Comparison

Indoor Survey vs Kio Setup Manager

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

Head to head
About

Indoor Survey

Enable Apple's Indoor Positioning for your business venues. Walk through your location and conduct surveys to gather location data. View and test this collected data directly within the application.

Highlights
  • Enable Apple Indoor Positioning
  • Perform venue surveys
  • Collect location data
  • View and test data
  • Business venue mapping
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Indoor Survey makes it easy for business owners to enable Apple’s Indoor Positioning in their venues. Simply walk through the venue and perform surveys using the app to collect location data. This data can be viewed and tested in the Indoor Survey app. To use Indoor Survey, sign up at register.apple.com/indoor

About

Kio Setup Manager

Configure and monitor Kontakt.io IoT devices like beacons and gateways. This app connects to the Kio Cloud platform, allowing you to manage device settings, apply updates, and view real-time data. It's designed for onsite installation and troubleshooting of your Bluetooth LE devices.

Highlights
  • Onsite installation and configuration
  • Monitor IoT devices (beacons, tags, gateways)
  • Connect to Kio Cloud platform
  • Apply firmware and configuration updates
  • View device settings and battery levels
  • Real-time telemetry data
  • Troubleshooting and diagnostics
Features
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The Kio Setup Manager is for onsite installation, configuration, and monitoring of Kontakt.io IoT devices; including beacons, tags, and gateways. The app is integrated with the Kontakt.io Kio Cloud platform to provide a mobile-optimized connection to your Kio Cloud account devices. When you sign into the app using your Kio Cloud credentials, the app displays your devices and searches for Kontakt.io devices in Bluetooth range of your mobile device. From the app, you can: - Complete the in-app guided setup and installation of Kontakt.io Starter Kits, Portal Beams, Portal Lights, and Reference Beacons. - Search for and filter devices. - Synchronize devices to apply Kio Cloud pending configuration updates. - Apply available firmware updates. - View and update primary device settings. - View device battery levels and perform a battery reset after a battery replacement. - View real-time telemetry data. - Perform general troubleshooting and diagnostics. - Kio Cloud subscribers can manage multiple devices simultaneously using the Bulk Manage/Edit feature. NOTE: your mobile device requires an internet connection and Bluetooth must be enabled. Kontakt.io is the industry leader in indoor environmental, location and occupancy services using Bluetooth® Low Energy (Bluetooth® LE). Our mission is to deliver human-building interfaces that provide people with delightful, useful, and safe indoor experiences to help make building work for people.

Screenshots

Indoor Survey4 screens
Kio Setup Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kio Setup Manager at 4.2 against Indoor Survey's 3.8. Kio Setup Manager also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 17%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Indoor Survey's advantage is ratings volume (81 vs 14) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). 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

Kio Setup Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Indoor Survey has 81 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Indoor Survey's written reviews are positive against 45% of Kio Setup Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Indoor Survey ships an update every 2 months, Kio Setup Manager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Indoor Survey versus Kio Setup Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIndoor SurveyKio Setup Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (81 ratings)4.2 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.5% of reviews45.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings81 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB190 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApple Inc.Kontakt Sp. z o.o.

Customer experience

Indoor Survey

All ratings81 ratings
Positive71.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative25.9%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive17.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative76.2%

Kio Setup Manager

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%

In-app purchases

None

Indoor Survey

No in-app purchases

None

Kio Setup Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Indoor Survey free?
Indoor Survey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kio Setup Manager free?
Kio Setup Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Indoor Survey or Kio Setup Manager?
Kio Setup Manager is rated higher. Indoor Survey averages 3.8 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Kio Setup Manager averages 4.2 from 14 ratings.
Do Indoor Survey or Kio Setup Manager have ads?
Neither Indoor Survey nor Kio Setup Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Indoor Survey or Kio Setup Manager?
Indoor Survey ships an update every 2 months, and Kio Setup Manager every 3 weeks. Most recently, Indoor Survey was updated on June 20, 2026 and Kio Setup Manager on October 6, 2026.

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