Ooma Setup vs HINT Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ooma Setup
This utility app helps Ooma customers activate new devices like Telo and Telo 4G. It also allows for reconfiguring existing Telo Air 2 devices and checking the status of Telo and LTE adapters. Note that this app is for setup and configuration only, not for making calls.
- Activate new Telo
- Activate Phone Genie
- Activate Telo 4G
- Reconfigure Telo Air 2
- Check Telo status
- Check LTE Adapter status
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Ooma Setup app allows Ooma customers to quickly: -activate a new Telo -activate MyPhone, Phone Genie or (coming soon) StarDial -reconfigure an existing Telo Air 2 -check the status of your Telo and LTE Adapter More changes and improvements are coming soon. Please email mobile-feedback@ooma.com if you have suggestions or ideas on how to make this app better. P.S. You can't make calls with Ooma Setup app. Please download the Ooma Home Phone or Ooma Office apps for calling purposes.
HINT Control
Manage your T-Mobile Home Internet gateway with advanced features. Control WiFi settings, view statistics, and more. This app is not affiliated with T-Mobile.
- Advanced statistics
- WiFi radio control
- SSID management
- Band steering
- Gateway access
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HINT Control is a cross-platform app for accessing and managing your T-Mobile Home Internet gateway, with some extra features compared to the official app. Features include advanced statistics, WiFi radio control, SSID management, and band steering, with more to come as more is discovered about the gateways. HINT Control currently supports the Arcadyan KVD21, the Arcadyan TMOG4AR, the Sagemcom Fast 5688W, the Sercomm TMOG4SE, and the Noka 5G21. The Askey LTE gateway is not supported at this time. This app is NOT affiliated with T-Mobile. HINT Control is open source and also available for other platforms. Check out the downloads and source code at https://github.com/zacharee/ArcadyanKVD21Control/.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ooma Setup at 4.9 against HINT Control's 4.2. Ooma Setup also leads on ratings volume (1.7K vs 111) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). HINT Control's advantage is review sentiment (65% vs 32%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Ooma Setup holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ooma Setup has 1.7K ratings behind it against 111, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Ooma Setup's written reviews are positive against 65% of HINT Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ooma Setup ships an update every 2 months, HINT Control every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ooma Setup | HINT Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.7K ratings) — better | 4.2 (111 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | 65.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 111 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ooma Inc. | Zachary Wander |
Customer experience
Ooma Setup
HINT Control
User reviews
Ooma Setup
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy setup
- 👍 Well-documented instructions
- 🚀 Smooth setup process
Room to improve
- 🐛 Activation issues
- 🐛 Connectivity problems
- 🔒 Unauthorized account changes
- 🐛 Functionality loss
- 🐛 Unreliable performance
HINT Control
From 111 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great alternative to T-Mobile app
- 🚀 Useful for T-Mobile gateway management
- 💡 Allows disabling WiFi radios
- 👍 Provides useful network data
- 🚀 "Reboot" shortcut is great
Room to improve
- 🐛 UI bug hides settings
- 🐛 Cannot disable 5ghz wifi
- 🐛 Breaks gateway functionality when disabling 5ghz
- 🐛 Latest update crashes repeatedly
- 🐛 Not compatible with G5AR gateway
Bugs and requests
Ooma Setup
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to accept terms and conditions
- App not recognizing new LTE adapter
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to configure for hidden networks
- Improved app functionality for existing customers
HINT Control
Reported bugs
18 issues- UI bug hides settings on SSID management page
- Cannot disable 5ghz wifi after warning
- Disabling 5ghz radio breaks gateway functionality
- Latest update crashes repeatedly
- Not compatible with newly released G5AR T-Mobile gateway
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- Invalid JSON error when trying to log in
- Latest update crashes over and over
- G4AR not showing LTE stats
- Cannot paste password or use password manager to login
- Keyboard will not reduce on login screen (iPhone 11 Pro)
- App doesn't work with VoiceOver
- Unauthorized Error at Login
- Doesn’t work - Unauthorized error
- Doesn’t work - unauthorized access error
- Changed channel, now cannot connect on other devices, requires factory reset
- Latest update breaks Sagemcom gateway, won't pass login screen
- Cannot pick channel 36 for 5ghz, always goes to channel 40
- No G4AR support
Requested features
14 requests- Add automatic reboot schedule (daily, weekly, monthly)
- Trigger reboot on connection loss
- Add Beacon Interval control
- Add more Transmit Power control (e.g., 8mW on 5GHz, 21mW on 2.4GHz)
- Advanced control with number input for transmit power
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- Restore transmit power slider
- Add temperature of gateway
- Allow users to name unknown devices
- Clarify named devices further
- Add port forwarding controls
- Add DMZ controls
- Support for G4AR gateway
- Adjust APN settings
- Web app version
In-app purchases
Ooma Setup
No in-app purchases
HINT Control
No in-app purchases
