OpenIoTHub vs KGateway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenIoTHub
This tool provides remote access and management for various IoT devices and intranet services. It supports multiple protocols and integrates with popular private cloud solutions and hardware.
- Remote IoT device management
- Intranet penetration access
- Supports TCP, UDP, HTTP, FTP
- Integrates with private clouds (CasaOS, ZimaOS, etc.)
- Supports various hardware and Docker interfaces
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IoT device management and intranet penetration access tool, supporting various open-source and third-party devices (Feixun plug, Feixun R1 speaker, ONVIF camera, etc.) 1. Support TCP, UDP, HTTP, FTP intranet penetration 2. Support intelligent hardware, including open-source switches, Feixun power strips, etc 3. Support the following private clouds - CasaOS - ZimaOS - Green Union NAS can manually add and access web pages - Feiniu NAS manually adds access to various Docker interfaces - Unraid - Synology - QNAP - docker
KGateway
Configure your KKM BLE/Wi-Fi gateway with this utility app. Set up Wi-Fi, BLE scan parameters, and server information to connect beacon and sensor devices and report data to the cloud.
- Configure Wi-Fi connection
- Set BLE scan parameters
- Define HTTP/MQTT server info
- Connect BLE Beacon/Sensor devices
- Report sensor data to cloud
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KGateway is a configuration app, through which you can configure the BLE/Wi-Fi gateway launched by KKM. This app supports configuration of the following parameters: 1. Wi-Fi connection information. 2. BLE scan parameters, filter parameters. 3. HTTP or MQTT server information connected by the gateway. After provision by the app, the gateway(BLE/Wi-Fi) can connect the BLE Beacon/Sensor devices, and can report the sensor data from Beacon/Sensor devices to the cloud. Why does this app need location permission? Because the app needs to scan the SSID information of the KGateway when configuring the KGateway for the first time, and the location permission is required for IOS to scan the Wi-Fi SSID information. Why does this app use the HTTP not HTTPs protocol? This app only uses HTTP protocol to connect to the KGatway(WiFI-BLE gateway) for provision. Because the KGateway's internal resources are limited, the device only supports the HTTP protocol. In addition, because the app will only perform provisioning when the KGateway is used for the first time, and the app and the KGateway device must be under the same Wi-Fi router during provisioning, the security risk of using the HTTP protocol for Provisioning is controllable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: KGateway at none against OpenIoTHub's shown. KGateway also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). OpenIoTHub's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OpenIoTHub against 5.0 for KGateway. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
OpenIoTHub ships an update weekly, KGateway every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenIoTHub | KGateway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hefei Yunyilian Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd | KKM Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
OpenIoTHub
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In-app purchases
OpenIoTHub
No in-app purchases
KGateway
No in-app purchases









