Kio Setup Manager vs HPE Meridian Manager
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.
HPE Meridian Manager
This app simplifies the management of beacons and tags. It consolidates features for deploying, configuring, and tracking devices, offering a unified solution for mobile engagement and asset tracking.
- Deploy and configure BLE beacons
- Edit beacon metadata
- Search and view beacons on a map
- Troubleshoot blue dot wayfinding
- Register and track tags
- Analyze tag tracking accuracy
- Create proximity triggers
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Managing beacons and tags is now easier than ever with a single app. Meridian Manager brings together all the features and functionalities that once required two separate apps. This one app can be used to deploy and configure beacons for mobile engagement, and tags for asset tracking. Meridian Manager is a single comprehensive app for: • Deploying BLE beacons • Editing Beacon metadata • Removing or replacing beacons • Searching for beacons • Viewing beacons placed on a map • Troubleshooting performance and accuracy of blue dot wayfinding • Searching for and viewing tags on a map • Registering tags for tracking • Editing tag metadata • Analyzing tag tracking accuracy • Creating and troubleshooting proximity triggers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kio Setup Manager at 45% against HPE Meridian Manager's 0%. Kio Setup Manager also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). 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.
Kio Setup Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Kio Setup Manager's written reviews are positive against 0% of HPE Meridian Manager's.
Kio Setup Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, HPE Meridian Manager every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kio Setup Manager | HPE Meridian Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (14 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kontakt Sp. z o.o. | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company |
Customer experience
Kio Setup Manager
HPE Meridian Manager
In-app purchases
Kio Setup Manager
No in-app purchases
HPE Meridian Manager
No in-app purchases
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