• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Bestappsguru

Discover the best apps for Android and IOS operating system

  • Tools
  • Messaging
  • Entertainment
  • Security
  • Learning
  • Reviews
  • More
    • Health
    • Lifestyle
    • Transport
    • Finance

Top 6 Best apps like Airbnb

January 3, 2021 By Pramod Choudhary

Airbnb is the world’s most popular vacation rental site. It was launched in 2008 and has over a million active users. Airbnb helps people owning an apartment or a house in earning money. It also saves the money of travelers if the travelers find a home/apartment whose rent is lower than that of a hotel or ensures privacy. Before you book a stay on Airbnb, you can see what the rooms look like, find out what the facilities the house owner will offer to the users, and know the price you must pay to enter the stay in the house for 1 or many days.

Airbnb asks the owners to provide a government ID and phone number. You won’t find listings from users that share fake ID/phone numbers on Airbnb. Although Airbnb is a great platform for house owners and people who travel to distant places, you should check the rental prices on the other sites/apps before booking a stay. One more reason to use another application is that a property owner may have listed his/her home on another app. Below, I’ve shared the list of the top Airbnb alternative apps you can install and use on your smartphone.

Table of contents:
  • Best Airbnb like apps for Android and iOS
    • Agoda
    • TripAdvisor
    • Flipkey
    • VRBO
    • HomeAway
    • Booking
    • Features of the above applications

Best Airbnb like apps for Android and iOS

Agoda

agoda

Agoda is one of the largest hotel and home-booking platforms on the web. It lets you filter the rooms by their type, price, availability of free breakfast, etc. According to Agoda, the price of the rooms/hotels you’ll find on their website are the best on the web. If you find a website that is leasing the apartment for a cheaper price, the company will pay the difference amount. This app like Airbnb offers a family filter that you can use to find properties that allow families to stay for a single or many days. It claims to give you access to over 2 million properties. The size of this application is 77 megabytes.

Android

IOS

TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor has a special section called Holiday Homes that enables you to find homes available for rent for a brief time. TripAdvisor makes you aware of popular places in the city you’re planning to travel to. It makes finding a perfect vacation home easy for the users. Although TripAdvisor doesn’t have as many listings as Agoda and Airbnb, it is worth using.

Android

IOS

Must check: Best real estate apps to sell, buy or rent property online

Flipkey

tripadvisor vacation rentals app

Flipkey is owned by TripAdvisor. The reviews you’ll find in this app like Airbnb are genuine and the prices are on the higher side. Flipkey doesn’t detect the location of the users and displays the price of renting the home in USD. The service fee of Flipkey is also exorbitant.

VRBO

vrbo - best apps like Airbnb

VRBO aka Vacation Rentals by owner is one of the oldest websites on the web. It was launched in 1995. VRBO lets users find homes near mountains, beaches, lakes, etc. It also allows you to find a property by its type and number of rooms. Unlike Airbnb and Agoda, VRBO’s vacation home booking service is available only in a few countries.

Android

IOS

HomeAway

homeaway - best airbnb alternative app

HomeAway is a subsidiary of Expedia Inc. It is similar to Airbnb and offers rental services in over 180 countries. It allows users to favorite properties. When you search for a property on HomeAway and re-visit the site or open the app’s main interface, HA will suggest top-rated properties.

Android

IOS

Also check: Best classified apps like Craigslist

Booking

booking app like airbnb

While other apps like Airbnb I’ve shared here support up to 5 adults and 2 children, the Booking application doesn’t have restrictions on the number of passengers. If you choose 10+ adjust and multiple children, Booking recommends hotels and hostels instead of a home. Booking lets users find places that offer free WiFi, breakfast, parking, etc. It also enables you to filter places by their facilities. For example, you can filter homes that have an electric kettle, tea maker, television, etc in Booking. Once more special feature of the Booking application is that it displays the estimated amount you’ll have to pay on the search results page.

Android

IOS

Features of the above applications

Ratings and reviews: Agoda, Booking, VRBO, HomeAway, TripAdvisor, and Agoda lets users rate the property and share their experiences with other users. The reviews help users in finding the best vacation rentals.

Comments: If you find a property interesting or you’d like to ask some questions to the property owner, use this feature.

Filters: The Airbnb alternatives we have shared above offer various filters. You can use the filters to find places/homes as per your requirements.

Pictures and room details: As the applications allow the property owners to upload images of the property, the user can decide if the property is worth booking or not.

Search tool: The search tool is the backbone of websites like Airbnb. Without it, you won’t be able to find properties available for rent.

Reservation: The services mentioned above have a powerful reservation system. This system ensures that two users from different parts of the world, don’t book the same stay on the same day.

Verifications: The information you’ll find in the Airbnb like apps is genuine. The company’s staff will see the uploaded images, proof of ownership, ID card of the owner, etc before publishing a property.

Share this post on:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Transport and Travelling

About the Author

Pramod Choudhary owns bestappsguru.com. He holds a Masters's degree in Computer Science. He is a mobile/web application developer and blogger. Write to Pramod, or connect with him on LinkedIn

You may also like

  • Top 5 Best travel planning apps for Android and IOSTop 5 Best travel planning apps for Android and IOS
  • Best real estate apps to sell, buy or rent property onlineBest real estate apps to sell, buy or rent property online
  • Top 8 Best Apps to Make Money OnlineTop 8 Best Apps to Make Money Online

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

Jotform

6 Best free form builder apps

DigiBoxx - Statistics

DigiBoxx review: Free file sharing, transfer, cloud storage app

Google Pay

Best UPI apps in India

Quizlet

Best exam preparation apps for Android and iOS

Boxhiit

Best boxing training apps for Android and iOS

Join Us

© 2021 Content copyrighted. Reproduction is not allowed.

  • Privacy policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us