Comparison

JetRemote vs Mikonus for Home Assistant

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

Head to head
About

JetRemote

Control your Jet KVM hardware remotely from your iOS device. Manage mouse, keyboard, and power functions for your target hardware as if you were there. Offers advanced features like macros, diagnostic overlays, and clipboard sharing.

Highlights
  • Remote mouse and keyboard control
  • Hardware-accelerated streaming
  • Multi-session management (iPad)
  • Advanced keyboard keys and macros
  • Live diagnostic overlays
  • Wake on LAN and ATX Power Control
  • iCloud device list sync
Features
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Jet Remote gives you native iOS and iPadOS control over your Jet KVM hardware device from anywhere in the world. View your target hardware remotely and control its mouse and keyboard as though you were sitting in front of it. This app provides the original native mobile experience built specifically for KVM power users, and we're confident you'll love it. ===Key features=== • Connect via your local network, KVM Cloud, or Tailscale tailnet with hardware-accelerated streaming. • Manage multiple simultaneous hardware sessions in clean, separate tabs (iPad only). • A scrolling toolbar above the virtual keyboard includes advanced keys such as Esc, Tab, Ctrl, Alt, Cmd, arrow keys, and F1–F12. • Support for hardware and Bluetooth keyboards with full passthrough. • Build and trigger multi-step Keyboard Macros with just one tap. • Live diagnostic overlays displaying real-time resolution, FPS, RTT, bitrate, packet loss, and jitter. • Built-in Mouse Jiggler to keep your target OS remote sessions alive automatically. • Serial Console, Wake on LAN, and full ATX Power Control. • Paste clipboard directly to remote. • Device list syncs automatically to iCloud, with manual backup and restore. ===Please note=== This app is a client utility and requires a specific KVM hardware device (available at jetkvm.com) connected to a target computer or server to function. Cloud access requires an existing account — registration is managed at jetkvm.com, not within this app.

About

Mikonus for Home Assistant

Features
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Your home becomes the dashboard. Mikonus transforms your real home into an interactive 3D interface for your smart home. Create your house or apartment once in Mikonus, connect your devices, and control lights, climate, blinds, sensors and more exactly where they are located. Then publish your home as an interactive 3D dashboard in Home Assistant or Homey — without having to build your dashboard in YAML. 3D DASHBOARDS FOR HOME ASSISTANT AND HOMEY Create and edit your home in Mikonus. Rooms, furniture, smart-home devices and their connections can then be published as a dashboard scene. Use your home on tablets, wall displays or desktop dashboards. When your home changes, simply edit it in Mikonus and publish the updated version again. YOUR SMART HOME — WHERE IT ACTUALLY IS No long device lists. No cryptic entity names. Tap a room or an object and control your devices directly in the spatial view. Blinds show their current position, sensor values appear inside your rooms, and supported devices visually react to their state. The lamp next to the sofa? Control it right there. CONNECT YOUR SMART HOME Mikonus connects to existing smart-home systems, including: • Home Assistant • Homey • Philips Hue • Apple Home / HomeKit Depending on the provider and device, you can: • Turn lights on and off, dim them and change colors • Adjust temperatures • Control blinds and shades • Control fans • View and control doors and locks • See sensor values directly in your rooms • View cameras • Trigger scenes and automations • Visualize energy and device states Available functionality depends on the connected smart-home system and device. SCAN WITH LiDAR OR DRAW IT YOURSELF On supported iPhone and iPad models, capture your home using LiDAR and Apple RoomPlan. Or create your entire floor plan yourself with the integrated 2D editor. Edit walls, doors, windows and room boundaries, then turn your floor plan directly into your 3D home. DESIGN YOUR HOME Place furniture, lights, climate devices and other objects. Move, rotate and resize them, and connect supported objects to your real smart-home devices. Outdoor areas can also become part of your Mikonus world. START FOR FREE Mikonus Free supports: • Unlimited rooms • Up to 15 interior objects • Up to 3 smart-home objects • 1 smart-home provider Within these limits, you can control your devices without restrictions and publish your home to supported dashboards. Mikonus Premium removes the quantity limits for your entire smart home. A SMART HOME SHOULD FEEL LIKE A HOME Technically, smart homes consist of devices, entities, sensors and automations. People think differently. We think about the lamp next to the sofa, the temperature in the bedroom or the front door. That is where Mikonus starts. Mikonus — your home in your hand. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

JetRemote4 screens
Mikonus for Home Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mikonus for Home Assistant at Free against JetRemote's $4.99. JetRemote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, 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

Mikonus for Home Assistant is free to download; JetRemote costs $4.99 up front. Mikonus for Home Assistant sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year. JetRemote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
JetRemote versus Mikonus for Home Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJetRemoteMikonus for Home Assistant
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGerman Alfonso TorresCarsten Schmuckermeier

In-app purchases

None

JetRemote

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Mikonus for Home Assistant

Subscriptions1
  • Mikonus Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mikonus Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is JetRemote free?
JetRemote costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mikonus for Home Assistant free?
Mikonus for Home Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JetRemote or Mikonus for Home Assistant have ads?
Neither JetRemote nor Mikonus for Home Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JetRemote or Mikonus for Home Assistant?
JetRemote ships an update every 4 days, and Mikonus for Home Assistant every 4 days. Most recently, JetRemote was updated on October 14, 2026 and Mikonus for Home Assistant on October 7, 2026.

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