The Front Desk in Your Pocket: Introducing the WelcomeDesk Host App

Hosts don't sit at the front desk. They're in meetings, in labs, on other floors — and they need to know a guest has arrived without being chained to a screen. The new WelcomeDesk host app puts the front desk in their pocket.

An app, without the app store

The host app is a Progressive Web App. There's no App Store or Play Store download, no review queues, no waiting on IT to push a profile. A host opens WelcomeDesk on their phone, taps Add to home screen, and it behaves like a native app from then on — full-screen, fast, an icon on the home screen.

That's a deliberate choice. WelcomeDesk is browser-first by design, and the host app keeps that promise: it works on any phone, instantly, with nothing to install and nothing to maintain.

Built for the host's day

The host view is focused on what a host actually needs:

• Today's expected visitors — see who's due before they arrive.
• Arrival alerts — a notification the moment your guest checks in.
• Invites on the go — pre-register a visitor from your phone in seconds.
• Your on-site list — see who you currently have in the building.

The whole interface is responsive — mobile cards on a phone, fuller tables on a laptop — so it's equally usable whichever screen a host reaches for.

An install prompt that picks its moment

We don't nag. The "add to home screen" prompt appears after a host's first arrival notification — the moment the app has just proved its worth — rather than the second they land on the page. And an improved service worker means the app shell loads quickly even on a flaky conference-centre connection.

No native app — on purpose

We're often asked when native iOS and Android host apps are coming. The honest answer: they're not planned. A PWA delivers the speed and the home-screen presence without the cost and maintenance drag of two app-store builds — and it fits the no-app-required promise the whole product is built on. Open WelcomeDesk on your phone and try it today.