Flot, the Swiss MDM for iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro.
Enrol a device by scanning a QR code, ship your apps from your CI, enforce iOS, iPadOS and visionOS updates. Flot is designed, hosted and maintained by MCDev, and your data stays in Switzerland.
What matters, without the complexity
The big management suites cover everything from the Mac to the Windows PC, and you pay for it in complexity, licences and data hosted far away. For a fleet of iPads in kiosk mode, field iPhones or Apple Vision Pro headsets in a showroom, what matters comes down to four moves: enrol, ship, update, act.
Flot does those four things, and does them well. We built it to ship our own apps to our clients' devices, then turned it into a product: a clear console, an open API, and a team in Valais that picks up when you call.
Enrolment in one scan
Create an enrolment link, display its QR code, scan it with the device: it joins its group and receives its apps and settings. Nobody has to sit down in front of every iPad.
- Links limited in number of uses and lifetime, revocable at any time.
- Group assigned at enrolment: the device gets what belongs to it straight away.
- Full-screen QR code from the Flot app for iPhone and iPad, handy on site.
Your apps shipped from CI
Your GitLab or GitHub pipeline sends the IPA to Flot with one command. Flot checks the signature and provisioning profile, rejects a build that could not install, then deploys it to the chosen group.
You follow the installation device by device and roll back to the previous version in one click. In our tests, 44 seconds separated the Git tag from the app installed on an iPhone and an iPad, with no action on the devices.
Enforced updates, by deadline
Pick an iOS, iPadOS or visionOS version released by Apple and a deadline: devices update themselves, and you follow progress live.
Flot has relied on declarative device management (DDM) from day one, the model Apple now requires for updates. Devices apply their configuration themselves and report their state without being polled all the time.
Running the fleet day to day
Everything the console does is also available through the API and the Flot app for iPhone and iPad, with the same permissions.
Remote actions
Lock, restart, erase, refresh inventory. Every action is confirmed by the device and logged.
Roles and passkeys
Admin, operator, viewer. Sign in with Face ID, Touch ID or a security key, no password.
Audit log
Who did what, when and from where, across console, CI and API. CSV export.
Alerts
Slack or JSON webhooks when a deployment ends, warnings before Apple certificates expire.
Open API
Documented API (OpenAPI) and CLI, with tokens limited to what they need to do.
Multi-tenant
For integrators: several clients in one console, each isolated with its own Apple certificate.
iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro
Vision Pro is not an edge case: enrolment, apps, updates and actions work as they do on iPhone and iPad, within the limits Apple sets.
iPhone
Field teams, logistics, sales, on-call staff. Lock, updates, erase.
iPad
Kiosks, front desks, training, field work. Lock, restart, updates.
Apple Vision Pro
Demos, showrooms, immersive training. In-house apps, updates, erase between sessions.
Your in-house apps
Distributed Ad Hoc or in-house, installed and tracked by Flot on every device.
Your data stays in Switzerland
For sectors that do not compromise on confidentiality, sovereignty is not an option: it is our standard.
Swiss hosting
Servers and backups in Switzerland. No device data with a hyperscaler.
Encrypted secrets
Apple certificate keys and enrolment links encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM), TLS in transit.
Isolation per client
Own enrolment domain, push certificate and data for each client, tested for isolation on every release.
FADP
Processing in line with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection, data processing agreement provided.
Technical sheet
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Hosting | Switzerland, servers and backups |
| Platforms | iOS, iPadOS and visionOS |
| Management | MDM and declarative device management (DDM) |
| Sign-in | Passkeys, admin, operator and viewer roles |
| Encryption | Secrets in AES-256-GCM at rest, TLS in transit |
| Isolation | Domain, push certificate and data separate for each client |
| Traceability | Append-only audit log, CSV export |
| Integrations | OpenAPI API, CLI, Slack and JSON webhooks |
| Compliance | FADP, data processing agreement |
Simple pricing, per device
No commitment and no minimum number of devices, billed monthly in Swiss francs.
Essentiel
CHF 1.50
per device per month, excl. VAT
To run a fleet of iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro day to day.
- Enrolment by link and QR code
- Device groups
- Remote actions
- Enforced updates (DDM)
- Passkey console
- Hosting in Switzerland
Pro
Most popularCHF 3
per device per month, excl. VAT
For teams that ship their own apps.
- Everything in Essentiel, plus:
- Continuous delivery from CI
- Deployment tracking and rollback
- API and scoped tokens
- Slack and JSON webhooks
- Exportable audit log
Partner
CHF 2
per device per month, excl. VAT, wholesale
For integrators who resell Flot to their clients.
- Everything in Pro, plus:
- Multi-client console
- Apple certificate per client
- Resale at your own price
- Priority support
30-day free trial with every Pro feature, no credit card. 15% off with annual billing.
With the MCDev team behind it
Flot is a product, but you are not left alone with a console. We can enrol your first devices with you, set up a kiosk mode that holds up in real use, or build the app Flot will then ship to your fleet.
See also our mobile fleets and MDM and native mobile development services.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need Apple Business Manager?
Not to get started: enrolment by link is enough. To supervise devices and enrol them straight out of the box, Apple Business Manager is recommended, and we help you set it up.
Where is the data hosted?
In Switzerland, servers and backups included. Devices only talk to Flot and to Apple, for push notifications and updates.
Can I try before committing?
Yes: the trial is free for 30 days, with every Pro feature and no credit card. We can also enrol your first devices with you during a demo.
Does Flot manage Macs or Android?
No. Flot focuses on iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro. For a mixed fleet, our MDM service helps you choose the right solution on the market.
What happens if I leave?
You remove device management from the console; your data is deleted at the end of the contract. No minimum term.
Request a Flot demo.
Tell us how many devices you manage and what you want to do with them. We answer within 48 working hours, and the demo can run on your own devices.
Would you rather talk it through? Pick a 20-minute slot in our calendar, with no commitment.
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