MITe vs EXPLORER Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MITe
This tool assists certified installers of satellite internet service. It offers guidance for troubleshooting, aids for installation, and provides essential system status information.
- Troubleshooting guidance
- Installation aids
- System status information
- Viasat Exede service support
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MITe is a tool for Viasat® certified installers of Viasat’s Exede® satellite internet service. The MITe tool provides troubleshooting guidance, installation aids, and system status information.
EXPLORER Connect
Manage and operate EXPLORER BGAN terminals with ease. This application allows you to monitor terminal status, configure settings, and even use your smartphone as a satellite phone for making and receiving calls.
- Satellite phone capability
- Terminal status dashboard
- Configuration settings
- Terminal pointing assistance
- SIP phone settings
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EXPLORER CONNECT simplifies management and usage of EXPLORER 510, 710, and 323 terminals. Via the Connect app, it is possible to monitor and configure the terminals. A satellite phone capability is part of the app that enables making and receiving calls using a smart phone connected to an EXPLORER satellite terminal. The EXPLORER Connect main menu includes: - Satellite phone - Use your smart phone as a satellite phone to make and receive calls with EXPLORER BGAN terminals*. - Dashboard - Overview of terminal status. - Settings - extended menu with access to phone settings (SIP), terminal pointing assistance, terminal webpage, and About page. *Note: For use of Satellite Phone, the phone/tablet must support IP Telephony (SIP).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EXPLORER Connect at 5.0 against MITe's 2.3. MITe's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EXPLORER Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MITe has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 12% of MITe's written reviews are positive against 0% of EXPLORER Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MITe ships an update every 2 months, EXPLORER Connect every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and July 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MITe | EXPLORER Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Viasat Inc. | Thrane & Thrane AS |
Customer experience
MITe
EXPLORER Connect
In-app purchases
MITe
No in-app purchases
EXPLORER Connect
No in-app purchases
