FanControl vs Tmeter LTA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FanControl
Control your vehicle's climate remotely using your smartphone. Start your heater, monitor interior and engine temperatures, and receive alerts about your vehicle's status like fuel level and battery voltage.
- Remote heater control (Webasto, Eberspächer)
- Remote climate control system launch
- Vehicle geolocation
- Temperature monitoring (outside, interior, engine)
- Vehicle state information (alerts, fuel, battery)
- Quick system setup
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"FanControl” FanControl is an app for climate control systems “FanControl-GSM”. This application allows you to to launch heater with climate control system of your vehicle and see vehicle’s state with your smartphone. “FanControl” offers: • Remote control Webasto and Eberspächer heaters • Remote launch climate control system in your vehicle • Geolocation of your vehicle • Information about temperature outside, of the vehicle’s interior and engine • Information about vehicle’s state (factory security system alerts, perimeter state, fuel level, battery voltage, etc) • Quick system setup
Tmeter LTA
This application enhances LTA thermometers by enabling temperature data storage on smartphones. It allows for the calculation of temperature statistics, control of discrete inputs/outputs, and script execution for advanced control programs. Users can also manage thermometer modes and calibration.
- Store measured temperature data
- Calculate min, max, and mean temperatures
- Control discrete inputs and outputs
- Execute script-based control programs
- Record temperature changes over time
- Control thermometer modes
- Perform thermometer calibration
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LTA thermometers are not only able to measure temperature with high accuracy, but also: • store measured data to the internal memory; • calculate min, max and mean values of measured temperature; • control discrete inputs and outputs; • execute a script as a control program. The application extends the capabilities of LTA thermometers, allowing you to record temperature changes over time in the memory of smartphones. The application can control all the thermometer modes and even perform its calibration.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tmeter LTA at every 4 days against FanControl's every 4 months. FanControl's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FanControl ships an update every 4 months, Tmeter LTA every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | FanControl | Tmeter LTA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 'TEC electronics' Ltd | TERMEKS, OOO |
Customer experience
FanControl
Tmeter LTA
In-app purchases
FanControl
No in-app purchases
Tmeter LTA
No in-app purchases
