HINT Control

Name: HINT Control
Rating: 4.3 (104 reviews)
Author: Zachary Wander

By: Zachary Wander

Simple access to your gateway

Features & Capabilities

HINT Control is a cross-platform app for accessing and managing your T-Mobile Home Internet gateway, with more features than the official app. It exposes advanced statistics, WiFi radio control, SSID management, and band steering, and will gain more capabilities as gateways are studied.

Supported gateways include Arcadyan KVD21, Arcadyan TMOG4AR, Sagemcom Fast 5688W, Sercomm TMOG4SE, and Noka 5G21. The Askey LTE gateway is not supported. The project is not affiliated with T-Mobile, is open source, and the downloads and source code are available at GitHub.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Open Source Developer Tools Home Automation Programming

By:

Zachary Wander

Rating:

4.30

(104) 1 new ratings

Version:

1.16.0 Last updated: 2025-09-06

Version code:

877816142

Creation date:

2023-12-05

Compatible devices:

Size:

104.21MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-07

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 151,397 ▲ 399

Other platforms

HINT Control (v1.16.0)

42,579 4.02

(116)

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Developed by:

Zachary Wander

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hint-control/id6449951339

User Reviews

Users value Hint Control for providing critical T-Mobile gateway management (reboot, SSID renaming, radio toggles) and a clean UI, especially for reboot automation and troubleshooting. However, multiple reviews cite compatibility with newer gateways, login reliability, stability issues, slow updates, and missing advanced controls as major drawbacks, along with UI quirks. The app is highly useful but needs fixes in stability, hardware compatibility, and feature depth to meet broader user needs.

Pros

Provides essential gateway controls for T-Mobile Home Internet (reboot, rename SSIDs, toggle radios) not available in the official app.
Reboot automation works reliably (schedule-based restarts) and is highly valued for maintenance.
Clean, intuitive UI that makes gateway management easier.
Improves visibility and troubleshooting for gateway status and connection.
Fills gaps in official support and is widely appreciated as a useful tool for T-Mobile gateway users.

Cons

Compatibility gaps with newer gateway models (G5AR) and some features not working on newer hardware.
Login/auth problems (unauthorized errors, invalid JSON) and general login reliability issues.
Crashes after updates and slow/unclear update cadence (months without app updates).
Missing advanced features (no port forwarding/DMZ, limited beacon interval and transmit power controls) and some risky radio controls (disabling 5 GHz can disrupt gateway performance).
UI defects on SSID management page (hidden controls) and password entry issues (no paste support, password manager compatibility).

Recent reviews

Not sure why T-Mobile (and Mint Mobile) don’t provide direct control of the unit, but this app fills the gap nicely! In my case I used it to disable the wifi radios since I have my own wifi mesh setup connected. Disabling the radios is the closest I can get to bridge mode that most modems support. I also ran into an issue this morning where the modem showed no 5G connection. Was great that I could just open this up and hit “reboot” rather than have to physically power cycle the unit. A big thank you to the creator of this app!