Kio Setup Manager vs Thingsee Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kio Setup Manager
Configure and monitor Kontakt.io IoT devices like beacons and gateways. This app connects to the Kio Cloud platform, allowing you to manage device settings, apply updates, and view real-time data. It's designed for onsite installation and troubleshooting of your Bluetooth LE devices.
- Onsite installation and configuration
- Monitor IoT devices (beacons, tags, gateways)
- Connect to Kio Cloud platform
- Apply firmware and configuration updates
- View device settings and battery levels
- Real-time telemetry data
- Troubleshooting and diagnostics
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The Kio Setup Manager is for onsite installation, configuration, and monitoring of Kontakt.io IoT devices; including beacons, tags, and gateways. The app is integrated with the Kontakt.io Kio Cloud platform to provide a mobile-optimized connection to your Kio Cloud account devices. When you sign into the app using your Kio Cloud credentials, the app displays your devices and searches for Kontakt.io devices in Bluetooth range of your mobile device. From the app, you can: - Complete the in-app guided setup and installation of Kontakt.io Starter Kits, Portal Beams, Portal Lights, and Reference Beacons. - Search for and filter devices. - Synchronize devices to apply Kio Cloud pending configuration updates. - Apply available firmware updates. - View and update primary device settings. - View device battery levels and perform a battery reset after a battery replacement. - View real-time telemetry data. - Perform general troubleshooting and diagnostics. - Kio Cloud subscribers can manage multiple devices simultaneously using the Bulk Manage/Edit feature. NOTE: your mobile device requires an internet connection and Bluetooth must be enabled. Kontakt.io is the industry leader in indoor environmental, location and occupancy services using Bluetooth® Low Energy (Bluetooth® LE). Our mission is to deliver human-building interfaces that provide people with delightful, useful, and safe indoor experiences to help make building work for people.
Thingsee Toolbox
Deploy and manage IoT device installations with ease. Organize devices into custom groups for efficient monitoring and status checks. Simplify your everyday IoT management.
- Deploy and manage IoT installations
- Add, edit, and remove devices
- View device status
- Create device groups
- Organize by floor, room, or building
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Thingsee Toolbox is a mobile application for deploying and managing Haltian Thingsee IoT installations. With Thingsee Toolbox, you can add, edit and remove stacks of devices and view your devices' status. Thingsee Toolbox makes managing your IoT installation simple and easy, allowing you to create groups of installed devices according to, e.g., floor, room, building, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Thingsee Toolbox at 5.0 against Kio Setup Manager's 4.2. Kio Setup Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Thingsee Toolbox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kio Setup Manager has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Kio Setup Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, Thingsee Toolbox every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kio Setup Manager | Thingsee Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kontakt Sp. z o.o. | Haltian Oy |
Customer experience
Kio Setup Manager
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In-app purchases
Kio Setup Manager
No in-app purchases
Thingsee Toolbox
No in-app purchases
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