About HostProof

HostProof is a mobile-first claim operating system for Airbnb hosts — not just damage documentation, but a full evidence vault built to survive disputes, rejections, and manipulation claims.

Why HostProof exists

Airbnb’s internal protection (AirCover) denies 43.25% of all claims. The top reason? Poor or missing documentation.

Real examples from the community:

• A Superhost submitted over $20,000 in damage proof — AirCover offered $959.50
• $6,000 in damage with photos, videos, receipts — “reduced without real justification”
• 43% of all denials would have been avoidable with correct before/after documentation

Hosts lose real money — and most of those losses are preventable.

What HostProof does differently

We built HostProof around the top five denial reasons, turning each one into a non-negotiable part of the workflow:

1. Before/after photos with verifiable timestamps — automatic EXIF + SHA256 hashing on capture
2. Deadline tracking — 14-day claim window, 24-hour guest response, 72-hour escalation, hard 30-day cap
3. EXIF preservation — photos never pass through messaging compression
4. Repair estimates — cost receipts attached at the issue level, not the claim level
5. Chain of evidence — immutable audit trail with claim events, repeat-damage detection, exclusion warnings

Plus two scores that matter:

• Evidence Completeness — do you have the documentation you need?
• Denial Risk — how likely is rejection? (wear & tear, deadline, unclear causation)

Who’s behind this

HostProof is built by a solo developer frustrated with how much hosts were leaving on the table just because the claim paperwork wasn’t bulletproof. The app is in active development — you can join the waitlist for early access and founder pricing.

Contact

• Email: hello@hostproof.app
• Blog: Field notes for hosts