Night Owl Tonight
Last‑minute stays near you
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Night Owl finds last‑minute stays nearby so you can book in a few taps. Last‑minute stays near you in seconds, even after midnight.
Whether you missed check‑in, extended the party, or got stuck in a new city, Night Owl surfaces places that are actually available tonight so you can sleep comfortably, not wait for check in.
Why Night Owl
- Late‑night, last‑minute stays when other apps say “sold out”
- Stays near your current location so you can get to your room fast
- Simple, clean interface built for booking in fast.
- Clear pricing before you confirm, no surprise fees
Built for real life
- Perfect for last‑minute trips, flight delays, and after‑hours plans
- Great for locals needing a quick room, not just travelers
- Save your favorite spots so you can rebook them in a few taps
Download Night Owl and give your spontaneous nights a safe, comfortable place to land.
more great app if you are last minute traveling. saved tons of time on booking
great app if you are last minute traveling. saved tons of time on booking
• New Motel property type
• Streamlined explore category filters
• Refined Trust & Safety badges on profiles
• Verified avatar overlay for fully verified users
• Stability improvements
1.5.3 3d ago
mproved deep linking — shared links now open directly to the correct listing or blog post
• Dynamic preview images for blog articles shared on social media
• Enhanced privacy compliance with updated iOS privacy manifest
• Performance and stability improvements
1.5.1 4d ago
Session resilience, iOS gesture fixes, PDF in-app browser, haptic feedback, time slot selector, service worker caching, hard-refresh button, notification dedup fixes, message/booking navigation fixes, host-specific routing, and pending chat deep link improvements.
1.3.8 May 29
Improved pricing accuracy with same-day discount badges, added a price drop history indicator on listing details, and introduced host analytics with monthly earnings charts and reviews insights.
1.3.5 May 28
Fixed iOS cold-start black screen caused by provider mount cycle, added branded loading screen with animated owl logo, and replaced the loading spinner with skeleton placeholder cards for a smoother launch experience.
1.3.4 May 27
Fixed a startup crash on iOS where the animated view component resolved to a non-renderable object, added defensive validation for all deferred module imports, and improved error boundary diagnostics.
1.3.3 May 26
Improved listing image loading order for consistent top-to-bottom appearance, and enhanced web platform stability with offline caching support.
1.3.2 May 26
Hero section now features an auto-crossfading carousel of multiple hotel images with parallax scrolling depth effect.
Improved text readability on landing page with a refined multi-stop gradient overlay.
Hero section height optimized on mobile to show more content above the fold.
Pitch deck slide scrolling fixed on mobile — vertical content no longer blocked by swipe navigation.
General stability and visual refinements.
1.3.0 May 21
Fixed security verification widget on booking page after domain update
Booking page now handles missing price data gracefully instead of showing $0
Fixed close button not responding on booking confirmation screen
Removed host-only settings from guest profile view
Fixed a startup crash related to authentication module loading
1.2.9 May 16
Discount badge accuracy — Explore and Listing Detail badges now only appear when the host dropped the price on the same calendar day; old custom prices no longer trigger misleading discount labels.
Bottom booking bar fix — Fixed the bar on listing detail getting cut off on iPhone 15 and smaller devices; Book Now/Select Dates buttons stay fully visible.
Unified discount logic — Listing detail page now uses the same same-day logic as the Explore page instead of the static listing discount field.
Same-day detection via timestamp — Price drop detection compares the custom price updated_at against today's date to ensure only fresh same-day drops show the percentage badge.
1.2.8 May 12
Hosts can now set separate weekday and weekend base prices
Added social media links (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook) throughout the app
Improved session stability when using camera or photo picker
Updated branding and contact information
Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.2.7 May 11
AI identity verification now checks that submitted documents are not expired — clearly expired IDs are auto-rejected
Admin verification panel shows document expiration status at a glance alongside ID Readable, Face Match, and Age 18+ checks
ID camera no longer shows its own document type toggle — it inherits the selection made on the Personal Info page
Added Passport Card as a third document type option requiring front + back photos (unlike passport book which only needs the data page)
Fixed "Passport Card" label overflow in the document type selector by shortening to "Pass. Card" with auto-sizing text
1.2.6 May 6
Cleaning fee in listing preview — Step 4 now shows the cleaning fee as a separate line item so hosts see how it appears to guests before publishing.
Max Nights field — Added a Max Nights counter (1–365, default 365) in the Details step alongside Min Nights, allowing hosts to cap stay duration.
