WonderGuest vs Touch Stay: the alternative built for property managers

Touch Stay has made digital guidebooks since 2014, with plans priced by number of properties. It serves international guests well, with guides translated through Google Translate. WonderGuest is the alternative to Touch Stay built for property managers and multi-property hosts, with bracket pricing, a 0% commission extras shop, native online check-in and a free guidebook that includes hosted video.

Touch Stay at a glance: strengths and limits

Touch Stay is a digital guidebook that reviewers find easy to use and still customizable. On Trustpilot, it holds 4.6 out of 5 from 19 reviews, as of September 14, 2026. It builds a first guide from an Airbnb or Booking.com listing. PMS integrations such as Guesty, Hostaway and OwnerRez can send it to guests automatically. It also carries your logo, colors and fonts. Its limits come from its model. The bill rises with each property you add, and the store keeps 3% of every order on Starter. Video comes from YouTube, Vimeo or Loom. Check-in runs through an embedded Google Form or Jotform. There's no free plan, just a 14-day trial.

WonderGuest vs Touch Stay: point by point

Feature

WonderGuest

3 properties

$203.88/year

billed yearly · Pro, 2 to 5 properties

Touch Stay

3 properties

$195/year

billed yearly · Starter, 3 properties ($22.10 a month on monthly billing)

Starting price
Yes Free, first guidebook
Yes $99/year
Free guidebook
Yes No time limit
No 14-day free trial
Shop commission
Yes 0%, Pro plan
Partial 3% Starter, 2% above
Native check-in
Yes, Pro plan
No Google Forms or Jotform
Hosted video
Yes, free plan included
Partial YouTube, Vimeo or Loom
Languages
Yes 20 languages, Pro plan
Yes Google Translate, 16 languages
Multi-property templates
Yes, Pro plan
Yes Shared content across guides
AI chatbot
No
Partial Growth plan and above
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Both tools open in the browser from a QR code and reuse content across properties. They part ways on the free plan, the shop commission and check-in.

Why choose WonderGuest over Touch Stay

WonderGuest's extras shop takes 0% commission on every order

Every Touch Stay plan includes a store that takes payments through Stripe. On Starter, Touch Stay keeps 3% of each order paid online. On Growth, Pro and Custom, it keeps 2%. Stripe's own fees come on top in both cases. On a single late checkout, a few percent looks small. It comes back with every sale at every property, though, and it grows with your extras revenue. The WonderGuest extras shop comes with the Pro plan and takes 0% commission. What the guest pays is what you receive, minus Stripe's card fees. For a property manager selling extras across several properties, that gap adds up fast.

Best alternativeWonderGuest

The extras shop takes 0% commission, and guests pay by card through Stripe.

Touch Stay

Touch Stay keeps 3% of each store order on Starter, then 2% on Growth and above.

WonderGuest's online check-in is native, with no Google Forms or Jotform

For check-in, Touch Stay points hosts to a Google Form or a Jotform embedded in the guide. Guests fill it in without leaving the page. You build the form in that other tool, though, and the answers land there instead of in Touch Stay. That's one more account to set up and one more place to check before each arrival. From Growth up, Touch Stay's guest registration collects contact details when the guide opens. On the WonderGuest Pro plan, online check-in is part of the guidebook itself. Guests complete it where they read their arrival steps. There's no outside form to build or connect.

Best alternativeWonderGuest

Online check-in is part of the guidebook on the Pro plan.

Touch Stay

Check-in runs through an embedded Google Form or Jotform.

WonderGuest's free guidebook includes hosted video, with no time limit

Touch Stay has no free plan. After a 14-day trial with no credit card, you pick a paid plan. The first WonderGuest guidebook is free with no time limit, and video is hosted inside it. You film the lockbox or the parking spot on your phone. Then you drop the clip next to the written steps. On Touch Stay, video lives on YouTube, Vimeo or Loom. If the clip goes private, the link breaks. A guest may find out at the door. The free guidebook is published in the language you write it in. Translation into 20 languages comes with the Pro plan.

