Managed View vs Jamf Unlock
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
Jamf Unlock
Unlock your Mac without a password using your mobile device. This app generates identity credentials and pairs with your Mac for seamless authentication for unlocking, system settings, and root commands.
- Passwordless Mac unlocking
- Authenticate system settings changes
- Secure sudo command execution
- Mobile device credential generation
- Pairing with Mac
- Customizable by IT administrators
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Jamf Unlock is a mobile app that allows you to unlock your Mac without using a password. With Jamf Unlock, you complete a setup process to generate identity credentials (a certificate) on your mobile device and pair the device with your Mac. Once complete, you can use the app to authenticate for: - Unlocking your Mac - Prompts to change settings in System Preferences - Commands executed with root privileges with the sudo command IT administrators can use Jamf Pro to customize the look and feel of the app, configure authentication settings via managed app configuration, and deploy the app to users. Jamf Unlock is an iOS app to extend the Jamf Connect product for passwordless authentication on the Mac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Managed View at weekly against Jamf Unlock's every 3 months. 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
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 Jamf Unlock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively.
Managed View ships an update weekly, Jamf Unlock every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Managed View | Jamf Unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Maxim | JAMF Software |
Customer experience
Managed View
Jamf Unlock
In-app purchases
Managed View
No in-app purchases
Jamf Unlock
No in-app purchases








