How Minimal Internet Improves Digital Compendiums
← Blog Main Menu
6min read
When it comes to using the internet—whether you're watching videos, streaming music, or browsing webpages—using a digital hotel compendium is no different.
The speed at which content loads depends on two key factors which both play a cruical role in ensuring a smooth and seamless experience for guests.
1. Download Speed
Guests expect fast Wi-Fi during their stay, with 65% of guests connecting to Wi-Fi within 7 minutes of arrival.
Wi-Fi connections in most cases have a slower speed than a cable-based connection, due to factors such as:
- Number of Devices in Close Proximity of Each Other,
- Distance Between Wi-Fi Router and Device Used and
- Number of Walls between the router and each device.
According to a Hotel Internet Services survey, the majority of guests want 50Mbps or greater in speed and 75% of guests bringing 2 or 3 devices with them to use when traveling.
Cellular connections including 4G and 5G internet have a connection that is faster or just as fast as property Wi-Fi, which creates a viable option for accessing your digital compendiums beyond your guest rooms.
Your internet speed is defined as megabits per second or Mbps for short. The higher this number is, the faster your internet is.
We recommend using the Speedtest.net app or website when connected to your guest Wi-Fi to see how fast your connection is.
2. Download Size
While many properties invested in improved hardware and connections to increase internet speeds, very few businesses focus on creating an efficient product or service.
We have optimized our Hinfo service to minimize the amount of download required for guest. This includes but is not limited too:
- Reducing our mobile app download and update sizes from the Apple App Store and Google Play (see App Downloads Comparison below),
- Reducing the download required for text and images etc. to save offline in our mobile app after guests access your property and
- Reducing the download required after entering your property on our Hinfo service.
We are always striving to make our service more efficient, which makes everything download faster on your guests own devices, regardless of the type of internet connection they are using.
App Downloads Comparison
Here is a comparison for how our little download our Hinfo app uses, compared to other popular apps the majority of people use regularly.
All apps below are listed from smallest to largest in Apple install size.
| Mobile App | iPhone and iPad (Install Size) | Android (Download Size) |
| Hinfo | 22.9MB (Up to 8.7MB to download) | 6.69MB |
| Facebook Messenger | 189.1MB | 67.32MB |
| Netflix | 191.6MB | 28.17MB |
| MyFitnessPal | 198.1MB | 48.25MB |
| Spotify | 203.5MB | 34.08MB |
| Disney+ | 204.3MB | 19.2MB |
| 243.7MB | 58.88MB | |
| My Telstra (Australian Phone Network) | 254.4MB | 34.1MB |
| eBay | 274.4MB | 48.22MB |
| Commbank (Australian Bank) | 291.6MB | 74.24MB |
| Zoom Workplace | 310.1MB | 183MB |
| Snapchat | 316.5MB | 69.74MB |
| YouTube | 330.8MB | 10.32MB |
| X (formerly Twitter) | 340.7MB | 30.51MB |
| 381.9MB | 41.64MB | |
| 387.8MB | 83.95MB | |
| Google Maps | 393.9MB | 38.87MB |
| DoorDash | 410.4MB | 78.19MB |
| Uber | 423.9MB | 74.16MB |
| 464.8MB | 102MB | |
| Uber Eats | 482MB | 64.84MB |
| TikTok | 600.2MB | 171MB |
All figures are as of late October 2025.
Only the app downloads are listed and does not include any internet data usage when using them.
Apple does not list the download size on the App Store, but rather the amount of storage it takes up on people's devices.
iPhone install sizes based on iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 18.4 and Android download sizes are based on Samsung Galaxy S24 running Android 16.0.
Any app updates provided on Apple devices have to be downloaded in full (at the time of writing), but Android only downloads the changes made, since the version you have currently installed.
We encourage guests to keep the Hinfo mobile app on their devices, since it takes up so little space, ready for the next member property they stay at. This is no different to keeping the Uber app on your phone for when you need a short ride.
For guests using the mobile app, after download Hinfo typically requires anywhere between 1-30MB to download your property's details offline.
App Download Times
One of the big factors of how long it takes to download content from the internet, is how fast the download speed is.
When you combine the download speed and download size together, it will help you get a more thorough idea as to how long it would take to download.
If we take the app downloads from earlier, we can get a more thorough idea how long it will take to download. The basis of all figures below is on a 50Mbps download speed that does not vary during the process.
All apps below are listed again from smallest to largest in Apple install size.
| Mobile App | iPhone and iPad (Install Size) | Android (Download Size) |
| Hinfo | 0:01 (based on our download size) |
0:01 |
| Facebook Messenger | 0:30 | 0:11 |
| Netflix | 0:31 | 0:05 |
| MyFitnessPal | 0:32 | 0:08 |
| Spotify | 0:33 | 0:05 |
| Disney+ | 0:33 | 0:03 |
| 0:39 | 0:09 | |
| My Telstra (Australian Phone Network) | 0:41 | 0:05 |
| eBay | 0:44 | 0:08 |
| Commbank (Australian Bank) | 0:47 | 0:12 |
| Zoom Workplace | 0:50 | 0:29 |
| Snapchat | 0:51 | 0:11 |
| YouTube | 0:53 | 0:02 |
| X (formerly Twitter) | 0:55 | 0:05 |
| 1:01 | 0:07 | |
| 1:02 | 0:13 | |
| Google Maps | 1:03 | 0:06 |
| DoorDash | 1:06 | 0:13 |
| Uber | 1:08 | 0:12 |
| 1:14 | 0:16 | |
| Uber Eats | 1:07 | 0:10 |
| TikTok | 1:36 | 0:27 |
All calculations are completed here. https://downloadtimecalculator.com
Please Note: App download sizes are smaller than the install sizes listed in the original table, but all calculations are treated as though that's the app download size for consistency reasons, since the iPhone app download sizes are not public listed on the App Store.
The Move Towards Digital and Mobile Access
We understand that one key difference between our solution and others on the market is the additional step required by guests before accessing property details.
This step is necessary when delivering a seamless mobile service to your guests, and it's essential to make this process as quick and effortless as possible.
By minimizing the amount of data required for each step, we ensure a faster and smoother experience for all guests, regardless of the internet speeds available at your property.
In this increasingly digital world, every online service, piece of software, document or multimedia file should always be striving to be as efficient as possible without sacrificing quality.
This will make the internet faster for everyone, regardless of the type of connection they are using, while also reducing the amount of traffic on the network leading to a more reliable network.
We are doing our part with the Hinfo service, so you can have the peace of mind that the extra step on the guest's part, to receive all of the benefits of our service, is as minimal as possible.
To get started with our easily accessible Hinfo Guest Digital Compendium, please send us an enquiry via the form below.
Date of Publishing: 31st March 2020
Date Last Updated: 29th October 2025
