Comparison

Kiosk Pro Lite vs iValidate™

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

Head to head
About

Kiosk Pro Lite

This app transforms an iPad into a dedicated kiosk, displaying web pages, documents, or media. It allows control over visitor access, navigation, and display elements, ideal for presentations or public information points.

Highlights
  • Define homepage for presentations
  • Set idle timer for fresh experiences
  • Limit browsing time
  • Whitelist allowed web domains
  • Block access to other apps
  • Hide status and navigation bars
  • Display web pages, PDFs, and media
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Kiosk Pro Lite is a flexible solution for any project that makes an iPad available to visitors. Easily create menus, image galleries, contact forms, and more using the built-in no-code editor or link to existing online content and websites. Kiosk Pro Lite displays your content to visitors, allowing you to customize their experience. ENGAGE VISITORS • Define a starting point for your kiosk content. • Draw attention to your kiosk with a looping image carousel. • Present image galleries, videos and audio multimedia. • Capture visitor information with a contact form. MANAGE THE EXPERIENCE • Hide status, address, and/or navigation bars to make your content look like a native app. • Set an idle timer so that when a visitor walks away, the next person will have a fresh experience, starting right at the beginning. • Increase visitor turnover at your kiosk by setting a browsing time limit. LIMIT NAVIGATION • Prevent visitors from navigating away from your content when linking to external websites. • Block access to other apps, including the native email or phone, that could otherwise be opened through links. • Disable touch interaction when used for digital signage. Support is built right into our apps with documentation of every feature and direct access to our extensive Knowledge Base. To prevent visitors from exiting Kiosk Pro Lite, you must enable Guided Access in the iPad settings or supervise the iPad for Single App Mode through Apple’s Configurator app or your Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution. Kiosk Pro Lite cannot display multiple tabs, pop-ups, nor other apps. Our professional kiosk enclosures secure your iPad from theft or damage - see KioskGroup.com for more details!

About

iValidate™

This app allows real-time processing of campus card transactions from any location. It integrates with existing campus card systems to track attendance, verify enrollment, and accept payments, eliminating the need for cables or manual processes.

Highlights
  • Real-time campus card transaction processing
  • Attendance tracking
  • Student enrollment verification
  • Campus card payments
  • Electronic receipts
  • Transaction history reporting
Features
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iValidate™ provides the ability to process real-time campus card transactions from virtually anywhere. Through real-time integration with your campus card transaction system, iValidate™ eliminates the need to run power and data cables, rely on printed lists or take chances with off-line or manually processed transactions. iValidate™ is ideal for many types of functions including tracking attendance at athletic and campus events, verifying student enrollment status, deducting a meal plan for a picnic on the Quad and accepting campus card payments for student fundraisers. FEATURES ----------------------------- · Compatible with iOS 9 or later · Magstripe reader and optional barcode scanner available · WiFi and Cellular connectivity · Multiple tender functions for payments and validation · Onscreen and audible transaction responses · Electronic receipts can be emailed after each transaction · Sales, patron count and transaction history reporting · User levels for transaction processing, reporting and settings · Utilizes industry standard data encryption methods · Online and offline functionality · User installable and configurable · No additional server required

Screenshots

Kiosk Pro Lite4 screens
iValidate™2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iValidate™ at 5.0 against Kiosk Pro Lite's 2.3. iValidate™ also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.5). Kiosk Pro Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

iValidate™ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kiosk Pro Lite ships an update every 2 months, iValidate™ every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kiosk Pro Lite versus iValidate™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKiosk Pro LiteiValidate™
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (18 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.58.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB23 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKiosk Group, Inc.Transact Campus, LLC

Customer experience

Kiosk Pro Lite

All ratings17 ratings
Positive35.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative58.8%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative51.7%

iValidate™

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kiosk Pro Lite

No in-app purchases

None

iValidate™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kiosk Pro Lite free?
Kiosk Pro Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iValidate™ free?
iValidate™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kiosk Pro Lite or iValidate™?
iValidate™ is rated higher. Kiosk Pro Lite averages 2.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while iValidate™ averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Kiosk Pro Lite or iValidate™ have ads?
Neither Kiosk Pro Lite nor iValidate™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kiosk Pro Lite or iValidate™?
Kiosk Pro Lite ships an update every 2 months, and iValidate™ every 5 months. Most recently, Kiosk Pro Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and iValidate™ on November 1, 2026.

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