Managed View vs Ambassador Auctioneers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote URL management
- Kiosk mode with timer
- Autonomous Single App Mode
- Maintenance mode with custom image
- Optional navigation bar
- Cache data deletion
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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
Ambassador Auctioneers
This app increases visibility for auctions and attracts more clients. Future updates aim to allow users to bid on items directly. Staff can use it to streamline auction planning and administrative processes.
- Auction visibility
- Client attraction
- Streamlined administration
- Future bidding functionality
- Auction promotion
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The purpose of this application is twofold: To the Public - Create visibility on the auctions held by Ambassador Auctions. - To promote these auctions and attract more clients Future - Enable users of the app to bid on items in a auction To Ambassador Auctions Staff - To streamline their administrative process when planning auctions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Managed View at weekly against Ambassador Auctioneers's every 4 weeks. Managed View also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Ambassador Auctioneers's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Managed View against 5.0 for Ambassador Auctioneers. 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.
Managed View ships an update weekly, Ambassador Auctioneers every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Managed View | Ambassador Auctioneers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Maxim | Jaco Boersema |
Customer experience
Managed View
Ambassador Auctioneers
In-app purchases
Managed View
No in-app purchases
Ambassador Auctioneers
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Managed View free?
Is Ambassador Auctioneers free?
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