“It’s a scam — I just tried to book 3 hotels. For the first two, when I clicked the button to book it a dialogue popped up saying “the hotel has changed the price” and increased by >$100. but when I clicked back, the original price was…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 532 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-05.
4.9 ★586,124 ratings
—Downloads
4+Age rating
51 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
Hotels give us incredible deals on unsold rooms - and some are so good they’re only on the app. When you book with HotelTonight, you can save up to 27% compared to two major booking sites! Savings may vary; see app for price comparisons.
Plus, swipe to reveal your Daily Drop for even more savings: save up to 33% with Daily Drop! A deal so hot you only get one a day and it’s only available for 15 minutes after swiping. Savings are compared to two major booking sites; savings may vary. Daily Drop may not be available for all destinations and search criteria. Taxes, fees & terms apply.
Book more and save more with HT Perks. New Perks members can save an extra 5% when booking on our app. Level up to earn travel credits and get even better deals. Perks members can save up to 20% off already-low room rates.
Plus, earn 10% of your booking value in Airbnb credit on every HotelTonight stay.…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 26.9.0 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-05 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 26.9.0, updated 2026-09-08.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
2 themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
90% or more five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
One source only — shown, not confirmed 2
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Reports that the ads misrepresent the app
Reviewers repeatedly report that the app is not what its advertising showed. We never see the ad creative itself, so nothing we collect can corroborate or refute this — it is published as an attributed user report: what reviewers say, and how many of them said it.
What we saw: Misleading advertising: raised by 13 distinct reviewers (2.4% of 532 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Reports of unexpected charges
A large number of reviewers report being charged when they did not expect it — including being charged after cancelling during a free trial, or when a trial turned into a paid plan without warning. We cannot see anyone's billing, so this is published as an attributed user report: what reviewers say, and how many of them said it.
What we saw: Surprise charges: raised by 27 distinct reviewers (5.1% of 532 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Bait and switch platform — The platform offers non-cancellable rooms for 2 people but when showing up at the property the rooms are of different class (ex: full size bed instead of queen or king). There is no recourse or support being…”
“Bait and switch — It’s such a bait and switch. You click a room and every time it says rate has changed. Click to continue.”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 26.9.0.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Business modelFree
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.