Comparison

USE Mobile vs Managed View

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

Head to head
About

USE Mobile

Monitor and control your building portfolio remotely. Receive real-time sensor updates, alerts, and notifications. Manage thermostat settings and boiler functions from your iOS device.

Highlights
  • Real-time portfolio monitoring
  • Sensor updates and alerts
  • Thermostat control
  • Boiler management
  • Mobile portal access
Features
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Control and monitor your building portfolio on your iOS device. Watch over your entire building portfolio in real-time from a single mobile portal. Get real-time sensor updates, alerts and notifications. Manage your thermostat settings, control your space temperatures and your boiler on-the go.

About

Managed View

This app locks a device to display a specific web page or PDF, acting as a simple or secure kiosk. It offers features like timed resets, data clearing, and optional user navigation, all managed remotely.

Highlights
  • Remote URL management
  • Kiosk mode with timer
  • Autonomous Single App Mode
  • Maintenance mode with custom image
  • Optional navigation bar
  • Cache data deletion
Features
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Simple app displaying web page or PDF based on central managed URL. REQUIREMENT: MDM solution such as Jamf Pro or Jamf School to enable managed app configuration. Use cases: - Simple Kiosk – lock device into displaying a specific web page - Secure Kiosk – add timer to return to homepage and remove cached user data - Interactive Kiosk– add ability for user to enter URL - Surveys/Forms – present web page survey form while locking device during survey and automatically unlocking device after survey completed - Maintenance – present curtained view while device is performing maintenance Features include: - Managed App Config to define URL from central management console. - Support for Autonomous Single App Mode (ASAM). ASAM allows user to enable and disable Single App Mode within the app. - Built-in maintenance mode with embedded image. Enabled with Managed App Config. - Optional navigation bar for user interaction enabled with Managed App Config. - Add timer to reset app back to predefined URL. - Option to delete cached user data when touching homepage button or during timer reset - Define string in URL and when found will automatically turn off app lock (ASAM). Used with REMOTE_LOCK set to ON. Managed App Config XML keys: key "URL" value="http://yourURL.com" key "MAINTENANCE_MODE" value="ON" key "BROWSER_MODE" value="ON" key "BROWSER_BAR_NO_EDIT" value="ON" key "REMOTE_LOCK" value="ON" key "PRIVATE_BROWSING" value="ON" (persistent) or "OFF" (non-per-persistent) key " QUERY_URL_STRING " value="" key "RESET_TIMER" value=integer in seconds; default 0 key "QR_CODE" value="ON" key "LAUNCH_DELAY" value=integer in seconds; default 0

Screenshots

USE Mobile4 screens
Managed View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Managed View at 5.0 against USE Mobile's 4.0. Managed View also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). USE Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Managed View holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

USE Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Managed View weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
USE Mobile versus Managed View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSE MobileManaged View
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUS Energy GroupAaron Maxim

Customer experience

USE Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Managed View

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

USE Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Managed View

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is USE Mobile free?
USE Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Managed View free?
Managed View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, USE Mobile or Managed View?
Managed View is rated higher. USE Mobile averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Managed View averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do USE Mobile or Managed View have ads?
Neither USE Mobile nor Managed View shows ads.
Which is updated more often, USE Mobile or Managed View?
USE Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Managed View weekly. Most recently, USE Mobile was updated on November 1, 2026 and Managed View on November 2, 2026.

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