Comparison

Managed View vs Blink

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

Blink

This browser offers a fullscreen experience by removing traditional bars, relying on intuitive gesture controls for navigation and tab management. It prioritizes speed and uses iCloud for seamless synchronization across devices.

Highlights
  • Fullscreen browsing
  • Gesture-based controls
  • Customizable gestures
  • Fast browsing speed
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Tab management
Features
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Blink is a clean, new concept web browser made by zhuatang.com, as a result of how us reimagine the web browsing experiences. Blink web browser has some characters as follows: * Fullscreen browsing experience. Blink remove all bars (address bar, tab bar, toolbar...) that other normal web browser have from its main interface, leaving you a clean, largest viewport for navigation. * Effective touch and gesture operation. Drawing gestures for convenience browser control: 1) Right Down - like drawing "7" on page, to show control panel; 2) Right Up - to search (open default search engine for searching); 3) Down Right - like drawing "L" on page, to close tab; 4) Down Left - like drawing "J" on page, to open recent closed tab; 5) Up Left - to show previous tab; 6) Up Right - to show next tab; 7) Up Down - like drawing "^" on page, to reload page; 8) Down Up - like drawing "V" on page, to open new tab; 9) Left Right - to go back; 10) Right Left - to go forward; 11) Left Up - to scan codes; Beside these, you can also use system provided - single finger gestures to go forward or backward on current page, and you can customize gesture actions; * Fastest speed and highest benchmark scores Blink web browser was written by high-efficiency programming language - Swift, it runs very fast. And because of it is using the latest WebKit framework, the browsing experience is great than ever, benchmark scores are very high. * iCloud synchronization, seamless browsing experience Instead of using private data service like other browsers does, Blink use the system built-in service, save all of your data (such as bookmarks, history, settings, tabs, etc) to iCloud. If you have open or bookmarked some pages on one iOS device, iCloud service will push those changes to server automatically, and you will find and can open them on your another iOS devices. Blink - reimagine the web browser

Screenshots

Managed View4 screens
Blink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Managed View at weekly against Blink's every 3 months. Blink's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 Blink. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Managed View ships an update weekly, Blink every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Managed View versus Blink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManaged ViewBlink
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAaron Maxim建军 赵

Customer experience

Managed View

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

Blink

All ratings3 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

Blink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Managed View free?
Managed View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blink free?
Blink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Managed View or Blink?
Managed View and Blink are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Managed View or Blink have ads?
Neither Managed View nor Blink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Managed View or Blink?
Managed View ships an update weekly, and Blink every 3 months. Most recently, Managed View was updated on September 15, 2026 and Blink on September 19, 2026.

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