Best alternativeWonderGuest

The first guidebook is free with no time limit, and its videos are hosted inside it.

Touch Stay

Touch Stay has a 14-day trial instead of a free plan, with videos linked from YouTube, Vimeo or Loom.

WonderGuest and Touch Stay pricing

For one property, the first WonderGuest guidebook is free without the extras shop, and Touch Stay Starter costs $99 a year with its store.

For three properties, WonderGuest Pro costs $203.88 a year before sales tax, and Touch Stay Starter costs $195 a year plus 3% of each store order.

WonderGuest takes 0% commission on its extras shop, included in the Pro plan. Touch Stay keeps 3% per store order on Starter and 2% on higher plans, plus Stripe's fees.

Prices checked on October 7, 2026 · official pricing page

Both tools are compared on yearly billing, with Touch Stay prices read on its US dollar calculator on October 7, 2026. WonderGuest's US prices exclude sales tax, while Touch Stay's pricing page doesn't say whether its prices include tax. Our methodology explains the scenarios and how we read prices.

Switching, in practice

  1. 1Step 1

    Import your Airbnb listing

    Paste your listing link. Photos, the description and amenities fill in a first guidebook.

    2 minutes

  2. 2Step 2

    Copy over what's missing

    Keep your Touch Stay guide open in another tab. Paste in your check-in steps, door codes and local tips.

    20 to 40 minutes per property

  3. 3Step 3

    Swap the QR code

    Put the new QR code where the old one was and send the link to your next guest. Then cancel Touch Stay.

    10 minutes

Plan on about half a day for three properties. Film the entry again on your phone, then draft the written steps with our check-in instructions generator.

When Touch Stay is still the right choice

  • Your properties get weak cell coverage: on Growth and above, the Touch Stay guide stays readable offline once loaded.
  • You want an AI chatbot to answer guests: Touch Stay includes one from its Growth plan, while WonderGuest has none.
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Frequently asked questions

Is WonderGuest an alternative to Touch Stay?

Yes. WonderGuest is the alternative to Touch Stay built for property managers and multi-property hosts, with bracket pricing, a 0% commission extras shop, native online check-in and a free guidebook that includes hosted video. Touch Stay prices its plans by number of properties. WonderGuest sells one price per bracket, so a manager who grows from three to five properties pays nothing more.

How much does Touch Stay cost compared with WonderGuest?

On yearly billing, Touch Stay Starter costs $99 a year for one property and $195 for three. Growth costs $139 a year for one property and $334 for three. Pro costs $159 for one and $381 for three. The first WonderGuest guidebook is free. WonderGuest Pro costs $203.88 a year for 2 to 5 properties, before sales tax. Touch Stay also keeps 3% of each store order on Starter and 2% on higher plans. WonderGuest takes 0%. We read these prices on touchstay.com on October 7, 2026.

Does Touch Stay take a commission on extras?

Yes. Touch Stay keeps 3% of each store order on its Starter plan. On Growth, Pro and Custom, it keeps 2%. Stripe's fees come on top in both cases. The WonderGuest extras shop takes 0% commission. Stripe's card fees still apply, and the shop comes with the Pro plan.

Does WonderGuest have a free plan?

Yes. The first WonderGuest guidebook is free with no time limit, and it includes hosted video. It's published in the language you write it in, without the extras shop. Translation into 20 languages, online check-in and the shop come with the Pro plan. Touch Stay has no free plan. It offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card.

How long does it take to switch from Touch Stay to WonderGuest?

Plan on about half a day for three properties. Importing your Airbnb listing fills in photos, the description and amenities in under two minutes. Copying your check-in steps, door codes and local tips then takes 20 to 40 minutes per property. Touch Stay Starter has no PDF download of the guide, so keep it open in another tab while you copy.

Updated on October 7, 2026

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