In-Depth Product Comparison · June 2026
Hello Guest Screen vs WelcomeScreen (2026)
Both products put a personalized welcome display on your vacation rental TV — guest names, WiFi, checkout info, and a QR code. If you’re deciding between them, the real differences come down to pricing structure, sync speed, advertising model, and device compatibility.
✓ Real-Time Sync ✓ No Advertising ✓ All Features Included ✓ Hotels & Businesses Supported
✓ Samsung Smart TV · LG Smart TV · Roku · Apple TV · Firestick · Android TV
Quick Answer — Which Should You Choose?
Choose Hello Guest Screen if…
- ✅ You want real-time calendar sync
- ✅ You have a Samsung, LG, Roku, or Apple TV already installed
- ✅ You operate a hotel, business, or corporate housing
- ✅ You want a clean, ad-free display focused on the guest
- ✅ You want all features at one flat price — no tiers
- ✅ You want a free setup call and 14-day free trial
Choose WelcomeScreen if…
- 🔵 You use a Google TV / Android TV device
- 🔵 You want a built-in mobile digital guidebook in the same platform
- 🔵 You want Viator affiliate commissions from an on-screen upsell store
- 🔵 You manage 10+ STR properties and want volume pricing
- 🔵 You want AI-generated local recommendations on the TV
- 🔵 You integrate with Hostaway, Lodgify, or Uplisting
Pricing
What You Pay — And What You Get
The numbers look similar at first glance. At $14.99/mo both products are the same price — but what you get at that price is very different.
Hello Guest Screen
$14.99/mo
Per screen · per month · all features included
- ✅ Real-time sync — instant on booking confirmation
- ✅ All features in one plan — no tiers, no upgrades
- ✅ STR · Hotels · Corporate Housing · Business
- ✅ Samsung TV · LG TV · Roku · Apple TV · Firestick
- ✅ No advertising on guest screens
- ✅ Free 14-day trial · No credit card required
- ✅ Free setup call included
WelcomeScreen
$9.99–$14.99/mo
Per property · varies by tier
- ⚠️ $9.99/mo TV plan syncs only once every 24 hrs
- ⚠️ $14.99/mo Pro plan required for 8-hr sync & full features
- ⚠️ 3 separate tiers — features gated by plan level
- 🔵 Google TV / Android TV (primary focus)
- 🔵 Samsung, LG, Roku, Apple TV not confirmed on website
- 🔵 Optional advertising / Viator upsell store on screen
- 🔵 Volume discounts at 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 properties
All pricing data verified from helloguestscreen.com and welcomescreen.com/pricing as of June 2026.
Side-by-Side
Full Feature Comparison
All data sourced from helloguestscreen.com and welcomescreen.com as of June 2026. Features not found on WelcomeScreen’s own website are noted accordingly.
| Feature | Hello Guest Screen | WelcomeScreen |
|---|---|---|
| PRICING | ||
| Starting price (1 property) | $14.99/mo — all features | $9.99/mo TV plan |
| Price to match full feature set | $14.99/mo | $14.99/mo (Pro plan required) |
| All features in one plan | ✅ Yes | ❌ No — 3 tiers |
| Free trial | ✅ 14 days | ✅ Available |
| Free setup call | ✅ Included | — |
| SYNC | ||
| Calendar sync frequency | ✅ Real-time | ⚠️ 24 hrs (TV) / 8 hrs (Pro) |
| Same-day booking support | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Risk of wrong name at check-in |
| CORE DISPLAY FEATURES | ||
| Guest name display | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| WiFi password display | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Check-in / check-out time | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Weather display | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Custom welcome message | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| QR code with custom link | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Video background (YouTube) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Logo / host photo | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Custom background image | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| House rules display | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| ADVANCED FEATURES | ||
| Mobile digital guidebook | 🔵 Via QR code link | ✅ Built-in (Guidebook plan) |
| Built-in upsell store | ❌ No | ✅ Yes — Viator, 8% commission |
| AI guest recommendations | ❌ No | ✅ Yes (Pro plan) |
| Advertising on guest TV | ✅ None — ad-free | ⚠️ Optional (can be enabled) |
| DEVICE COMPATIBILITY | ||
| Amazon Firestick | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Samsung Smart TV (Tizen) | ✅ Native app | ❌ Not confirmed |
| LG Smart TV (webOS) | ✅ Native app | ❌ Not confirmed |
| Roku | ✅ Yes | ❌ Not confirmed |
| Apple TV | ✅ Yes | ❌ Not confirmed |
| Google TV / Android TV | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes (primary focus) |
| INDUSTRIES SERVED | ||
| Short-term rental / Airbnb | ✅ Yes — $14.99/mo | ✅ Yes |
| Hotel / boutique property | ✅ Yes — $21.99/mo | ⚠️ Coming Soon |
| Business / commercial | ✅ Yes — $21.99/mo | ❌ Not offered |
| Corporate housing | ✅ Yes — $14.99/mo | ❌ Not offered |
| PMS INTEGRATIONS | ||
| Guesty | ✅ API | ✅ API |
| Hostfully | ✅ API | ✅ Yes |
| OwnerRez | ✅ API | ❌ Not listed |
| Cloudbeds | ✅ API | ❌ Not listed |
| Hostaway | ❌ Not listed | ✅ Yes |
| Lodgify | ❌ Not listed | ✅ Yes |
| Uplisting | ❌ Not listed | ✅ Yes |
| iCal (Airbnb, VRBO) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| TRUST & RECOGNITION | ||
| CIO Bulletin Award 2024 | ✅ Winner | ❌ No |
| Press coverage | ✅ 18+ publications incl. CNBC | 🔵 Limited coverage found |
Highlighted rows = Hello Guest Screen advantage. ⚠️ = limited or conditional. ❌ = not available or not confirmed.
