Hostify Tasks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
KNOW HK versus Hostify Tasks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKNOW HKHostify Tasks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKnowcross LtdHostify

Customer experience

KNOW HK

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hostify Tasks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

KNOW HK

No in-app purchases

None

Hostify Tasks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KNOW HK free?
KNOW HK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hostify Tasks free?
Hostify Tasks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KNOW HK or Hostify Tasks?
KNOW HK is rated higher. KNOW HK averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Hostify Tasks averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do KNOW HK or Hostify Tasks have ads?
Neither KNOW HK nor Hostify Tasks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KNOW HK or Hostify Tasks?
KNOW HK ships an update every 2 months, and Hostify Tasks fortnightly. Most recently, KNOW HK was updated on September 7, 2026 and Hostify Tasks on August 21, 2026.

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