HA Kiosk User Reviews

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Sehr gut App

Hi, App ist wirklich toll. Funktioniert gut und Preis ist sehr fair. Eine tolle Sache wäre noch ein bildschirmschoner mit Foto Alben oder Webseite

Standby

Dienst verhindert den standby des Geräts und es wäre gut wenn man die Funktion ausschalten könnte da ich mit einem Bewegungsmelder das iPad aufwachen möchte damit das Display nicht dauerhaft an ist.

Almost

Tried this on two iPads IOS 17 and iOS 26. Works on both, but on both iPads, the option for a blank screen on sleep does not work, the screen remains lit. If you use the clock option, it will switch to that after no motion is detected and times out. It uses the iPads camera to do this. I would rather a blank screen aesthetically rather than the clock the app designer uses- or the option for different clock designs. like the other user I tried to contact the app developer, no response, I even tried his Facebook instagram linked in links he has on his website. Nope. Still for a couple of bucks, it’s pretty good and worth supporting for people like him to make things like this.
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Response from developer

Thanks for the detailed feedback and for testing on multiple iPads — much appreciated. Sorry about the lack of response earlier: your Instagram message seems to have landed in the spam / message-requests section, which I unfortunately don’t always get notified about. Regarding the blank screen option: unfortunately iOS does not allow apps to fully turn off the display via code. The clock view is currently the closest workaround Apple allows while keeping the app active. That said, I understand the aesthetic preference and alternative clock styles are a good idea. Thanks again for supporting the app and for the constructive feedback 🙏

Honest price and good functionalities

It’s way cheaper than other apps and it works well. I use it on an iPad 6th generation to display Immich Frame or HA dashboards.

Great

Works well with Home assistant and kiosk mode. Nothing to configure and wake the device is reactive 👍
💡improvement ideas : on my iPhone XS, I have 2 black on left and right. So I lose a little bit of space. I don’t have this issue on safari.
Other thing : customize text when is device is sleeping, remove seconds, turn off the screen, ..
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Response from developer

Thank you so much for the review! I’m really glad to hear HAkiosk works well for your Home Assistant setup and that the wake feature feels responsive. Thanks also for the improvement suggestions — they’re super helpful. The black bars on the sides of your iPhone XS shouldn’t be there (need to test on that specific device), so I’ll look into adjusting the layout so it uses the full screen like Safari does. And I like your ideas about customizing the sleep text, hiding seconds, or even turning off the screen — all great enhancements for kiosk mode. If you notice anything else or have more suggestions, feel free to reach out. I really appreciate the feedback!

Does not work, zero response from author

Do not get this, you’ll only be frustrated!

This app doesn’t work: All fonts are much larger and overlapping that in normal app/web browser.

The zoom setting is ignored.

Not possible to reload the page.

All of this wouldn’t be so bad of there would be at least an answer from the author. Over the course of the last few months I contacted multiple times and did not get even a courtesy response. It’s a black hole.

Very disappointed and regretful getting this app.
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Response from developer

Hi SteveCreek, I’m really sorry to hear about your experience — that’s definitely not how HAkiosk is supposed to work. I also want to clarify that I haven’t received any emails or LinkedIn messages from you, so I’m concerned that something may have gone wrong with the communication channel. I’d really like to get this resolved for you. Could you please let me know which device model and iOS version you’re using? That will help me track down the issue with the zoom setting and layout problems. Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback, and again, sorry for the frustration. I’m here and happy to help.

Sehr intuitive App mit einer kleinen schwäche

Ich nutze die App seit einigen Monaten um mein Home Assistant Dashboard mit einem alten iPad an den Kühlschrank zu hängen. Die Präsenzerkennung und auch die Standby Uhr funktionieren hervorragend, auch das herunter skalieren von Inhalten hat mir auf dem iPad sehr geholfen. Einzig das automatische aktualisieren der Seite, in einem einstellbaren Zeitintervall wäre noch sehr Hilfreich, weil sich einige Elemente sonst erst aktualisieren, wenn ich den Tab Wechsle.
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Response from developer

Vielen Dank für deine tolle Rückmeldung und dafür, dass du die App schon seit mehreren Monaten nutzt! Es freut mich sehr zu hören, dass die Präsenzerkennung, die Standby-Uhr und das automatische Herunterskalieren auf deinem iPad so gut funktionieren. Die Idee eines automatischen Seiten-Reloads in einem einstellbaren Intervall ist super hilfreich – vielen Dank dafür! Ich habe diesen Wunsch bereits auf meiner Liste und werde prüfen, wie ich ihn am besten integrieren kann, damit sich Inhalte auch ohne Tab-Wechsel zuverlässig aktualisieren. Wenn dir sonst noch etwas auffällt oder du weitere Ideen hast, melde dich jederzeit gerne. Dein Feedback hilft mir wirklich sehr!

Watching a view with camera feeds will make the app crash

The bug that prevented the app to be used (all touch were disabled) was fixed. But a new bug appeared.

When watching a view with about 6 cameras views, the app will crash.

It works fine in Safari and the original HA app so it’s something unique to this app.

It’s a great concept of an app, but unfortunately realisation leaves things to be desired. And as it is, it’s not usable for me when it worked just fine at first
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Response from developer

Sorry, there was a faulty release what has been fixed for now. Please update to the latest version, if still facing any problems report back to me.

Latest update locks up input on both ipad and iPhone.

Installed this latest update & now neither iPad nor iPhone (both fully uptodate IOS18.4) recognise ANY touch controls ☹️. Symptom is a frozen app, can’t log in (specifically can’t enter anything to log in) after trying delete & reinstall app. But only screen input recognised is right swipe to go to settings (so app is not frozen, it just doesn’t allow any input at all aside from settings swipe & those setting choice DO accept changes). I’ve emailed developer directly reporting this too - no reply so far.
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Response from developer

Sorry, there was a faulty release what has been fixed for now. Please update to the latest version

Preis-Leistung

Die App macht genau das was sie soll, nicht mehr aber auch nicht weniger. Der Preis ist hierbei wirklich fair und ich freue mich jeden Tag über die unkomplizierte Nutzung!

Response from developer

Vielen lieben Dank für die netten Worte! 😊 Es freut mich sehr zu hören, dass die App genau das tut, was du brauchst, und dir die einfache und übersichtliche Nutzung gefällt. Dein Feedback bedeutet mir viel, und ich setze alles daran, die App zuverlässig und fair im Preis zu halten. Wenn du jemals Vorschläge oder Ideen hast, melde dich gern bei mir!

Good except for one thing

Overall this is perfect for what I need it for except for one thing
I use this to lock the family to one dashboard to keep it simple

The one issue is full screen items have the close/back button in the top corner under the time and can’t be clicked. You need to completely close the app when opening more-info. Until this is fixed, it’s almost impossible to use
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Response from developer

Thanks a lot for the feedback and kind words! I’ve just released a new version of HAkiosk that fixes the issue with the close/back button in full-screen mode. Please update and give it a try—it should now work as expected without needing to close the app. Really appreciate you taking the time to report this! 😊

Nice but it has to be finished

The status bar is not hidden (time and battery) the screensaver will not lower the brightness and the page will not show up on all the screen but you’ll get two bars on the sides. Overall 2 stars. With the above fixed 5.