Comparison

Managed View vs NeatKiosk

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

NeatKiosk

Transform your iPad or iPhone into a dedicated, full-screen kiosk in moments. This app locks the device to a single website, ensuring visitors stay on task and automatically resetting the session after inactivity. It offers robust customization for a secure and focused user experience.

Highlights
  • Lock to one website, full-screen
  • URL allow and deny lists
  • Idle auto-reset
  • Attract screen
  • Scheduled page refresh
  • PIN-protected settings
  • Force full brightness and keep screen awake
Features
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Turn any iPad or iPhone into a locked-down kiosk in under a minute. NeatKiosk shows one website full-screen, keeps visitors on it, and resets to a clean state after inactivity, so a shared device stays on task all day. And it is genuinely free: every feature is included, with no in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no watermark and no upsells. WHY NEATKIOSK • 100% free: all features, no paywalls • Private by design: no accounts, no servers, no analytics, no tracking. App Store privacy: Data Not Collected. • Works offline: what worked yesterday works today, connection or not • A clean, modern interface built natively for iPad and iPhone FEATURES • Lock to one website, full-screen: no address bar, no toolbars, gestures off • URL allow and deny lists: keep visitors on your pages and block everything else • Idle auto-reset: return to the home page and clear cookies, cache, history and local storage between visitors • Attract screen: when nobody has touched the kiosk for a while, show a page of your choice (a slideshow, a video, an announcement) and return the moment someone taps • Scheduled page refresh: keep a menu board or dashboard current without touching the device, with logins and cookies kept • PIN-protected settings and a hidden admin exit: visitors cannot leave; you always can • Force full brightness and keep the screen awake • Night blackout schedule: dim the display during off-hours (for example 22:00 to 08:00) and restore it automatically • A dropped connection keeps your page on screen with a small "Offline, retrying" badge instead of an error • Light and dark interface, in English, German, Spanish, Italian and French FOR FLEETS • Works with Guided Access, MDM Single App Mode and Managed App Configuration • 19 configuration keys, and a re-pushed configuration applies live to a running kiosk: no reinstall, no reset PERFECT FOR • Restaurant and café menus or ordering pages • Museum and exhibit displays • Trade shows and event booths • Front-desk sign-in, registration and waiver pages • Retail catalogues and product finders • Wall-mounted home dashboards HOW IT WORKS 1. Enter the website you want to display 2. Set your idle reset, URL rules and an admin PIN 3. Turn on Guided Access (or MDM Single App Mode) and walk away To get back in while the kiosk is running, press and hold the top-left corner for about 3 seconds and enter your PIN. No account. No cost. No tracking. Just a neat kiosk.

Screenshots

Managed View4 screens
NeatKiosk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Managed View at 13.0 against NeatKiosk's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 NeatKiosk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Managed View ships an update weekly, NeatKiosk every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Managed View versus NeatKiosk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManaged ViewNeatKiosk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAaron MaximWakeSys sarl

Customer experience

Managed View

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

NeatKiosk

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Managed View

No in-app purchases

None

NeatKiosk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Managed View free?
Managed View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NeatKiosk free?
NeatKiosk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Managed View or NeatKiosk?
Managed View and NeatKiosk are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Managed View or NeatKiosk have ads?
Neither Managed View nor NeatKiosk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Managed View or NeatKiosk?
Managed View ships an update weekly, and NeatKiosk every 6 days. Most recently, Managed View was updated on November 2, 2026 and NeatKiosk on November 10, 2026.

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