1.2.5 May 5
Fixed tonight's pricing display on listing details
• Date picker now scrolls properly on all screen sizes
• Calendar legend no longer clips on smaller devices
• Improved filter layout and visual clarity
1.2.4 May 4
Host calendar now shows past months — navigate back to view and edit pricing on previous dates
Price editor stays visible above the keyboard when editing nightly rates
New data export feature — download all your personal data from the Privacy & Data menu
Dedicated Password & Security page in host menu
Host menu reorganized into clearer sections: Account, Messaging, Payments, Preferences, and Privacy & Data
Improved navigation and layout stability across multiple pages
1.2.3 May 1
New Features:
Auto-reply messages for hosts — triggered on new bookings with predefined templates and dynamic placeholders ({guest_name}, {listing_title})
Per-listing auto-reply override with fallback to global profile auto-reply
Quick replies management page with drag-to-reorder, template library, and starter templates
Airbnb-style chat input bar redesign (text input top, action buttons below)
Quick reply picker in chat with search/filter and "Manage" navigation button
Long-press photo reorder on native with haptic feedback (medium on long-press, selection on arrows, success on confirm)
2000-character limit for auto-reply messages
Fixes:
Cursor-aware placeholder insertion — Guest Name and Listing Title now insert at cursor position instead of appending to end
Auto-reply settings now persist correctly after saving (profile context refresh)
Calendar legend "Selected" item no longer cut off on smaller screens
1.2.2 Apr 29
Taller reservation bars with always-visible guest names + pending booking badge
Past reservations visible and clickable on calendar
Simplified calendar flow (direct to manage-calendar, removed intermediate view)
Direct listing → manage-calendar navigation (removed intermediate view)
Taller reservation bars with guest avatar/name always visible
Pending bookings yellow border + "Pending" badge
Past reservations visible and clickable
Calendar tab crash fix
1.2.1 Apr 28
Sentry Removal — Removed Sentry native SDK that caused SIGABRT crash on iPad during startup
Secure Credential Storage — Saved login credentials now stored in device keychain via expo-secure-store instead of plaintext AsyncStorage
AppContext Crash Fix — Fixed crash when AppContext accessed before DeferredProviders mounted during first 100ms of launch
Server-side Phone Lookup — Phone number lookup moved to a secure database function; no longer exposes user data to client
Safari Tab Bar Fix — Fixed mobile Safari tab bar labels clipped behind browser toolbar using 100dvh viewport fix
Web Pull-to-Refresh — Now uses touch gesture detection instead of triggering Safari native overscroll navigation
Version Sync — Unified app version to 1.2.0 across app.json and config.ts
1.2.0 Apr 26
Updated map and crash fix.
1.1.5 Apr 22
Star ratings on listing cards — " 4.8 (12)" or " New" on explore page, native map card, and web map card
Copy link (web) — Share listing URLs from cards and detail page with clipboard feedback
Price pill caching — Persistent file system cache so map pins load instantly on revisit
Web map ratings — Bottom carousel cards show review counts matching native
CFBundleDisplayName fix — Changed from "onspace-app" to "Night Owl"
CFBundleShortVersionString synced — Info.plist now matches app.json (was stuck at 1.0.9)
1.1.4 Apr 17
iOS crash fix — Babel block-scoping plugin scoped to web-only; was interfering with native reanimated worklets
Sentry hardened — All native Sentry calls wrapped in try/catch so a Sentry failure cannot crash the app
Startup diagnostics — Timestamped breadcrumb markers to pinpoint crash location in Xcode console
Back button fix (all settings pages) — canGoBack() fallback applied to help, terms, privacy, notifications, blocked-users, payout-settings, and payment-methods
Listing edit fix — Fixed "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'trim')" crash when updating listings with missing check-in instructions
1.1.0 Apr 16
Improved session handling — Expired sessions now seamlessly redirect to login instead of showing an interrupting password dialog
Stability improvements — Fixed compilation issues that could affect app initialization on certain devices
Web platform fixes — Resolved crashes on thisowl.com caused by animation library conflicts (does not affect iOS/Android)
Performance — Optimized bundler configuration for faster startup
1.0.8 Apr 15
Account data archival for deleted users
App version check with force/soft update prompts
Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA on web payments
1.0.7 Apr 14
Updated guest, host, admin, flows, fixed glitch on sign up.
1.0.6 Apr 14
Map, calendar, host, flows enhanced.
1.0.5 Apr 8
• New Motel property type
• Streamlined explore category filters
• Refined Trust & Safety badges on profiles
• Verified avatar overlay for fully verified users
• Stability improvements
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