Comparison

Jamf Setup vs Twingate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Jamf Setup

This app allows organizations to enable end-users to customize their devices based on role or use-case without requiring credentials. It streamlines shared device workflows for patients, guests, or employees, ensuring consistent and repeatable deployments without IT intervention. The app can be branded with custom logos, colors, and text.

Highlights
  • End-user device customization
  • Role-based configuration selection
  • Credential-free user experience
  • Branded app appearance
  • Seamless integration with Jamf Pro
  • Repeatable deployment process
Features
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Jamf Setup provides a seamless way for end users to customize a device based upon their role or use-case, creating a new kind of shared device workflow for any organization. No credentials are required, which allows any patient, guest or employee to select their own configuration. IT intervention is not required, making the deployments consistent and repeatable. Customize the look and feel of the app with your own logo, colors and text for a truly branded experience. This app works in conjunction with device management from Jamf Pro and, optionally, Jamf Reset.

About

Twingate

Provides secure, encrypted, least-privileged access to cloud or on-premise applications. It offers a more secure alternative to VPNs, allowing remote access without exposing public IPs and enabling 2FA/MFA with no application changes.

Highlights
  • Encrypted, least-privileged access
  • Access any cloud or on-premise resource
  • More secure than VPN
  • Remote access without public IPs
  • Enable 2FA/MFA with zero changes
  • Audited access to private resources
Features
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Twingate is the most secure way to provide encrypted, least privileged access to any cloud (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud Platform) or on-premise application or resource. Twingate allows you to secure all access regardless of device platform or network. Far more secure than VPN, and using either your company’s identity provider or public identity authorities for authentication, Twingate allows you to remotely access any private application without exposing any public IPs. Twingate’s network performance is exceptional, access to private resources is audited, and you can enable 2FA/MFA on any resource with zero application changes required.

Screenshots

Jamf Setup3 screens
Twingate3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Twingate at every 5 weeks against Jamf Setup's every 6 months. Twingate also leads on ratings volume (34 vs 5). Jamf Setup's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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

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 — 4.4 for Jamf Setup against 4.4 for Twingate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twingate has 34 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jamf Setup ships an update every 6 months, Twingate every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Jamf Setup versus Twingate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJamf SetupTwingate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings)4.4 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews—44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings534 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJAMF SoftwareTwingate Inc.

Customer experience

Jamf Setup

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Twingate

All ratings34 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral33.3%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

Jamf Setup

No in-app purchases

None

Twingate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jamf Setup free?
Jamf Setup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Twingate free?
Twingate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jamf Setup or Twingate?
Jamf Setup and Twingate are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 34 ratings respectively.
Do Jamf Setup or Twingate have ads?
Neither Jamf Setup nor Twingate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jamf Setup or Twingate?
Jamf Setup ships an update every 6 months, and Twingate every 5 weeks. Most recently, Jamf Setup was updated on October 8, 2026 and Twingate on October 2, 2026.

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