MSI Router vs HINT Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MSI Router
Manage your home WiFi network with ease. Set up your network, create custom WiFi profiles, and optimize performance for gaming, streaming, or working from home. Monitor connected devices and system usage in real-time.
- Network setup wizard
- Create WiFi and guest profiles
- AI QoS modes (Gaming, Streaming, WFH)
- Real-time network monitoring
- Client device management
- Parental controls
- Game center
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MSI router app allows you to: - Setup your network with simple steps - Create WiFi and guest WiFi profiles - Tap to change the AI QoS mode to suit your needs - Monitor network client and system usage in real-time Key Features: - Network monitor and management - Clients device management - Ai QoS: Gaming/ streaming/ WFH/ AI auto - Parental control - Game center - Setup wizard - System management Go to https://msi.com to know more about MSI Radix
HINT Control
Manage your T-Mobile Home Internet gateway with advanced features. Control WiFi settings, view statistics, and more. This app is not affiliated with T-Mobile.
- Advanced statistics
- WiFi radio control
- SSID management
- Band steering
- Gateway access
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HINT Control is a cross-platform app for accessing and managing your T-Mobile Home Internet gateway, with some extra features compared to the official app. Features include advanced statistics, WiFi radio control, SSID management, and band steering, with more to come as more is discovered about the gateways. HINT Control currently supports the Arcadyan KVD21, the Arcadyan TMOG4AR, the Sagemcom Fast 5688W, the Sercomm TMOG4SE, and the Noka 5G21. The Askey LTE gateway is not supported at this time. This app is NOT affiliated with T-Mobile. HINT Control is open source and also available for other platforms. Check out the downloads and source code at https://github.com/zacharee/ArcadyanKVD21Control/.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HINT Control at 65% against MSI Router's 3%. HINT Control also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). MSI Router's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
HINT Control holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 111 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of MSI Router's written reviews are positive against 65% of HINT Control's.
MSI Router ships an update monthly, HINT Control every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | MSI Router | HINT Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (60 ratings) | 4.2 (111 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.3% of reviews | 65.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 | 111 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. | Zachary Wander |
Customer experience
MSI Router
HINT Control
Bugs and requests
MSI Router
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HINT Control
Reported bugs
18 issues- UI bug hides settings on SSID management page
- Cannot disable 5ghz wifi after warning
- Disabling 5ghz radio breaks gateway functionality
- Latest update crashes repeatedly
- Not compatible with newly released G5AR T-Mobile gateway
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- Invalid JSON error when trying to log in
- Latest update crashes over and over
- G4AR not showing LTE stats
- Cannot paste password or use password manager to login
- Keyboard will not reduce on login screen (iPhone 11 Pro)
- App doesn't work with VoiceOver
- Unauthorized Error at Login
- Doesn’t work - Unauthorized error
- Doesn’t work - unauthorized access error
- Changed channel, now cannot connect on other devices, requires factory reset
- Latest update breaks Sagemcom gateway, won't pass login screen
- Cannot pick channel 36 for 5ghz, always goes to channel 40
- No G4AR support
Requested features
14 requests- Add automatic reboot schedule (daily, weekly, monthly)
- Trigger reboot on connection loss
- Add Beacon Interval control
- Add more Transmit Power control (e.g., 8mW on 5GHz, 21mW on 2.4GHz)
- Advanced control with number input for transmit power
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- Restore transmit power slider
- Add temperature of gateway
- Allow users to name unknown devices
- Clarify named devices further
- Add port forwarding controls
- Add DMZ controls
- Support for G4AR gateway
- Adjust APN settings
- Web app version
In-app purchases
MSI Router
No in-app purchases
HINT Control
No in-app purchases
