Facebook Tracking Pixel

Six subscriptions. Or one plan at $15.

A well-run rental usually ends up with six separate guest-experience subscriptions: TouchStay for the digital guidebook, StayFi for WiFi guest marketing, WelcomeScreen for the TV, YourWelcome for the in-room tablet, Minut for noise monitoring and The Host Co for guest upsells. That stack runs over $100 a month per property. BetterSTR Simple does all six jobs for $15 a property a month, about the price of TouchStay alone, with 15% off when you pay annually.

The six-provider way TouchStay $15 + StayFi $19 + WelcomeScreen $9.99 + YourWelcome $37 + Minut $10 + The Host Co $18 = about $109/month
The Simple way BetterSTR Simple = $15/month

Quick answer: what is BetterSTR Simple?

One plan, one price per property, everything switched on. $15 a month covers the premium digital guidebook with Ask AI, WiFi captive-portal marketing for up to 3 access points, a locked in-room companion tablet with noise monitoring, up to 3 TVs on the hotel-style BetterSTR TV welcome screen, a guest upsell shop at a flat 3% fee, and your own custom domain connected with a free SSL certificate. It is the work of TouchStay, StayFi, WelcomeScreen, YourWelcome, Minut and The Host Co on one bill, from one dashboard.

The six subscriptions hosts end up paying for

None of these tools is bad at its job. The problem is that each one solves a slice of the guest experience and charges like it is the whole thing, so a host who wants the guidebook, the WiFi capture, the TV, the tablet, noise monitoring and upsells is running six dashboards and six bills.

TouchStay

Digital guidebook, and only the guidebook.

About $15/month

For a single property paid monthly, or $99 a year.

StayFi

WiFi guest marketing and email capture.

From $19/month

Plus its own access-point hardware from $99.

WelcomeScreen

TV greeting screen with a phone guidebook.

$9.99 per property/month

Welcome card on the TV, guidebook stays on the phone.

YourWelcome

In-room tablet on an annual contract.

Around $450 per property/year

Roughly $37/month, 1-year commitment.

Minut

Noise monitoring through a dedicated sensor.

$10 per home/month (Standard)

The sensor itself is a separate one-time cost. See the noise monitoring comparison.

The Host Co

Guest upsell store, paid for by commission.

7% of every sale, or from $18/month

Free tier takes 7% of sales; paid plans start at $18/month. See the upsell comparison.

The maths, side by side

What the property needs Bought separately On BetterSTR Simple One plan
Digital guidebook TouchStayabout $15/month Premium guide with Ask AI, custom fonts, maps, no BetterSTR branding
WiFi guest marketing StayFifrom $19/month + hardware from $99 Captive portal for up to 3 access points, on UniFi, Omada, Mikrotik or a Raspberry Pi you already own
TV welcome screen WelcomeScreen$9.99/month Up to 3 TVs, full Android TV home-screen takeover with streaming tiles and live TV
In-room tablet YourWelcomearound $37/month, on contract 1 companion tablet, bring any Android tablet, no contract
Noise monitoring Minut$10/month + sensor hardware The companion tablet doubles as the noise monitor: quiet hours, custom thresholds and instant alerts, no extra sensor to buy
Guest upsells The Host Co7% of every sale, or from $18/month Upsell shop in the guide, tablet and TV at a flat 3% fee, paid straight to your Stripe account
Custom domain + SSL SSL certificateabout $15/year Bring your own domain or use a subdomain, SSL certificate issued and renewed free
Total per property about $109/monthsix providers, six bills $15/month Save about $94one provider, one bill

Everything talks to everything

The saving is the headline, but the real win is that it is one platform. The WiFi login drops guests onto the same guidebook the TV and tablet show. The booking sync that fills the guidebook also personalises the TV greeting and expires guest access at checkout. Four separate providers can never do that, because each one only sees its own quarter of the stay.

It syncs with Airbnb and the major property managers: Hospitable, OwnerRez, Guesty, Hostaway, Lodgify, Smoobu, Cloudbeds and many more.

