Comparison

HA Kiosk vs Sable.

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

Head to head
About

HA Kiosk

Transform your iPad or iPhone into a dedicated, full-screen display for any website. Ideal for Home Assistant dashboards, digital menus, or photo walls, it keeps your chosen content always on and accessible. Manage multiple devices remotely for seamless operation.

Highlights
  • Full-screen website display
  • Always-on functionality
  • Customizable screensaver
  • Remote device management
  • PIN and Guided Access lock
  • Home Assistant integration
Features
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HAkiosk turns an iPad or iPhone into a full-screen display for any website. Set the address once, and the page fills the screen with nothing around it: no browser bars, no status bar, no sleep. Built for Home Assistant dashboards, and just as happy with a cafe menu, a meeting-room board, a photo wall or a sign. READY TO GO IN ONE TAP • Free live dashboards: the weather with rain radar, the ISS Tracker, crypto prices and rocket launches • Pick one on the first screen or in Settings, and it starts right away FULL SCREEN, ALWAYS ON • Any web page, app or Home Assistant view, edge to edge • Made for iPhone Duo: your page follows as you fold, open or rotate • Stays awake for as long as you want, or let the iPad sleep on its own schedule • Dark mode, zoom, and a kiosk-mode parameter for the Home Assistant kiosk-mode add-on • Swipe from the left edge for Settings, from the right edge to reload SCREENSAVER THAT KNOWS WHEN SOMEONE IS THERE • A calm clock, a blank screen, or your own photos after a timeout you choose • Photos come from an Immich album on your network and are stored on the tablet, so they keep showing if the Wi-Fi drops • Optional gentle fade between photos • Camera face detection wakes the display when someone walks up. It is off until you turn it on, and nothing is recorded or sent anywhere HOME ASSISTANT, LOCAL AND DIRECT • MQTT connection to your own broker: show or hide the screensaver, wake the screen, reload, change the page or settings from an automation • Home Assistant discovery: the tablet adds itself with battery, charging, presence, a screensaver switch and a refresh button. No YAML • Home Assistant's Assist voice button works, with the microphone permission asked the proper way MANAGE EVERY TABLET FROM ONE PLACE • Pair each device with a 6-digit code or a QR scan at hakiosk.com/control • Push a new page, reload, trigger the screensaver or wake the display, on one device or all of them • Group tablets by room, booth or location and change them together • See which ones are online, and pull a one-shot screenshot to check what visitors see • Included with the app, no separate account needed on the tablet LOCK IT DOWN FOR PUBLIC USE • A 4-digit PIN protects Settings and the admin swipes • An in-app guide to iOS Guided Access blocks leaving the app entirely • Lock or unlock remotely from the dashboard MADE FOR Home automation enthusiasts, cafes and restaurants, offices and meeting rooms, exhibitions and trade shows, shops, waiting rooms, amateur radio operators, and anyone who wants a dedicated screen that just shows the page. Your tablet. Your page. Nothing else on the screen.

About

Sable.

This app connects to a SABnzbd instance, offering robust file management capabilities. It allows users to control their download queue, manage history items, and receive notifications. Premium features enhance the experience with advanced widgets and statistics.

Highlights
  • Pause/resume download queue
  • Manage queue order and priority
  • Upload .nzb files from device storage
  • Retry or remove history items
  • Control Center widget
  • Notifications for new files and warnings
Features
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Welcome to Sable. Sable is a companion app, designed to connect to an instance of SABnzbd. Sable has been meticulously crafted with the latest features of iOS to make it feel like a native part of your device, and not just an add on. Standard Features: - Pause/resume queue - Manage queue order/priority - Supply passwords - Upload .nzb from Files - Retry or remove history items - Control Center widget - Notify on new files and warnings Premium Features requiring purchase of Subscription: - Push Notifications - Home/Lock Screen widgets - Live Activity - Additional Statistics - Custom Icons & Appearance Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://codefruitio.github.io/getsable/privacypolicy/

Screenshots

HA Kiosk4 screens
Sable.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sable. at Free against HA Kiosk's $3.99. Sable. also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). HA Kiosk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On ads 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

Sable. is free to download; HA Kiosk costs $3.99 up front. Sable. sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. HA Kiosk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sable. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sable. has 30 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of HA Kiosk's written reviews are positive against 89% of Sable.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HA Kiosk ships an update every 4 months, Sable. monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
HA Kiosk versus Sable.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHA KioskSable.
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.7 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings430 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSurfzone OUTyler Plesetz

Customer experience

HA Kiosk

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

Sable.

All ratings30 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

HA Kiosk

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Sable.

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Upgrade$9.99
  • Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is HA Kiosk free?
HA Kiosk costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sable. free?
Sable. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HA Kiosk or Sable.?
Sable. is rated higher. HA Kiosk averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Sable. averages 4.7 from 30 ratings.
Do HA Kiosk or Sable. have ads?
Neither HA Kiosk nor Sable. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HA Kiosk or Sable.?
HA Kiosk ships an update every 4 months, and Sable. monthly. Most recently, HA Kiosk was updated on November 8, 2026 and Sable. on November 4, 2026.

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