Embraco ToolBox vs Carel Applica
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Embraco ToolBox
This utility app offers essential tools for refrigeration professionals. It includes product cross-referencing, a refrigerant slider, a distributor locator, and a unit converter. It also provides access to the company's product catalog and troubleshooting guides.
- Product cross-reference
- Refrigerant Slider
- Distributor locator
- Product catalogue
- Unit Converter
- Troubleshooting
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Embraco Toolbox is a free-to-use tool that provides very useful information for refrigeration installers, contractors, engineers and counter salespeople which offers several features such as: -Cross-reference between products -Refrigerant Slider -Distributor locator tool -Embraco’s product catalogue -Unit Converter -Capillary Table
Carel Applica
This app allows users to interact with CAREL's new generation of parametric and programmable controllers. It offers a simplified user experience for managing functions, parameters, and data trends with access control based on user type.
- Parameter management with descriptions
- Local and remote configuration management
- Live and historical data trend management
- Exportable data trends
- Controller documentation access
- Device information retrieval
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APPLICA is the CAREL app for interacting with the new generation of parametric controllers and programmable controllers, offering an all-new user experience and ensuring simple configuration. Functions and parameters are managed via profiles so as to ensure the correct access level based on the type of user. The main features are: - Parameter management with descriptions in different languages, maximum/minimum values with consistency control, advanced search capabilities and categorisations; - Management of local and remote configurations, both default and personal; - Management of data trends, both live and historical, with option to export the displayed data; - Up-to-date documentation relating to the connected controller; - Device information (serial number, software version, etc.)
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Verdict
Embraco ToolBox and Carel Applica both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Embraco ToolBox's written reviews are positive against 21% of Carel Applica's. Embraco ToolBox also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Embraco ToolBox against 3.0 for Carel Applica. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Embraco ToolBox's written reviews are positive against 21% of Carel Applica's.
Embraco ToolBox ships an update every 4 months, Carel Applica every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Embraco ToolBox | Carel Applica |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 21.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Embraco North America, Inc | CAREL INDUSTRIES S.p.A. |
Customer experience
Embraco ToolBox
Carel Applica
In-app purchases
Embraco ToolBox
No in-app purchases
Carel Applica
No in-app purchases
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