What BetterSTR Simple includes

  • Premium digital guidebook with custom fonts, maps, your branding only, and Ask AI answering guests at 2am so you don't have to
  • WiFi Marketing for up to 3 access points: captive-portal email capture, party prevention and direct-booking lists on hardware you already own
  • 1 Companion tablet in the property: locked kiosk showing your guidebook, photo frame when idle
  • Noise monitoring on the tablet: quiet hours, custom thresholds and instant alerts, the job of Minut's $10/month Standard plan with no sensor to buy. Compare noise monitors
  • Up to 3 TVs on BetterSTR TV: branded hotel-style welcome screen, WiFi QR, streaming app tiles and live TV
  • Guest upsell shop at a flat 3% fee: sell early check-in, welcome baskets or EV charging from the guide, tablet and TV, paid straight to your Stripe. Compare with The Host Co
  • 1 custom domain or subdomain, connected with a free SSL certificate, renewed automatically
  • One bill, chosen property by property. Mix Simple and a-la-carte properties on the same account however you like

$15 a property a month, or $153.00 a year per property (15% off). Volume discounts kick in from 51 properties. Full details on the pricing page.

Already paying one of the six?

Switching is designed to be painless. Our one-click TouchStay importer brings your existing guide content across in minutes, and if you bought StayFi's UniFi hardware there is a step-by-step guide to repurposing it for BetterSTR, so nothing you paid for goes in the bin. The TV app runs on any Android TV or Google TV device, and the tablet app runs on any Android 11+ tablet you already have.

One plan. One bill. The whole stay.

Start free with the guidebook, then switch on Simple when you are ready. No card required to begin.

Start free See Simple pricing

Frequently asked questions

Is there one tool that replaces both TouchStay and StayFi?

Yes. BetterSTR Simple covers both jobs in one plan: a premium digital guidebook (the TouchStay job) and WiFi captive-portal guest marketing (the StayFi job), plus an in-room tablet and a TV welcome screen that neither of them offers, for $15 a property a month.

How much do TouchStay, StayFi, WelcomeScreen, YourWelcome, Minut and The Host Co cost separately?

Roughly $109 a month per property: TouchStay about $15/month paid monthly, StayFi from $19/month plus hardware from $99, WelcomeScreen $9.99/month, YourWelcome around $450 a year, Minut $10/month plus its sensor, and The Host Co from $18/month (or 7% of every sale on its free tier). BetterSTR Simple does all six jobs for $15/month, so the whole bundle costs about the same as TouchStay on its own.

What does BetterSTR Simple include?

Per property: the premium guidebook with Ask AI, WiFi Marketing for up to 3 access points, 1 companion tablet with noise monitoring, up to 3 TVs on BetterSTR TV, guest upsells at a flat 3% fee, and a custom domain or subdomain with a free SSL certificate. $15 a month, or 15% off paid annually.

Does BetterSTR Simple include noise monitoring like Minut?

Yes. The companion tablet included in Simple doubles as the noise monitor: real-time decibel monitoring, quiet hours, custom thresholds and instant alerts, the same job as Minut's $10/month Standard plan. And because it runs on the tablet already in the property, there is no separate sensor to buy. See the noise monitoring comparison.

Can I sell upsells to guests, and what does it cost?

Yes. The upsell shop shows your products in the guidebook, on the tablet and on the TV, with payments going straight to your Stripe account. On Simple the platform fee is a flat 3% per sale with no monthly charge, where The Host Co takes 7% of every sale on its free tier or from $18/month on paid plans. See the upsell comparison.

Do I need to buy special hardware?

No. WiFi Marketing runs on the UniFi, TP-Link Omada or Mikrotik gear you already own, or a cheap Raspberry Pi. The tablet app runs on any Android 11+ tablet and the TV app on any Android TV or Google TV device, including a plug-in HDMI stick.

Can I bring my existing TouchStay guide across?

Yes. The one-click TouchStay importer copies your existing guide content into BetterSTR in minutes, so you keep everything you have already written.

Do I have to put every property on Simple?

No. You choose per property, and monthly or annual per property too. Properties that only need the free guidebook can stay on a-la-carte pricing on the same account.

The verdict

If you are paying two or more of TouchStay, StayFi, WelcomeScreen, YourWelcome, Minut and The Host Co, Simple already saves you money, and it adds the pieces you skipped. One provider, one bill, one dashboard, and every part of the stay working off the same booking data. See the full breakdown on the pricing page, or dig into the side-by-side pages for noise monitoring and guest upsells.