Comparison

M1 MNTR CTRL vs KingKiosk

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

Head to head
About

M1 MNTR CTRL

Features
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Utilize your onboard device IMU, Apple AirPod Pro IMUs or a BoseAR enabled device to directly control the Mach1 Spatial System or any input app on LAN that supports OSC. M1 Monitor Control iOS app creates a bridge between the various orientation enabled devices and M1-Monitor via OSC, please refer to the documentation installed with the Mach1 Spatial System to see which ports are exposed for OSC or custom use. For more information about Mach1 Spatial System please visit: www.mach1.tech/spatial-system

About

KingKiosk

Transform any iOS device into a customizable multi-window display. Compose, control, and orchestrate real-time content across various tiles using MQTT. Ideal for creating dynamic dashboards, interactive displays, and smart home control panels.

Highlights
  • Multi-window display system
  • Real-time MQTT control
  • 35+ built-in widgets
  • Deep Home Assistant integration
  • AI voice control
  • Intercom and broadcast features
  • Privacy-first, local-first design
Features
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King Kiosk is the world's first Programmable Display Runtime — turn any iPad or iPhone into a multi-window display surface you can compose, control, and orchestrate in real time over MQTT. It's not digital signage. It's not a kiosk. It's not a dashboard. It's all of those — and none of them — because you decide what every screen becomes by sending it instructions. A REAL WINDOWING SYSTEM ON iOS Run a clock, a weather widget, a live camera feed, a Home Assistant panel, and a media player on the same screen, each in its own resizable, independently controllable tile. Floating mode for pixel-perfect layouts, or tiling mode for automatic, non-overlapping grids. 35+ BUILT-IN WIDGETS Clocks, weather, media player, YouTube, image carousels, gauges, charts, maps, calendars, PDF viewer, animated text, RSS feeds, MQTT-driven images and buttons, an Alarmo security panel, an LED light panel, DLNA player, an intercom, games, and a real-time canvas widget for declarative graphics. MQTT-NATIVE FROM THE GROUND UP Every widget, every layout, every system setting is addressable over MQTT. 100+ commands. Build automations in Home Assistant, Node-RED, or any tool that speaks MQTT. Save entire layouts as named "screen states" and recall them on schedule. DEEP HOME ASSISTANT INTEGRATION Auto-discovers itself to Home Assistant. Publishes sensor data (battery, network, location, presence). Responds to automations. Bidirectional calendar sync. Person and object detection feeds straight into HA. AI VOICE CONTROL Connect to Home Assistant conversation agents, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Google Gemini, or local Ollama. Your displays can listen, understand, and respond. INTERCOM & BROADCAST Two-way WebRTC audio between devices, room-to-room paging, and full-fleet broadcast — built on the same engine as professional installed-audio gear. PRIVACY-FIRST, LOCAL-FIRST Your data stays on your network. Crash reports are off by default and explicitly opt-in. No analytics. No tracking. No cloud lock-in. GUIDED ACCESS KIOSK MODE Lock the device to King Kiosk for wall-mounted iPads, lobby displays, intercom stations, or smart-home control panels. Optional command signing (HMAC) for enterprise deployments. BUILT FOR FLEETS Deploy one device or a thousand. Replicate layouts across an entire fleet with a single MQTT message. Schedule layout changes by time of day or day of week. --- A new category for every screen. Visit kingkiosk.kallinnovations.com to see what's possible. Patent pending. Programmable Display Runtime™ is a trademark of Kall Innovations.

Screenshots

M1 MNTR CTRL1 screens
KingKiosk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KingKiosk at monthly against M1 MNTR CTRL's every 10 months. M1 MNTR CTRL's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

M1 MNTR CTRL ships an update every 10 months, KingKiosk monthly. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
M1 MNTR CTRL versus KingKiosk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterM1 MNTR CTRLKingKiosk
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB201 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMACH 1, CORP.Kall Innovations, LLC

In-app purchases

None

M1 MNTR CTRL

No in-app purchases

None

KingKiosk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is M1 MNTR CTRL free?
M1 MNTR CTRL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KingKiosk free?
KingKiosk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do M1 MNTR CTRL or KingKiosk have ads?
Neither M1 MNTR CTRL nor KingKiosk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, M1 MNTR CTRL or KingKiosk?
M1 MNTR CTRL ships an update every 10 months, and KingKiosk monthly. Most recently, M1 MNTR CTRL was updated on September 30, 2026 and KingKiosk on September 30, 2026.

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