Comparison

WebFrame Basic Kiosk vs Fade for Barbershops

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

Head to head
About

WebFrame Basic Kiosk

Transform your iOS device into a dedicated kiosk for displaying web content, documents, and multimedia. This browser offers full-screen browsing with options to restrict domains, set inactivity timeouts, and manage user interactions. It also supports augmented reality and QR code scanning.

Highlights
  • Full-screen browser experience
  • Approved domain list
  • Inactivity timeout and cache clearing
  • Augmented reality support
  • QR and Bar Code Reader
  • Configurable navigation buttons
  • User interaction controls
Features
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WebFrame Basic Kiosk is free, but contains all of the great features of the paid WebFrame Pro Kiosk. It allows a user to validate compatibility and performance in their environment. When ready, a user can then purchase WebFrame Pro Kiosk from the in-app popup. WebFrame Basic allows you to turn an iOS device into a remotely manageable, single-purpose kiosk displaying full-screen web apps, web pages, multimedia, documents, and more. WebFrame Basic features the following capabilities: • Full Screen Browser: WebFrame Basic provides a full-screen browser with no address or navigation bars. This allows you to create a true kiosk experience and keeps users in the web site, web app, document, or multimedia you intended. • Secure: Lock-down the kiosk with Guided Access Mode, or with MDM configure Single App Mode, or Autonomous Single App Mode. • Remote Deployment and Configuration: WebFrame Basic is AppConfig-compliant, enabling it to be remotely deployed and configured by over 20 leading mobile device management (MDM) solutions. • Privacy & Security Features: Clear cookies and cached data every session, allow or block 3rd-party cookies, limit browsing to allowed domains, allow or block custom URL schemes, advanced content blocker (tracking cookies, tracking content, tracking scripts, custom content). • Inactivity Timer: Disable device auto-lock, reload the homepage after a specified period of user inactivity. • Display Options: Dim and black screen after configured timeouts, configure system brightness, control safe area size and color. • Interaction Controls: Configure gesture and UI controls for browser navigation and interaction. • Printing Support: Discover local printers, print with preview, print directly to a configured printer, or disable printing entirely. • Autologin: Automatically login with a provided username and password to the configured homepage URL. ...and much more!

About

Fade for Barbershops

Features
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Barbers and shop owners use Fade to run their day and manage their shops. Your shop, in your pocket: SCHEDULE See your day at a glance, manage your calendar, and keep every chair moving. Check clients in and complete appointments in a couple of taps. CLIENTS Keep names, contact details, notes, and visit history in one place. Snap a photo of a finished cut so you remember what worked last time. CHECKOUT Take payment right at the chair. Accept cards with Tap to Pay on iPhone — no extra hardware — or pair a Stripe Reader M2 on iPad. Add tips, apply gift cards, and text a receipt when you're done. GET PAID Track what you've earned and see your payouts land in your bank, usually about two business days after each cut. Clear, plain-language money tools — no spreadsheets required. BUILT FOR THE SHOP Roles for owners, managers, and barbers. Push notifications for new bookings and changes. Designed to be fast in a busy shop. Fade never charges your clients a booking fee. Setting up a shop? Owners sign up at getfade.co. Already set up? Sign in and you're ready to go.

Screenshots

WebFrame Basic Kiosk4 screens
Fade for Barbershops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fade for Barbershops at every 6 days against WebFrame Basic Kiosk's every 5 months. WebFrame Basic Kiosk's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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

WebFrame Basic Kiosk ships an update every 5 months, Fade for Barbershops every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WebFrame Basic Kiosk versus Fade for Barbershops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebFrame Basic KioskFade for Barbershops
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB47 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWireFrameRate, LLCTarn Apps Inc.

In-app purchases

None

WebFrame Basic Kiosk

No in-app purchases

None

Fade for Barbershops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WebFrame Basic Kiosk free?
WebFrame Basic Kiosk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fade for Barbershops free?
Fade for Barbershops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WebFrame Basic Kiosk or Fade for Barbershops have ads?
Neither WebFrame Basic Kiosk nor Fade for Barbershops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WebFrame Basic Kiosk or Fade for Barbershops?
WebFrame Basic Kiosk ships an update every 5 months, and Fade for Barbershops every 6 days. Most recently, WebFrame Basic Kiosk was updated on September 17, 2026 and Fade for Barbershops on September 23, 2026.

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