Comparison

AntScope vs HA Kiosk

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

Head to head
About

AntScope

Connect your RigExpert antenna analyzer to your smartphone for detailed antenna system analysis. Visualize SWR and Smith charts, and view all parameters in one place.

Highlights
  • Connects to RigExpert analyzers via BLE
  • SWR chart visualization
  • Smith chart visualization
  • All parameters mode
  • Supports RigExpert Stick 230 BLE
Features
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AntScope for iOS is a software designed to connect the RigExpert antenna analyzers with BLE option to Apple smartphones. This software allows to get information about your antenna system and visualize that information: - SWR chart (standing wave ratio) - Smith chart - All parameters mode Supported analyzers: - RigExpert Stick 230 - RigExpert Stick 230 BLE - Stick Pro - Stick XPro - Stick 500 - Match - Match U - AA-2000 - AA-3000

About

HA Kiosk

Transform your iPad into a full-screen dashboard or interactive display. Showcase webpages or apps with a simple setup. Features intelligent camera face detection to automatically disable the screensaver when someone is near.

Highlights
  • Full-screen dashboard display
  • Showcase any webpage or app
  • Camera Face Detection screensaver
  • Effortless setup
  • Ideal for home automation
Features
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HAkiosk turns an iPad or iPhone into a full-screen display for any website. Set the address once, and the page fills the screen with nothing around it: no browser bars, no status bar, no sleep. Built for Home Assistant dashboards, and just as happy with a cafe menu, a meeting-room board, a photo wall or a sign. FULL SCREEN, ALWAYS ON • Any web page, app or Home Assistant view, edge to edge • Stays awake for as long as you want, or let the iPad sleep on its own schedule • Dark mode, zoom, and a kiosk-mode parameter for the Home Assistant kiosk-mode add-on • Swipe from the left edge for Settings, from the right edge to reload SCREENSAVER THAT KNOWS WHEN SOMEONE IS THERE • A calm clock, a blank screen, or your own photos after a timeout you choose • Photos come from an Immich album on your network and are stored on the tablet, so they keep showing if the Wi-Fi drops • Optional gentle fade between photos • Camera face detection wakes the display when someone walks up. It is off until you turn it on, and nothing is recorded or sent anywhere HOME ASSISTANT, LOCAL AND DIRECT • MQTT connection to your own broker: show or hide the screensaver, wake the screen, reload, change the page or settings from an automation • Home Assistant discovery: the tablet adds itself with battery, charging, presence, a screensaver switch and a refresh button. No YAML • Home Assistant's Assist voice button works, with the microphone permission asked the proper way MANAGE EVERY TABLET FROM ONE PLACE • Pair each device with a 6-digit code or a QR scan at hakiosk.com/control • Push a new page, reload, trigger the screensaver or wake the display, on one device or all of them • Group tablets by room, booth or location and change them together • See which ones are online, and pull a one-shot screenshot to check what visitors see • Included with the app, no separate account needed on the tablet LOCK IT DOWN FOR PUBLIC USE • A 4-digit PIN protects Settings and the admin swipes • An in-app guide to iOS Guided Access blocks leaving the app entirely • Lock or unlock remotely from the dashboard MADE FOR Home automation enthusiasts, cafes and restaurants, offices and meeting rooms, exhibitions and trade shows, shops, waiting rooms, amateur radio operators, and anyone who wants a dedicated screen that just shows the page. Your tablet. Your page. Nothing else on the screen.

Screenshots

AntScope4 screens
HA Kiosk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HA Kiosk at 75% against AntScope's 21%. HA Kiosk also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.3). AntScope's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and ratings volume (60 vs 4). On update cadence, 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

AntScope is free to download; HA Kiosk costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HA Kiosk holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AntScope has 60 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of AntScope's written reviews are positive against 75% of HA Kiosk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AntScope ships an update every 3 months, HA Kiosk every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AntScope versus HA Kiosk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAntScopeHA Kiosk
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating2.3 (60 ratings)3.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings60 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB15 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRig Expert Ukraine LtdSurfzone OU

Customer experience

AntScope

All ratings57 ratings
Positive28.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral11.9%
Negative66.7%

HA Kiosk

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

AntScope

No in-app purchases

None

HA Kiosk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AntScope free?
AntScope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HA Kiosk free?
HA Kiosk costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AntScope or HA Kiosk?
HA Kiosk is rated higher. AntScope averages 2.3 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while HA Kiosk averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do AntScope or HA Kiosk have ads?
Neither AntScope nor HA Kiosk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AntScope or HA Kiosk?
AntScope ships an update every 3 months, and HA Kiosk every 4 months. Most recently, AntScope was updated on November 3, 2026 and HA Kiosk on November 4, 2026.

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