NeatKiosk
Lock an iPad to one website.
NeatKiosk is a free kiosk browser for iPad and iPhone. It shows one site full-screen, keeps visitors on it, and resets between them. No account, no subscription, nothing collected.
Free, no paid tieriOS and iPadOS 17 or laterMade in Luxembourg
Live: a locked iPad showing a café's menu. Tap around, it's a real page served from this site.
What it does
Built for a device nobody is watching.
A kiosk stands in public all day with no one at the controls. Every part of NeatKiosk follows from that.
Lock it down
Visitors see your site and only your site.
Full-screen, nothing else
No address bar, no toolbars, no gestures out. Your page fills the screen.
URL allow and deny lists
Keep visitors on the hosts and paths you choose. Deny always wins, even over your own site.
External links blocked
Phone, mail, SMS and App Store links are cancelled, so nobody ends up in another app.
PIN-protected exit
A hidden hold on the top-left corner and a PIN open Settings. A visitor sees nothing to press.
Clean between visitors
The next person gets a fresh start.
Idle auto-reset
After a quiet spell it returns to the home page and clears cookies, cache, history and local storage.
Attract screen
Cover the idle kiosk with any page: a slideshow, a video loop, an announcement. One tap brings the kiosk back.
Scheduled refresh
Reload every few minutes so a menu or timetable stays current. Logins survive, and it waits until the visitor is done.
Brightness and night schedule
Full brightness while in use. Black at night on a schedule, back by itself in the morning.
Runs unattended
Weeks on the wall without a visit.
Auto-recovery
A failed load retries with backoff and reloads the moment the network returns.
Offline, not blank
If the connection drops, the current page stays on screen with a small badge instead of an error page.
Screen stays awake
The device never sleeps while the kiosk is running.
Fleets over MDM
Guided Access for one iPad. Single App Mode and Managed App Configuration for a hundred, with pushed changes applied live. Deployment guide
Privacy
Nothing leaves the device.
NeatKiosk has no servers, no accounts and no analytics. It never phones home and knows nothing about you or your visitors. The App Store privacy label says it in three words.
App Store privacy label
Data Not CollectedThe developer does not collect any data from this app.
See it on the App StoreCompared
Free where others charge.
Kiosk Pro ended its free tier and charges for URL filtering and a password on settings. NeatKiosk includes all of it, with no watermark.
| Feature | NeatKiosk | Kiosk Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, forever | Lite ~$5/mo; paid tiers $24.99–$99.99 per device |
| URL allow / deny lists | Included | Paid tier |
| PIN-protected settings | Included | Paid tier |
| Idle auto-reset (clears web data) | Yes | Higher tiers |
| Accounts required | None | None |
| Data collection / tracking | None, on-device only | Not guaranteed |
| Branding badge / watermark | None | On free tier |
| Guided Access / MDM Single App Mode | Yes | Yes |
| Attract loop / screensaver | Yes | Paid tier |
| Scheduled page refresh | Yes | Not documented |
| Offline resilience (keeps page on screen while retrying) | Yes | Not documented |
| Platform | iPad & iPhone (iOS 17+) | iPad / iOS |
Where it runs
Front desks, menus, exhibits and signage.
Restaurants and menus
A menu or ordering page that returns to the start between guests.
Museums and exhibits
An interactive exhibit locked to your content, reset after each visitor.
Trade shows and events
One web app on a booth iPad, with no wandering off to Safari.
Front desk and check-in
Sign-in, waiver and registration pages that clear personal data after use.
Retail and lookbooks
In-store catalogues and product finders, locked to your store's site.
Home dashboards
A wall-mounted iPad showing a Home Assistant dashboard, kept awake and locked.
Setup
Up in a minute.
Enter your URL
Open NeatKiosk and type the website you want to display. It loads full-screen.
Set the lockdown options
Choose your idle reset time, add URL allow and deny rules, and set an admin PIN.
Lock the device
Turn on Guided Access, or MDM Single App Mode, and walk away. To get back in, hold the top-left corner and enter your PIN.
Questions
Frequently asked.
Is NeatKiosk really free?
Yes. NeatKiosk is completely free with no in-app purchases, no subscriptions, and no upsells. Every feature, including URL filtering and PIN-protected settings, is included at no cost.
How do I lock an iPad to one website?
Install NeatKiosk, enter the website URL, set an admin PIN, then start the kiosk. The iPad displays that site full-screen, URL allow/deny lists block navigation away, and idle auto-reset returns to the home page and clears web data between visitors.
Does NeatKiosk collect any data?
No. NeatKiosk has no accounts, no backend, no analytics, and no tracking. Everything runs on-device and nothing is sent off the device or shared with anyone.
What devices does NeatKiosk support?
NeatKiosk runs on iPad and iPhone with iOS or iPadOS 17 or later. It supports Guided Access, MDM Single App Mode, and Managed App Configuration.
Is NeatKiosk a good free alternative to Kiosk Pro?
Yes. NeatKiosk offers URL allow/deny lists, PIN-protected settings, and idle auto-reset for free, whereas Kiosk Pro paywalls URL filtering and password protection and has discontinued its long-running free tier.
How is NeatKiosk different from Guided Access?
Guided Access locks the iPad to the app but knows nothing about web pages. NeatKiosk adds URL allow/deny lists, idle auto-reset that clears web data, PIN-protected settings, and MDM configuration. You can use both together. Learn more →
Can NeatKiosk keep the screen on and turn it off at night?
Yes. NeatKiosk locks the display to full brightness and keeps it awake while running. You can also set a daily blackout window (e.g. 22:00–08:00) that dims the screen to black to save power overnight, then restores it automatically. iOS has no API to truly power the screen off, so this is a scheduled blackout; a tap wakes it until idle.
Download NeatKiosk
Free on the App Store for iPad and iPhone.
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