Comparison

Thermoco vs Mercury

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Thermoco

Monitor and record temperature in various environments like refrigerators, incubators, or tents. This app connects wirelessly to a coin-sized smart gadget to display real-time and historical temperature data on your phone.

Highlights
  • Real-time temperature monitoring
  • Temperature history recording
  • Graph visualization
  • Wireless connection to smart gadget
  • Device naming
  • Temperature calibration
Features
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Want to see what's going on with your refrigeration system? Leave Thermoco in a case you are having problems with and come back the next day and you will have an idea whats been going on. Brewing your own beer? Try Thermoco to help keeping the right temperature. Fertiling chicken eggs? Put Thermoco in the incubator and track the temperature in your phone. This app works with Thermoco. Thermoco is a coin size smart gadget, it measures and records room, fridge, cooler, camping tent, body temperature and much more. You can use your phone/pod/pad talk to it in real time. See current temperature, history temperature in digits and graph. Run the app, it will search and connect with Thermoco automatically, NO pairing is needed. Click on the "i" button next to Thermoco to name your own device. Long press on the temperature on the graph page for calibration if needed. You can find more information about the little gadget at : http://www.outdoor-apps.com/store1.html You can get Thermoco from: Developper's store: http://www.outdoor-apps.com/store.html Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ESHSAW0 Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Thermoco-Smart-Thermometer-Recorder-/131790317769 Please email us at support@ksolution.org for any questions/suggestions you may have, we will answer. Thank you!

About

Mercury

Easily convert temperatures between Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin with an elegant and intuitive interface. Features dynamic background color changes based on temperature and supports decimal conversions.

Highlights
  • Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin conversion
  • Interactive temperature scrolling
  • Dynamic background color
  • Reset to zero function
  • Decimal temperature support
Features
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Mercury is the best temperature converter for Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin. Elegant and easy to use. • Convert Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin. • Scroll with your finger to change the current temperature. • Watch as the background color changes while you go hotter or colder. • Reset to zero with a quick tap. • Support for decimal temperature conversion.

Screenshots

Thermoco4 screens
Mercury4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mercury at 3.5 against Thermoco's 2.5. Mercury also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Thermoco's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mercury sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Thermoco asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mercury holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Thermoco's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mercury's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thermoco ships an update every 56 months, Mercury every 70 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Thermoco versus Mercury: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThermocoMercury
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (4 ratings)3.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 56 months — betterEvery 70 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperK SOLUTION LLCSamuel Herrera

Customer experience

Thermoco

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Mercury

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Thermoco

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Mercury

One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
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  • Large Tip$4.99
  • Massive Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Thermoco free?
Thermoco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mercury free?
Mercury is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Thermoco or Mercury?
Mercury is rated higher. Thermoco averages 2.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Mercury averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Thermoco or Mercury have ads?
Neither Thermoco nor Mercury shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thermoco or Mercury?
Thermoco ships an update every 56 months, and Mercury every 70 months. Most recently, Thermoco was updated on August 25, 2026 and Mercury on September 9, 2026.

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