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Hostelworld: Hostel Travel App

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Hostelworld: Hostel Travel App is an iOS app from Web Reservations International in the Travel category, currently rated 4.9★ across 76,049 ratings. Initial signal reads as mixed reviews — supporters praise core features while critics cite stability/value gaps.

Our BU Score puts it at 78Strong (healthy traction). For a Travel app, that means healthy traction.

Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below — live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.

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💰 Forecast Revenue / mo

MODEL
Revenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
🔬Forecast Breakdown — Why This Estimate?Top 12 of 12 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
Mid install base (76,049 ratings)METRIC
+$5,500
Excellent rating (4.9★)METRIC
+$2,200
bugsREVIEW
−$1,800
5 starREVIEW
+$1,800
cancelledREVIEW
−$1,500
excellent appREVIEW
+$1,500
Mature app (16y old)METRIC
+$1,500
highly recommendREVIEW
+$1,400
slowREVIEW
−$1,200
support teamREVIEW
+$900
Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC
+$600
Localized (9 languages)METRIC
+$600
METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)

📈 Reviews Growth

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Cumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
💚Sentiment Over Time↑ green = positive · ↓ red = negative
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⭐ Rating Trend

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Average rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.

🗓️ Snapshot Timeline

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App Specs
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💾 212 MB🔞 4+📱 iOS 17.0+🔖 v13.84.0🔄 updated 1w ago🌐 NL, EN, FR, DE, IT +4📂 Travel💰 Paid🚀 Launched 2010 (16y old)

📝 About this app

“Hostels are the best way to travel and Hostelworld is the best way to find them.” – Elite Daily

Want to travel on a budget? Find affordable accommodation almost everywhere with hostel locations worldwide.

We’ve been helping travellers meet the world for 25 years. With 16,500 hostels in 180 countries and reviews from over 13 million travellers, our travel app is a must-have for anyone booking a budget holiday or planning to travel the world on an epic backpacking trip.

We’re here to make travel possible for everyone – solo travellers, friendship groups, first-time backpackers, experienced explorers, gap-year students, millennials on the move and roaming retirees! Whether you want to book a dorm room, private room, low-cost hotel or bargain bnb, the Hostelworld app is THE place to start planning your budget trip.

If you love holidays packed with great value, unforgettable adventure and new people, you’ll LOVE this app! Download now to get all this at your fingertips:

+ Explore 16,500 hostels in 180 countries, from the Netherlands to New Zealand
+ Find hostels in countless locations – in the city, rainforest, mountains, by the beach
+ Filter by location, price, room type, sustainability, rating and facilities
+ See hostel pics, events and ratings
+ Check out ratings based on value, location, atmosphere, cleanliness, security, staff and facilities
+ Read reviews written by guests who stayed there
+ Choose from shared dorms (female-only options available) and private rooms
+ Stay spontaneous with free cancellation options

App-only perks:
+ Discover exclusive deals you won’t find on our website
+ Get 24/7 offline access to bookings – no internet needed
+ Create Wish Lists with your favourite hostels
+ Meet travellers with bespoke social features

*****
“Don’t know what I’d do without it! Absolute travel essential, super easy to use and understand. Best way to get a good feel of hostels and book them!” – Ettietonk
“I love the simplicity and how user-friendly Hostelworld is. I hope all the hostels in the world will start to work with you!” – Noortje
*****

Go anywhere, meet travellers everywhere! Find a new crew or BFF on your trip with our app-exclusive Chat feature, Linkup events and more. Ready to share the adventure? Whether you’re a solo traveller or globetrotting in a group, here’s how our app helps you get social:

+ Join Chats to meet people staying in your hostel and in the same city. Create group chats, send DMs and join chats based on your interests
+ Get tips from travellers who are already there – add to your travel itinerary, discover the best restaurants, find out which bus to catch
+ Explore Linkups, events organised by your hostel and hostels nearby. They’re a great way to meet like-minded people while doing the stuff you love. Explore on a walking tour, show off your beer pong skills, take a guided kayak tour...the options are endless
+ Get access to Chats and Linkups 14 days before you check in
+ Build out your profile with a bio, photos (new: link your Instagram!), languages you speak and more. Plus, add a ‘hang out’ badge to your profile to show others you’re ready to mingle
+ View traveller’s profiles to see who’s staying at your hostel
All these features are FREE on the app – so if you’re going solo, it’s easy to get social! We also offer Roamies group tours in collaboration with G Adventures with a focus on sociable hostels in iconic destinations.

