TIPWeb vs KDE Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TIPWeb
Streamline asset management for educational institutions. Quickly issue and collect devices, conduct inventory audits with RFID or barcode scanning, and improve asset utilization. The app integrates with existing asset management software to enhance efficiency.
- Issue and collect assets with accessories
- Email receipts for transactions
- Update user email records
- Conduct inventory audits
- Room-to-room asset transfers
- Associate/exclude RFID tags
- Create new assets during audits
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TIPWeb-IT with RFID allows districts to issue and collect assets to accelerate check-in/check-out processes using either barcode readers or device camera. Conduct fast inventory audits with RFID or barcode readers and improve your district's inventory accuracy through routine auditing. With RFID, experience up to 20% reduction in scanning time versus individually scanning asset barcodes. Save time by reading multiple RFID passive tags simultaneously (laptops and tablets in carts) or hard-to-reach assets (projectors, network equipment). As a result, your district can see up to a 25% increase in the usage of underutilized inventory. Features include: - Issue and collect assets including accessories - Email receipts during or after issuance and collection - Update student, staff, or parent email records directly from the app - Conduct inventory audits, room to room transfers, update tag numbers for assets - Associate and exclude RFID tags from your inventory audit - Create new assets as they are discovered, add new inventory during an audit App Requirements: - Active license to TIPWeb-IT asset management software - iOS 13 or 14 RFID Reader Requirements: - Compatible Turck Model RFID Reader - Passive RFID tags Barcode Reader Requirements: - Compatible barcode reader or device camera
KDE Connect
Seamlessly integrate your devices with features like a shared clipboard, file sharing, and remote control. Use your phone as a virtual touchpad or keyboard, and even control presentations remotely. All communication is secured with end-to-end encryption.
- Shared clipboard
- File and URL sharing
- Virtual touchpad and keyboard
- Remote presentation control
- Remote command execution
- End-to-end encryption
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KDE Connect provides a set of features to integrate your workflow across devices: - Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices. - Share files and URLs to your computer from any app. - Virtual touchpad and keyboard: Use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad or keyboard - Remote presentation remote: control a laser pointer on the screen of your computer by moving your phone around. - Remote commands: run commands on your computer from your phone. - End-to-end TLS encryption: your information is safe. Please note you will need to install KDE Connect on your other computers/phones/tablets and keep the version up-to-date for the latest features to work. This app is part of an open source project and it exists thanks to all the people who contributed to it. Please visit the KDE Connect website to grab the source code.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: KDE Connect at 61% against TIPWeb's 0%. KDE Connect also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (276 vs 5). TIPWeb's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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.
KDE Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KDE Connect has 276 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of TIPWeb's written reviews are positive against 61% of KDE Connect's.
TIPWeb ships an update monthly, KDE Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TIPWeb | KDE Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) | 4.2 (276 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 60.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 276 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hayes Software Systems | KDE e.V. |
Customer experience
TIPWeb
KDE Connect
Bugs and requests
TIPWeb
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
KDE Connect
Reported bugs
4 issues- Clipboard push feature not working
- App crashes on launch for some users
- Incompatibility with certain device/OS combinations
- Inability to discover/connect to devices in some cases
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for background operation
- Improve multi-file transfer capabilities
- Integrate with system share sheet
- Implement two-finger scrolling and other gestures
- Add SMS/notification sync features
In-app purchases
TIPWeb
No in-app purchases
KDE Connect
No in-app purchases
