The Barton vs HPE Networking Onboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Barton
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Discover the amenities, experiences, and people that make up your building. Attend, save, exercise, eat, learn, connect - all on the go. Love where you work!
HPE Networking Onboard
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HPE Aruba Networking Onboard is a provisioning application that configures and manages network profiles on client devices such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets, enabling end users to automatically connect to an organization’s wireless network. The network profiles are used for secure access to Wi-Fi and enable client devices to connect with the appropriate network access as configured by your organization’s network administrator. The app can be used to renew the network profiles before they expire, requiring little to no effort on behalf of the admin or end user. HPE Aruba Networking Onboard works in conjunction with the Cloud Authentication & Policy feature deployed on HPE Aruba Networking Central. Please contact your network administrator for the provisioning link to sign in and download the network profiles. The network configuration and profiles will be removed when the app is uninstalled from the device. HPE Aruba Networking Onboard works with iOS operating systems version 12.1 onwards. For more information please refer https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/central/latest/content/nms/policy/prov-app.htm This App will not work with iOS 15 and iOS 15.1 versions due to a bug in iOS that was fixed in iOS 15.2.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: HPE Networking Onboard at 3 against The Barton's 1. HPE Networking Onboard also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Barton ships an update every 3 months, HPE Networking Onboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Barton | HPE Networking Onboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SKYWAY VENTURE, LP | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company |
In-app purchases
The Barton
No in-app purchases
HPE Networking Onboard
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is The Barton free?
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