SWITCH FROM SITEKIOSK
SiteKiosk to Calisto Kiosks
Pick the job each kiosk does, set it up on any tablet at your own kiosk address, and run every screen from one list.
Feature by feature
Calisto Kiosks beside SiteKiosk
- 14 In both
- 2 Only in SiteKiosk
| 16 features | Calisto Kiosks | SiteKiosk |
|---|---|---|
| Fleet | ||
| Kiosk LockdownCalisto: the tablet guide sets each platform's own lockdown: iPad Guided Access, Android app pinning, ChromeOS kiosk and Windows kiosk mode.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Session Data WipeCalisto: the idle reset counts down, lets go of what the guest held and wipes the session before the welcome returns.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Offline ModeCalisto: a screen that restarts with no network runs what it ran; orders and sign-ins are kept on the tablet and sent once the line is back.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Remote MonitoringCalisto: a dark screen is told after the owner's minutes, and back online after, each an Automations rule; the list shows how long a screen has been offline.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| ScreenshotsCalisto: Devices lists every screen with its kiosk, place, state, terminal and printer; restart, screenshot, send it its kiosk again or reset it from its page.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware MonitoringCalisto: each screen reports its battery and health, and whether its card terminal and printer can work now.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| AlertsCalisto: a dark screen is told after the owner's minutes, and back online after, each an Automations rule; the list shows how long a screen has been offline.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Remote RebootCalisto: restart a screen from the list, its page or the notice on a phone.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Setup and Hardware | ||
| Windows and AndroidCalisto: any tablet or computer with a browser runs a kiosk; the tablet guide covers iPad, Android, ChromeOS and Windows.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Look and Content | ||
| Layout EditorCalisto: Designed Screens opens the design editor at kiosk size, with live data on its rail and Themes.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Attract Screen on IdleCalisto: a designed welcome screen with live data (the menu, an offer, the waiting line, the Wi-Fi) plays until a guest touches it, its pages moving.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Accessibility and Languages | ||
| Multi-LanguageCalisto: Language on every screen, with speech in the language on screen.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Accessibility ModeCalisto: an Accessibility button on every screen: speech, headphones for private details, a keypad, Reach Mode, larger text, high contrast and slower timeouts.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Analytics | ||
| AnalyticsCalisto: per kiosk and per screen: sessions, conversion, where guests leave by step, time to complete, sales per currency, tenders and languages, emailed on a schedule.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gaps | ||
| Remote DesktopOpen a remote desktop session to a kiosk from the browser, with a recovery shell for repairs.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Scheduled JobsRun job templates on kiosks or groups at intervals or on events, such as installing apps and transferring files.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from SiteKiosk
Your data is read in your own browser and sent to your Calisto account. Calisto never sees your login for the old system.
From an export file
Export your data from SiteKiosk and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from SiteKiosk can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from SiteKiosk
Questions about switching
Can I keep my tablets?
Yes. Any tablet opens your kiosk address and is locked with its own operating system's kiosk mode, and nothing is installed on it. A screen that takes cards pairs a certified cloud card terminal from your own payment provider.
Where do check-ins, orders and sign-ins go?
Into the app that runs that job: a hotel check-in is the stay's in Stays, an order goes to Orderflow, a member's visit is Registry's and a visitor is Access's. A kiosk keeps no records of its own.
How do I set up the first screen?
Make a kiosk, or Set Up Every Kiosk for your kind of business, then open yourname.calistokiosks.com on the tablet and sign in, or approve it from your phone, and choose the kiosk it runs.
Learn more
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.