Comparison

HA Kiosk vs ReferencePoint

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 into a full-screen dashboard or interactive display. Showcase webpages or apps with a simple setup. Features intelligent camera face detection to automatically disable the screensaver when someone is near.

Highlights
  • Full-screen dashboard display
  • Showcase any webpage or app
  • Camera Face Detection screensaver
  • Effortless setup
  • Ideal for home automation
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. FULL SCREEN, ALWAYS ON • Any web page, app or Home Assistant view, edge to edge • 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

ReferencePoint

Capture synchronized readings from all available iPhone sensors in a single session. Analyze and compare environmental data, including GPS, audio, and motion, with advanced AI insights. Export your recordings in multiple formats for research or development.

Highlights
  • Synchronized multi-sensor recording
  • Live sensor dashboard
  • 3D LiDAR spatial scanning
  • Synchronized camera and audio capture
  • AI-powered session analysis
  • Data export (JSON, CSV, GPX)
  • Side-by-side session comparison
Features
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ReferencePoint is a multi-sensor environmental data platform for iPhone. Whether you're a field researcher, engineer, developer, or just curious about the world around you, ReferencePoint captures synchronized readings from every available sensor in a single recording session. RECORD EVERYTHING AT ONCE Start a session and ReferencePoint simultaneously logs GPS coordinates, altitude, barometric pressure, magnetic field, motion, audio, pedometer, activity type, hardware motion, and system state — all timestamped and synchronized. MODULES Dashboard — Live readings from all sensors at a glance Record — One-tap multi-sensor capture with drop-pin support 3D LiDAR — Spatial scanning and point cloud capture Camera — Synchronized video alongside sensor data AR — Augmented reality with live environmental context GPS — Real-time location and altitude tracking Audio — Waveform capture synchronized with all other sensors Sensors — Pressure, magnetic field, and more Intelligence — AI-powered session analysis Map — Visualize recorded paths and pinned locations History — Browse, compare, and export past sessions COMPARE SESSIONS Select any two recordings and compare them side by side — duration, sampling rate, total samples, and per-sensor counts with delta values highlighted. EXPORT YOUR DATA Every session exports in three formats: JSON for developers, CSV for spreadsheets and analysis tools, and GPX for mapping and navigation software. PRIVACY FIRST ReferencePoint does not collect, transmit, or share your data. Everything stays on your device. You decide what to capture and where it goes.

Screenshots

HA Kiosk4 screens
ReferencePoint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ReferencePoint at 5.0 against HA Kiosk's 3.8. ReferencePoint also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). HA Kiosk's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On ratings volume, 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

HA Kiosk costs $3.99 and ReferencePoint $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ReferencePoint holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of HA Kiosk's written reviews are positive against 100% of ReferencePoint's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HA Kiosk ships an update every 4 months, ReferencePoint every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HA Kiosk versus ReferencePoint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHA KioskReferencePoint
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSurfzone OUBENJAMIN DAVIS GRAHAM

Customer experience

HA Kiosk

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

ReferencePoint

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HA Kiosk

No in-app purchases

None

ReferencePoint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HA Kiosk free?
HA Kiosk costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReferencePoint free?
ReferencePoint costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HA Kiosk or ReferencePoint?
ReferencePoint is rated higher. HA Kiosk averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while ReferencePoint averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do HA Kiosk or ReferencePoint have ads?
Neither HA Kiosk nor ReferencePoint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HA Kiosk or ReferencePoint?
HA Kiosk ships an update every 4 months, and ReferencePoint every 2 days. Most recently, HA Kiosk was updated on November 4, 2026 and ReferencePoint on November 5, 2026.

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