Comparison

Pulseway vs KFS Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Pulseway

Securely monitor and manage your IT systems from any mobile device. Get real-time status updates, receive instant alerts for issues, and resolve problems remotely. Supports Windows, Linux, and Mac, offering comprehensive control over your infrastructure.

Highlights
  • Remote system monitoring
  • Real-time status alerts
  • System management and control
  • Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, Mac)
  • Process and service management
  • Event log analysis
  • Active Directory management
Features
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Remotely monitor and manage your IT systems securely from any smartphone or tablet. Pulseway gives you complete control of your computers and applications from anywhere, at any time. You can monitor and control Windows, Linux and Mac Operating Systems as well as any application using the monitoring API. Pulseway dramatically reduces the level of manual checks for support engineers and provides them with a real time status of their monitored systems. You are the first to know about any potential issues affecting your systems and can resolve those issues immediately. *** IMPORTANT *** • To monitor a computer, download and install the agent software from our website; • The communication between this application and the monitored computers is always encrypted. MONITOR: • The status and uptime of all systems • CPU usage and usage history chart • Current available memory and usage history chart • External IP address and the location on the map using GeoIP • Ping round trip response time and response time chart • Status of local hard disks • Services status • Network interfaces status and traffic chart • Running processes • Event logs • Scheduled tasks status • Ports status • Logged in users • Hardware details • Status of web sites and application pools in Internet Information Server • User accounts status in Active Directory including locked user accounts • View and manage Windows updates • Performance counters • ... and more MANAGE: • Start, pause, continue and stop a service • Kill a process • Start and stop a scheduled task • Log off any logged in user • Send a message to the logged in users • Command prompt and PowerShell support • Restart, wake up (Wake on WAN over Internet supported), shutdown, power off, suspend or send the computer into hibernation • Send commands to multiple systems in the same group • Start/stop/restart Internet Information Server web sites • Start/stop/recycle Internet Information Server application pools • Mobile device authorization for system commands - only selected authorized devices on your account can be allowed to send system commands • Enable, disable, unlock and reset password for user accounts in Active Directory • Add and remove groups for a user account in Active Directory • Hyper-V and VMware support, start and stop virtual machines • Run SQL Server queries • ... and more GET NOTIFIED: • When a system goes offline, starts up, shuts down, suspends and resumes • When a monitored service stopped unexpectedly • When the free memory is below a specified percentage • When the processor usage is above or below a specified percentage for a specified period of time • When the free space of a hard disk drive is below a specified percentage • When a user logs in or logs out • When ping round trip time is above a specified value for a specified period of time • When a monitored port is closed • When an event log entry is generated and it matches a specified filter (Windows only) • When the CPU, system or HDD temperature exceeds a specified threshold • When a web site or app pool stopped on Internet Information Server • ... and more The application will work even if the system cannot be directly accessed from the Internet (i.e. does not have a routable IP address or sits behind a firewall). Operating Systems supported: • Server: Windows 2003 or higher • Desktop: Windows XP or higher • Linux: All major distributions • Mac: OS X 10.8+

About

KFS Mobile

Manage a fleet of printing devices efficiently. This app is for authorized Partners using KYOCERA Fleet Services and is not a printing application itself.

Highlights
  • Fleet device management
  • Efficient operations
  • Authorized Partner access
  • KYOCERA Fleet Services integration
Features
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You can manage a fleet of printing devices more efficiently with the KFS Mobile app. It can assist you in fixing issues on KYOCERA devices, and also reduce the service time at the customer site. It is available to authorized Partners who use KYOCERA Fleet Services. This is not a printing application. For more information, please contact us from the KYOCERA Document Solutions support page. http://www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.com/support/

Screenshots

Pulseway4 screens
KFS Mobile3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pulseway at 87% against KFS Mobile's 33%. Pulseway also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (614 vs 3). KFS Mobile's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pulseway holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pulseway has 614 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Pulseway's written reviews are positive against 33% of KFS Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulseway ships an update every 6 weeks, KFS Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pulseway versus KFS Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulsewayKFS Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (614 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings614 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMMSOFT Design Ltd.Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Customer experience

Pulseway

All ratings614 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews697 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative9.9%

KFS Mobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Pulseway

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS/macOS versions
  • Login/authentication problems for some users
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Remote desktop/screen sharing functionality
  • Improved multi-account/multi-device management
  • Expanded support for macOS and Linux systems
  • Enhanced notification and alerting options
  • Ability to view and manage GPU/hardware details

KFS Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pulseway

No in-app purchases

None

KFS Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pulseway free?
Pulseway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KFS Mobile free?
KFS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pulseway or KFS Mobile?
Pulseway is rated higher. Pulseway averages 4.6 out of 5 from 614 ratings, while KFS Mobile averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Pulseway or KFS Mobile have ads?
Neither Pulseway nor KFS Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulseway or KFS Mobile?
Pulseway ships an update every 6 weeks, and KFS Mobile every 3 months. Most recently, Pulseway was updated on September 26, 2026 and KFS Mobile on August 29, 2026.

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