Comparison

HA Kiosk vs HAMRS Pro

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

HAMRS Pro

This is a portable logging application designed for amateur radio enthusiasts participating in outdoor activities. It simplifies the process of recording contacts during events like POTA and SOTA.

Highlights
  • Portable logging
  • POTA support
  • SOTA support
  • Field Day logging
  • Simple interface
Features
Currently charting
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A simple amateur radio logger designed specifically for portable activities, like Parks on the Air (POTA), Summits on the Air (SOTA) Field Days, etc.

Screenshots

HA Kiosk4 screens
HAMRS Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HAMRS Pro at every 3 weeks against HA Kiosk's every 4 months. HAMRS Pro also leads on chart position (#166 vs unranked) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). HA Kiosk's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.4) and review sentiment (75% vs 54%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

HA Kiosk costs $3.99 and HAMRS Pro $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HA Kiosk holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of HA Kiosk's written reviews are positive against 54% of HAMRS Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HA Kiosk ships an update every 4 months, HAMRS Pro every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
HA Kiosk versus HAMRS Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHA KioskHAMRS Pro
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better3.4 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings416 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#166 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB138 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSurfzone OUCabin Interactive, LLC

Customer experience

HA Kiosk

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

HAMRS Pro

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%

In-app purchases

None

HA Kiosk

No in-app purchases

None

HAMRS Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HA Kiosk free?
HA Kiosk costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HAMRS Pro free?
HAMRS Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HA Kiosk or HAMRS Pro?
HA Kiosk is rated higher. HA Kiosk averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while HAMRS Pro averages 3.4 from 16 ratings.
Do HA Kiosk or HAMRS Pro have ads?
Neither HA Kiosk nor HAMRS Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HA Kiosk or HAMRS Pro?
HA Kiosk ships an update every 4 months, and HAMRS Pro every 3 weeks. Most recently, HA Kiosk was updated on November 8, 2026 and HAMRS Pro on November 8, 2026.

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