Comparison

KNOW HK vs HK Housekeeping

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

HK Housekeeping

This app streamlines housekeeping and maintenance operations for hotels, improving efficiency and guest satisfaction. It offers configurable schedules, a rooms dashboard, and express assignment features to accelerate room turnover and reduce errors. Ideal for executive housekeepers, supervisors, and maintenance teams.

Highlights
  • Configurable cleaning schedules
  • Rooms dashboard with status filters
  • Express room assignment
  • Easy maintenance holds
  • Detailed operational reports
  • Mobile-optimized workflows
Features
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Streamline housekeeping and maintenance to boost efficiency and guest satisfaction. HotelKey Housekeeping brings schedules, dashboards, reports, and mobile workflows together—so rooms turn faster with fewer errors. Highlights: Configurable schedules: Tailor cleaning schedules by rate plan and guest preferences; personalize per stay. Rooms Dashboard: Filter by status and run bulk actions—clean/dirty, service type changes, and assignments. Express Assignment: Auto-assign housekeepers to dirty rooms to accelerate turnover. Easy maintenance holds: Mark rooms for maintenance in a few taps; auto-removed from inventory to prevent overbooking. Detailed reports: Housekeeping board, head housekeeper, vacant room list, and forecasting for better planning. Mobile-optimized: On-the-go tasks with real-time updates to keep staff aligned and productive. Error reduction: Automated task assignments minimize missed or duplicate cleanings. Ideal for: Executive housekeepers, supervisors, and maintenance teams. Note: Requires an active HotelKey account.

Screenshots

KNOW HK4 screens
HK Housekeeping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KNOW HK at 5.0 against HK Housekeeping's 1.7. KNOW HK also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). HK Housekeeping's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

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 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KNOW HK ships an update every 2 months, HK Housekeeping every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
KNOW HK versus HK Housekeeping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKNOW HKHK Housekeeping
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better1.7 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings411 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKnowcross LtdHotelKey

Customer experience

KNOW HK

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

HK Housekeeping

All ratings11 ratings
Positive18.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

KNOW HK

No in-app purchases

None

HK Housekeeping

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KNOW HK free?
KNOW HK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HK Housekeeping free?
HK Housekeeping is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KNOW HK or HK Housekeeping?
KNOW HK is rated higher. KNOW HK averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while HK Housekeeping averages 1.7 from 11 ratings.
Do KNOW HK or HK Housekeeping have ads?
Neither KNOW HK nor HK Housekeeping shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KNOW HK or HK Housekeeping?
KNOW HK ships an update every 2 months, and HK Housekeeping every 3 weeks. Most recently, KNOW HK was updated on November 1, 2026 and HK Housekeeping on November 5, 2026.

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