Free forever, not a trial
Publish your first property guide for €0 and keep it live. There is no 14-day countdown and no card required to start — unlike Touch Stay's trial-only model.
Free alternative
The free alternative to Touch Stay
Touch Stay is a paid digital guidebook with a 14-day trial and no free plan. Helpy Travel is free forever: publish one property guide at €0, share it as a public web link with a QR code, automatic translations and a built-in AI concierge — no app for your guests, no credit card to start.
Free forever — €0 for one guide
No 14-day trial limit
Public web link, no guest app
Touch Stay: 14-day trial, no free tier
Helpy Travel: free forever, €14.99/mo for multiple guides
Why hosts switch
What you get free with Helpy Travel
A public web guide, not just an app
Your guide is a real web page on its own link with a QR code. Guests open it in any browser — nothing to download or install.
Automatic translations included
Helpy Travel auto-translates your guide for international guests at no extra cost. Translations are not gated behind a higher plan.
Built-in AI concierge
Guests ask questions in their own language and get instant answers from your guide content, 24/7 — reducing repetitive host messages.
Services, experiences and local tips
Add bookable services, curated experiences and nearby restaurant and bar recommendations to turn your guide into a revenue path.
Simple pricing if you grow
Free covers one published guide. Pro is €14.99/month when you want to publish more than one property — one clear upgrade, no feature maze.
Switching is quick
Move from Touch Stay in three steps
You do not need a trial to evaluate Helpy Travel — start free and rebuild your guide in an afternoon.
1
Create your free guide
Sign up and add your house information, Wi-Fi, check-in details and local tips — the same content you keep in any guidebook.
2
Share one public link
Publish your guide and share its link or QR code with guests. They open it in any browser, in their language.
3
Add services and experiences
Layer in bookable services, experiences and recommendations when you are ready to earn from your guide.
Free vs trial
Helpy Travel vs Touch Stay at a glance
Based on each vendor's public pricing pages (Touch Stay column verified 19 June 2026, linked below). Pricing can change — confirm current details before deciding.
Feature
Helpy Travel
Touch Stay
Free plan
Free forever — one published guide at €0.
No free plan — 14-day trial only.
Guest access
Public web guide with QR code and direct link; no app.
Digital guidebook opened by link or QR code.
Translations
Automatic translations included, not gated.
Translations available on paid plans.
AI concierge
Built-in AI concierge answers guest questions.
AI chatbot and AI content assistant available.
Paid price
€14.99/month to publish more than one guide.
From roughly $15/month per property (calculator/quote).
Best fit
Independent hosts who want a free, public, multilingual guide.
Hosts who want a mature standalone guidebook with many PMS integrations.
FAQ
Free Touch Stay alternative — questions
Yes. Helpy Travel's free plan lets you publish one property guide at €0 and keep it live — it is free forever, not a trial. You only pay (€14.99/month) if you want to publish more than one property guide.
No. As of June 2026 Touch Stay's public pricing offers a 14-day trial but no free tier — you pay per property after the trial. That is the main reason hosts look for a free alternative.
No. A Helpy Travel guide is a public web page. Guests open it from a link or QR code in any browser, in their own language — there is no app to install.
Yes. Your house information, Wi-Fi details, check-in instructions and local tips can be rebuilt in a Helpy Travel guide in about an afternoon. You do not need a trial to start — the free plan is enough to evaluate it.
Pro (€14.99/month) lets you publish more than one property guide. Core guest features — the public web guide, QR access, automatic translations and the AI concierge — are available on the free plan.
Get your free digital guidebook today
Skip the trial. Publish your first property guide free, share one public link, and let guests get answers in their own language.