Digital welcome guide
Welkodia
IncludedTouch Stay
IncludedWelkodia vs Touch Stay: Which is best?
Touch Stay is a very complete digital guidebook solution. If you are looking for a Touch Stay alternative, Welkodia covers the essential guest-guide foundations and emphasizes Solo, the services store, orders, and revenue per property.
Solo + 14-day trial
vs
14-day free trial
Touch Stay presents itself as a digital guide platform for reducing guest questions. Its site highlights a 14-day free trial, no-download viewing, a link or QR code, customizable content, PMS integrations, AI, a dashboard and an upsell widget with Stripe.
Welkodia addresses the same guest-welcome need, but with a more direct proposition for hosts and property managers who want to sell services from the guide: Solo starts with a 14-day trial, then keeps QR access, multilingual content, the services store, order management, and performance tracking.
Features
Welkodia vs Touch Stay comparison
Public link and QR code
Welkodia
Link + QR codeTouch Stay
Link + QR codeVideos in the guidebook
Welkodia
Welcome, check-in, appliancesTouch Stay
Video embedding availableBuilt-in AI in the guidebook
Welkodia
Kodia answers 24/7Touch Stay
AI chatbot availableWhite label
Welkodia
Custom subdomain, logoTouch Stay
Own logo and colorsGuest rebooking
Welkodia
Directly from the guideTouch Stay
Email capture onlyImport from Airbnb / Booking
Welkodia
Auto-create from listing linkTouch Stay
AI generator from AirbnbAutomatic guidebook translation
Welkodia
Plus & Pro, 10+ languagesTouch Stay
AvailablePDF receipts for orders
Welkodia
Auto-generatedTouch Stay
Not offeredGuest services store
Welkodia
Built into the guideTouch Stay
Stripe upsell widgetOrder management
Welkodia
Statuses and dashboard trackingTouch Stay
Dashboard managementSolo + 14-day trial
Welkodia
Paid Solo planTouch Stay
14-day trialSensitive info protection
Welkodia
PIN-protected sectionsTouch Stay
Not included| Feature | Welkodia | Touch Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Digital welcome guide | Included | Included |
| Public link and QR code | Link + QR code | Link + QR code |
| Videos in the guidebook | Welcome, check-in, appliances | Video embedding available |
| Built-in AI in the guidebook | Kodia answers 24/7 | AI chatbot available |
| White label | Custom subdomain, logo | Own logo and colors |
| Guest rebooking | Directly from the guide | Email capture only |
| Import from Airbnb / Booking | Auto-create from listing link | AI generator from Airbnb |
| Automatic guidebook translation | Plus & Pro, 10+ languages | Available |
| PDF receipts for orders | Auto-generated | Not offered |
| Guest services store | Built into the guide | Stripe upsell widget |
| Order management | Statuses and dashboard tracking | Dashboard management |
| Solo + 14-day trial | Paid Solo plan | 14-day trial |
| Sensitive info protection | PIN-protected sections | Not included |
Why choose Welkodia over Touch Stay?
Kodia: AI built into the guide
Kodia answers guest questions 24/7 directly in the welcome guide without any action on your part. Answers are drawn from your guidebook content.
Rebooking + PDF receipts
Guests can book their next stay directly from the guidebook. Each sale automatically generates a PDF receipt, with no action needed from you.
White label + PIN sections
Welkodia offers white labeling with a custom subdomain from the Pro plan. PIN-protected sections keep your codes and instructions confidential away from non-guests.
Pricing comparison
The key difference is how you start: Welkodia launches Solo with a 14-day trial, while Touch Stay advertises a 14-day free trial followed by pricing calculated from your setup.
Welkodia
Solo
Solo: QR code, one site per property, built-in services store, order management, multilingual guidebook, analytics, and email support, with a 14-day trial before billing.
Touch Stay
14-day trial
Touch Stay advertises a free trial without a credit card, then a calculator based on guide type, number of properties, currency and monthly or annual billing.
Make the guide a real revenue lever
Start with Solo, add your services, collect orders, and track what works by property.
4 reasons to switch from Touch Stay to Welkodia
1
Direct rebooking from the guide
Guests can book their next stay directly from the guidebook without going through Airbnb or Booking. A feature Touch Stay does not offer natively.
2
Automated PDF receipts
Each article or service sale through the Welkodia store generates a PDF receipt automatically sent to the guest, with no action needed from you.
3
Import from your Airbnb listing
Welkodia automatically creates your guidebook in seconds from an Airbnb, Vrbo or Booking listing link. You save time from the very first step.
4
PIN sections for sensitive info
Access codes, alarms, and confidential instructions are protected by a PIN. Touch Stay does not offer this native protection.
Our verdict
Touch Stay is a broad solution if you need a large ecosystem: AI, automated messaging, PMS integrations, upsells and video. It's an established player with many features.
Welkodia is the better choice if you want a tool focused on day-to-day operations: Kodia AI in the guide, direct rebooking, PDF receipts, white label, videos, Airbnb import, automatic translation, services store, PIN sections and logic designed for both owners and property managers.
FAQ
Touch Stay advertises a 14-day free trial without a credit card, then asks you to calculate pricing based on guide type, number of properties, currency and monthly or annual billing. At Welkodia, Solo is now a paid plan with a 14-day trial; existing Free users keep their grandfathered access.
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