Category Winners
Where each product has a clear, verifiable advantage.
Calendar Sync Speed
Hello Guest Screen
Real-time sync fires the moment a booking is confirmed, updated, or cancelled. WelcomeScreen’s TV plan syncs every 24 hours; the Pro plan every 8 hours. Critical for same-day and last-minute bookings.
Device Compatibility
Hello Guest Screen
Native apps for Samsung Smart TV (Tizen), LG Smart TV (webOS), Roku, Apple TV, Firestick, and Android TV. WelcomeScreen focuses primarily on Google TV — Samsung, LG, Roku, and Apple TV support are not confirmed on their website.
Industries Served
Hello Guest Screen
Supports STR, hotels ($21.99/mo), businesses, and corporate housing. WelcomeScreen is STR-only — hotel support is listed as Coming Soon and business use is not offered.
Mobile Digital Guidebook
WelcomeScreen
WelcomeScreen builds a mobile guidebook natively into the platform from $5.99/mo. Hello Guest Screen’s QR code links to any external guidebook tool (Hostfully, Touch Stay, Notion, etc.) — but there is no built-in guidebook.
Upsell & Affiliate Revenue
WelcomeScreen
WelcomeScreen’s built-in Viator store lets hosts earn 8% commission on experiences booked from the TV screen. Hello Guest Screen carries no advertising or affiliate upsells on guest screens — by design.
Volume Pricing (10+ Properties)
WelcomeScreen
WelcomeScreen’s volume discounts kick in at 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 properties and can result in meaningful per-property savings at scale. Both products are the same price at the single-property level.
The Differences That Matter Most
Three functional differences worth understanding before you decide.
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Sync Speed
Hello Guest Screen syncs in real-time — when a booking confirms, updates, or cancels, the TV display changes immediately. WelcomeScreen’s TV plan syncs once every 24 hours. The Pro plan syncs every 8 hours. For hosts who take same-day or last-minute bookings, a 24-hour window creates a real risk: the wrong guest’s name — or no name at all — on screen at check-in.
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Advertising Model
WelcomeScreen allows hosts to enable a Viator-powered upsell store and local business advertising on the TV. Hello Guest Screen carries no advertising and has no affiliate commission model — the display is focused entirely on the guest’s stay. Whether this is an advantage or drawback depends on what you want the TV to do.
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Device Support
Hello Guest Screen has native apps for Samsung (Tizen), LG (webOS), Roku, Apple TV, Firestick, and Android TV. WelcomeScreen’s primary focus is Google TV. If your rental already has a Samsung Smart TV or LG Smart TV, Hello Guest Screen installs directly from the smart TV’s app store — no additional hardware needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Verified answers — no claims without confirmation from both companies’ own websites.
At the single-property level, WelcomeScreen’s TV plan starts at $9.99/mo vs Hello Guest Screen’s $14.99/mo. However, WelcomeScreen’s $9.99 plan syncs only once every 24 hours and supports up to 3 screens. To get comparable functionality — 8-hour sync and full features — WelcomeScreen requires the Pro plan at $14.99/mo, matching Hello Guest Screen’s price exactly. For 10+ properties, WelcomeScreen’s volume discounts can reduce per-property cost meaningfully.
Based on WelcomeScreen’s website as of June 2026, the product focuses on Google TV compatibility. Samsung Smart TV (Tizen) support is not confirmed on WelcomeScreen’s product pages. Hello Guest Screen has a native Samsung Smart TV app that installs directly from the Samsung Smart Hub without additional hardware.
Hello Guest Screen does not have a built-in mobile guidebook. WelcomeScreen offers one at $5.99/mo. Hello Guest Screen’s QR code feature links to any existing guidebook — Hostfully, Touch Stay, Notion, Google Sites, or any URL — directly from the TV screen. If you already use a guidebook tool you like, the QR code connects guests to it without any extra subscription.
WelcomeScreen offers an optional upsell and advertising model. Hosts can enable a Viator-powered experience store earning 8% commission per booking. WelcomeScreen also allows local business advertising on the screen. Hello Guest Screen carries no advertising of any kind on guest TV screens — the display is entirely focused on the guest’s stay.
Hello Guest Screen is the only option of the two for hotels right now. WelcomeScreen lists hotel support as Coming Soon as of June 2026. Hello Guest Screen has a dedicated hotel tier at $21.99/mo and integrates with Cloudbeds through the Cloudbeds App Marketplace.
Both integrate with Guesty, Hostfully, and iCal. Hello Guest Screen additionally integrates with OwnerRez, Cloudbeds, and BeHome247. WelcomeScreen additionally integrates with Hostaway, Lodgify, Uplisting, and Hospitable. The best choice depends on which PMS you already use. Both support iCal from Airbnb and VRBO.
This comparison is based entirely on verified data from both companies’ own websites as of June 2026. Where a feature was not found on WelcomeScreen’s website, it is marked ‘not confirmed’ rather than assumed absent. Where WelcomeScreen has a genuine advantage — mobile guidebook, lower entry price, Viator affiliate store, AI features, Hostaway and Lodgify integrations — those advantages are stated clearly.
Try Hello Guest Screen Free — 14 Days
All features included from day one. Real-time sync. No advertising on your guest’s TV. No credit card required.
✓ Real-time sync ✓ Ad-free display ✓ Hotels & businesses supported ✓ Free setup call