Comparison

Managed View vs PersistentPage

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Managed View

This app locks a device to display a specific web page or PDF, acting as a simple or secure kiosk. It offers features like timed resets, data clearing, and optional user navigation, all managed remotely.

Highlights
  • Remote URL management
  • Kiosk mode with timer
  • Autonomous Single App Mode
  • Maintenance mode with custom image
  • Optional navigation bar
  • Cache data deletion
Features
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Simple app displaying web page or PDF based on central managed URL. REQUIREMENT: MDM solution such as Jamf Pro or Jamf School to enable managed app configuration. Use cases: - Simple Kiosk – lock device into displaying a specific web page - Secure Kiosk – add timer to return to homepage and remove cached user data - Interactive Kiosk– add ability for user to enter URL - Surveys/Forms – present web page survey form while locking device during survey and automatically unlocking device after survey completed - Maintenance – present curtained view while device is performing maintenance Features include: - Managed App Config to define URL from central management console. - Support for Autonomous Single App Mode (ASAM). ASAM allows user to enable and disable Single App Mode within the app. - Built-in maintenance mode with embedded image. Enabled with Managed App Config. - Optional navigation bar for user interaction enabled with Managed App Config. - Add timer to reset app back to predefined URL. - Option to delete cached user data when touching homepage button or during timer reset - Define string in URL and when found will automatically turn off app lock (ASAM). Used with REMOTE_LOCK set to ON. Managed App Config XML keys: key "URL" value="http://yourURL.com" key "MAINTENANCE_MODE" value="ON" key "BROWSER_MODE" value="ON" key "BROWSER_BAR_NO_EDIT" value="ON" key "REMOTE_LOCK" value="ON" key "PRIVATE_BROWSING" value="ON" (persistent) or "OFF" (non-per-persistent) key " QUERY_URL_STRING " value="" key "RESET_TIMER" value=integer in seconds; default 0 key "QR_CODE" value="ON" key "LAUNCH_DELAY" value=integer in seconds; default 0

About

PersistentPage

A minimalist browser designed for full-screen display. It automatically loads a specified URL or the last used one, making it ideal for dedicated kiosk or signage applications.

Highlights
  • Full-screen web page display
  • Automatic URL loading
  • Kiosk mode functionality
  • Signage application support
  • Simple user interface
Features
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It's a very simple browser app. At startup you may enter a URL, if not the last one entered is used. The web page is displayed full screen. The app is intended for kiosk or signage uses.

Screenshots

Managed View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Managed View at 5 against PersistentPage's 1. Managed View also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Managed View against 5.0 for PersistentPage. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Managed View has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Managed View versus PersistentPage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManaged ViewPersistentPage
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAaron MaximSimon Berg

Customer experience

Managed View

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PersistentPage

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Managed View

No in-app purchases

None

PersistentPage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Managed View free?
Managed View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PersistentPage free?
PersistentPage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Managed View or PersistentPage?
Managed View and PersistentPage are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Managed View or PersistentPage have ads?
Neither Managed View nor PersistentPage shows ads.

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