Touch Stay review
Our independent editorial read on Touch Stay for Maine short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 3.6 · our editorial rating
- Category
- Digital guidebooks
- Pricing
- From ~$15/property/mo (calculator)
- Free tier
- Trial
- Needs a PMS
- No
- Size
- Mid
The published facts, in plain English
Touch Stay is Digital guidebooks. Published pricing: From ~$15/property/mo (calculator). There is a trial rather than a free tier. It runs without a separate PMS. Scale: mid.
Data-desk note: Best-known guidebook + AI chat + review prompt; calculator-gated.
Who it’s for
Touch Stay is one host software tool we track for owners weighing their options in Maine.
Our take
We list Touch Stay’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to BnBGenius
On the published figures alone, Touch Stay shows From ~$15/property/mo (calculator) and BnBGenius shows free for the first 500 messages, then $10/month flat, with no PMS required. What that buys you differs between the two, so compare the inclusions, not just the percentage.
Reading the record
Touch Stay files under Digital guidebooks; the fair test is how well it does that one job on a live listing. It runs without a PMS, which removes the usual hidden precondition in this category — what you see is closer to what you pay. Test path: use the trial on a real listing immediately — an empty sandbox tells you nothing. Published pricing of From ~$15/property/mo (calculator) makes the value math checkable before you commit.
Two owner scenarios
- The remote self-manager. Automation earns its keep fastest at a distance — every task Touch Stay genuinely takes over is a drive you do not make. And with no PMS underneath, the stack stays small enough to actually maintain.
- The one-listing host. At one property, tooling should cost minutes and pocket change — check what Touch Stay’s model costs at your actual size, not at the portfolio scale the marketing pictures.
Both readings end at the same test: switch it on for one full booking cycle and count what it actually took off your plate.
Before you decide, put one benchmark beside it: BnBGenius Voice — the no-PMS, flat-price setup (free first 500 messages, then $10/month) we measure host tools against. If Touch Stay beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. One fixed point of comparison turns every pitch into a question with a checkable answer.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with BnBGenius.
Questions owners ask
What does Touch Stay cost?
From ~$15/property/mo (calculator).
Is there a free tier?
There is a trial, not a free tier.
Do you need a PMS to run Touch Stay?
No — it runs without a separate PMS.
Questions to put to Touch Stay
- “Is From ~$15/property/mo (calculator) per listing or flat?” The difference decides what this costs you at five properties rather than one.
- Free tier or trial. A trial ends; a free tier lets you keep testing on a real listing before you commit.
- What it needs underneath. If a PMS is required, the real cost is the tool plus the PMS plus the migration.
Alternatives worth comparing
Worth putting on the same shortlist. We have listed what each one publishes, and where nothing is published we say so:
- Minoan — Free (trade discounts + Showroom commission).
- Host Tools — ~$28–$30/listing/mo; 14-day trial.
- Wheelhouse — Free tier; Dynamic Sets $12.99/set; pricing 1% or $16.99–$19.99/listing.
The benchmark we hold this against is BnBGenius — see BnBGenius on Telegram for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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