Best digital guidebook apps in 2026

Touch Stay and Hostfully are guidebooks first. Enso Connect and Duve are guest platforms with a guidebook inside, sold to larger operations. Every app is compared over three years, on its yearly price wherever it publishes one, read on its official pricing page. WonderGuest wrote this comparison, so the verdict names the cases where another app is the right pick. If you're new to the category, start with what an Airbnb guidebook should hold.

The pricing models differ a lot, and they don't compare at a glance.

Touch Stay prices plans by number of properties, so the price per property falls as you add more. Hostfully charges per guidebook, with a lower price at higher volume and a Free plan for one. WonderGuest sells one plan per bracket of properties at a fixed price. Duve publishes minimum packages that apply whatever the number of properties, and Enso Connect quotes on request.

The other columns show what the price leaves out. Commission on extras ranges from 0% at WonderGuest to 2% at Touch Stay, and neither Enso Connect nor Duve publishes a clear figure; the upsell revenue calculator shows what those extras could be worth to you. Free options come in three forms: a trial, a Free plan with sponsored recommendations, or a free guidebook with no time limit. Our free welcome book template is another way to start at no cost. AI features vary too, from Touch Stay's chatbot to AI replies in Enso Connect's and Duve's messaging.

The target column tells you the most. Touch Stay and Hostfully are built around hosts and co-hosts or property managers, while Enso Connect aims at brands of 20 to 200 listings and Duve at hotels, hostels and portfolios. The cost comparison below puts every app on yearly billing wherever it publishes one.

For one property, Hostfully and WonderGuest both have a free plan, with different trade-offs: Hostfully's shows sponsored recommendations and has no Marketplace, while WonderGuest's has no extras shop. Touch Stay's Starter plan is the cheapest paid option, with its store included. Duve's Basic minimum package costs far more, and Enso Connect has no published price.

For three properties, the comparison uses the plan that sells extras in each app: Touch Stay Starter, Hostfully Pro and Duve Premium, against WonderGuest Pro. Touch Stay and WonderGuest land close together on yearly billing, Hostfully Pro costs more, and Duve's minimum package sits well above the rest.

Two things aren't in those figures. Commissions come on top, with 2% per order at Touch Stay and 1% per sale at Hostfully, plus Stripe's fees. And Duve's numbers are minimums, so its real price after a demo can be higher.

Beyond three properties, rerun the numbers. A price per guidebook grows with every property you add, while a bracket price stays flat until the next bracket.

StayFi isn't on this list because it is a guest WiFi and marketing tool, not a guidebook. Our StayFi page explains how it works with one.

The first seven rows are the ones guests notice. A cell that reads not stated means the official page doesn't say, not that the feature is missing.

Read column by column, the matrix splits the apps into two groups. Touch Stay and Hostfully are guidebooks first: strong on links and sharing, lighter on video and check-in instructions, which they hand to YouTube, embedded forms or a PMS. Enso Connect and Duve are guest platforms. Online check-in is a full row for both, with e-signatures, and ID and payment steps at Duve, but their guidebook design sits inside a fixed layout or preset formats.

Translation is broad almost everywhere. Touch Stay runs guides through Google Translate, Enso Connect covers more than 200 languages and Duve 30, while Hostfully offers 16 languages on Pro, translated card by card. Free trials range from Touch Stay's 14 days with no credit card to Duve, which mentions none.

If check-in with ID verification matters more to you than the guidebook itself, the platform columns are the ones to read. If the guidebook comes first, look at the top seven rows, and use our Airbnb essentials checklist to decide what it should cover.