Comparison

SmartView Device Interface vs KGateway

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

Head to head
About

SmartView Device Interface

Features
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The SmartView app is used for controlling the Senticon's Intelligent Room Controllers and Smart Room Sensors. With the SmartView app you can change your room settingsand monitor the room measurements. For example with the TCR/QCR controllers you can change the (heating/cooling) setpoint, operating mode (occupied/unoccupied/night), fan speed and analyse the current demand. The SmartView app connects to the device using Bluetooth connection of you iPhone/iPad. Once connected to the device, and if first time, the SmartView interrogates the device and automatically builds the view required to control your room. Once the configuration has been created, next time upon connection you can immediately start to change the settings.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Configure Wi-Fi connection
  • Set BLE scan parameters
  • Define HTTP/MQTT server info
  • Connect BLE Beacon/Sensor devices
  • Report sensor data to cloud
Features
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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.

Screenshots

SmartView Device Interface4 screens
KGateway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KGateway at every 10 days against SmartView Device Interface's every 6 months. 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

SmartView Device Interface ships an update every 6 months, KGateway every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
SmartView Device Interface versus KGateway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartView Device InterfaceKGateway
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSENTICON LTDKKM Co.,Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

SmartView Device Interface

No in-app purchases

None

KGateway

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartView Device Interface free?
SmartView Device Interface is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KGateway free?
KGateway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SmartView Device Interface or KGateway have ads?
Neither SmartView Device Interface nor KGateway shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartView Device Interface or KGateway?
SmartView Device Interface ships an update every 6 months, and KGateway every 10 days. Most recently, SmartView Device Interface was updated on November 3, 2026 and KGateway on November 3, 2026.

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