Minut review (2026): is it worth $5 a month?
Noise, smoke and occupancy sensors with guest messaging
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Minut report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for noise and party monitoring
Minut sells a noise, smoke and occupancy sensor with a software plan that texts guests when levels pass a limit. The plan starts at $5 a month, but the sensor is a separate purchase and OTA and PMS links need dearer plans.
Who Minut is for
- Fits if you worry about parties and noise in your rentals
- Works for managers who want guests warned automatically
Who Minut is not for
- Pricey if you count hardware, as the sensor is a separate one-time purchase
- Watch out: OTA integrations start on Standard and PMS integrations only on Pro
- Watch out: Call Assist is a $10 per rental unit add-on
- Watch out: plans are billed yearly and no monthly rate is shown
- Not for you if you want a trial, as none is listed
Why Minut gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyStarter is $5 a month billed as $60 a year, under 60% of the category's $10 cheaper quarter. The sensor is a separate one-time cost whose price was not read.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan and no trial on record, so every use is paid from day one.
- CFeaturesNoise monitoring, smoke and crowd detection, triggered guest messages, reports and an inbox. It needs a sensor, and Call Assist is a paid add-on.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and a sensor must be installed and linked.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb plus iOS and Android, with Airbnb, Guesty, Hostaway, Hospitable, Hostfully, Lodgify, OwnerRez and Zapier.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Minut's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/minut#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/minut.svg" alt="Minut: 2.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Minut stands among vacation rental tools
Minut's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 14 of the 53 other vacation rental tools we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 43 of 53) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $5 a month, against a middle price of $19.99 for the category: 5 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 54 vacation rental tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Minut’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 43 of 53, level with 9
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 53, level with 23
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 53, level with 28
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 53, level with 52
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 53, level with 49
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 36 vacation rental tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Minut, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Minut you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 28 of the 53 other vacation rental tools grade higher. It costs $60 a year.
What you could make
- Reports and tasks: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Minut’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Minut?
Minut makes a battery or wired sensor that tracks noise levels, smoking, crowd size and indoor climate in rental units without a camera. A subscription per rental unit adds alerts, reports, automated guest messages and integrations with Airbnb and property management systems. Newer modules cover tasks and a unified guest inbox.
Worth knowing
- The sensor is a separate one-time purchase on top of the plan; its price was not read.
- Plans are billed per rental unit and listed as billed yearly; the page shows no monthly-billed rate.
- Call Assist is an add-on at $10 per rental unit per month.
- OTA integrations start on Standard, and PMS integrations only on Pro.
Key features
- Noise monitoring
- Tracks decibel levels indoors or outdoors against custom thresholds and quiet hours; the sensor has no camera.
- Smoking and crowd detection
- Flags likely cigarette or marijuana smoke and estimates occupancy from Bluetooth signals.
- Triggered guest messages
- Messages or calls guests automatically when a device event occurs; the Call Assist add-on has operators phone guests.
- Reports and data history
- Basic reports on every plan, advanced incident reports on Pro, and retention from 7 days to unlimited by plan.
- Tasks and unified inbox
- Task management, turnover tasks and a guest inbox for Airbnb, WhatsApp and SMS; the pages mark messaging and tasks as beta.
Minut pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Minut is a paid product, starting at $5 per month, billed as $60 a year.
- Starts at
- $5 per month, billed as $60 a year
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $5per month for 1 property, billed as $60 a year | Smart home integrations, basic reports and 7 days of data retention for a single property. |
| Standard | $10per home / month, billed as $120 a year | Adds multi-property use, Airbnb and other OTA integrations, team access (up to 5 seats) and 30-day retention. |
| Pro | $15per home / month, billed as $180 a year | Adds PMS integrations, advanced reports, up to 20 team seats and unlimited data retention. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom portfolio setup, guaranteed SLA, dedicated account manager and staff training. |
Read from minut.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Minut before you buy.
Works with
- Airbnb
- Guesty
- Hostaway
- Hospitable
- Hostfully
- Lodgify
- OwnerRez
- Zapier
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Common questions
Does Minut have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Minut is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Minut have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Minut is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Minut open source?
Minut is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Minut have an API?
Yes. Minut offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.