*****
“Before I’d even touched down for my Dublin trip, I already had plans for a pub crawl on my first night, followed by a sightseeing day at the Cliffs of Moher!” – Courtney
“We booked a hostel in Edinburgh and used the app to plan a hike up Calton Hill with other mostly solo travellers. We had such a nice conversation at sunset then went for pints afterwards.” – Seif

🆕 What's New · v13.84.0

This version contains performance improvements and bug fixes.

Profile & Insights

Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.

Identification

App name
Hostelworld: Hostel Travel App
Developer
Web Reservations International
Bundle ID
MW4X37V37K.com.webreservationsinternational.hostelworld
App Store URL
Open in App Store
Category
Travel
Content rating
4+
Languages
NL, EN, FR, DE, IT, PT, ZH, ES, ZH

Company

Website
Not found
Tagline
Meet your people.
Description
Online confirmed bookings for backpacker hostels around the world. City guides, sightseeing, entertainment and backpacking information for hostels and backpacker tours around the world.
Founded
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HQ / Address
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Employees
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Logo
OG image

Revenue

Verified revenue / mo
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AI revenue estimate / mo
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AI annual estimate
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ML model estimate / mo
$8.5K/mo
Top-grossing rank
🇮🇳#26 /100   🇫🇷#40 /100   🇬🇧#44 /100   🇨🇦#46 /100   🇦🇺#47 /100   🇩🇪#50 /100   🇺🇸#88 /100
All-time revenue
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Pricing
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Founder

Name
Not found
X / Twitter
https://twitter.com/hostelworld
LinkedIn
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GitHub
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X followers
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Public statements
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Funding

Total raised
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Last round
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Investors
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Crunchbase
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AngelList
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Press & Links

Articles found
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Listed on
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Blog
https://www.hostelworld.com/blog/backpacking-southeast-asia/
Press / News
Not found

Contacts & Socials

Socials
facebook · instagram · tiktok · twitter · youtube
Email
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Phone
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Contact page
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About page
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Recent App Store Reviews49 latest · avg 3.16★ · 42.9% 5★ · 34.7% 1★
5★
21 (43%)
4★
2 (4%)
3★
7 (14%)
2★
2 (4%)
1★
17 (35%)
+94 ratings/week
Praise: best ×6 great ×6 awesome ×2 favorite ×2 amazing ×2Complaints: worst ×3 scam ×2 terrible ×2 bug ×1 refund ×1
Top positive
★★★★★ Enjoyed my experience
Had a great time thanks for an enjoyable weekend…
★★★★★ Miah
Excellent…
Top negative
★☆☆☆☆ 25% More than Booking Direct with Hostels
They overcharge by about 25% compared to booking direct with the hostels. I found this out after already booking about 3 weeks of hostels. I would understand a small service fee, but they charged 744 euros instead of 600 (the rate when book…
★☆☆☆☆ Worst company ever
HORRIBLE HORRIBLE SCAM!! RUN!…
📈Ratings growth76,049 ratings+15% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾May 2023Jul 2025May 2026
Tracked (58 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (31 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🗺️Geographic DistributionTop 10Top 30Top 60
IN#26FR#40GB#44CA#46AU#47DE#50US#88
🌍Top Countries — Grossing Rank7 countries
🇮🇳IN
#26 /100
🇫🇷FR
#40 /100
🇬🇧GB
#44 /100
🇨🇦CA
#46 /100
🇦🇺AU
#47 /100
🇩🇪DE
#50 /100
🇺🇸US
#88 /100
📊Category Rank Trajectory#26 now · best #23 · worst #100
Lower line = better rank · Estimate from ratings growth model · Lower position on chart = worse rank · Higher = top of chart
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" — additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
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