Elitech iCold vs BloodCOMM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elitech iCold
This cloud-based platform allows remote, real-time monitoring of temperature, humidity, and location for sensitive goods during transport and storage. It ensures the efficacy and safety of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, food, and chemicals by providing constant condition updates.
- Cloud-based platform
- Remote real-time monitoring
- Temperature tracking
- Humidity tracking
- Location tracking
- Goods condition monitoring
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Elitech iCold is a cloud-based platform designed for Elitech wireless data loggers. You can monitor the temperature, humidity and locations of your goods remotely in real-time. To keep the efficacy and safety of your pharmaceuticals, vaccine, food and chemical goods requires proper handling at an accurate temperature during transportation and storage, Elitech iCold helps you always know where your goods are and in what condition.
BloodCOMM
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BloodCOMM is a highly intuitive, blood program management software application that allows users to wirelessly connect to existing APRU 6L Portable Medical Refrigerators and Delta ICE 2L Smart Blood Coolers. It is the next evolution in mobile blood management to ensure compliance with Blood Banks, Hospitals, and Agency Directors. The app extends the functionality of existing APRU & ICE units in the following ways: - Real-time Temperature Monitoring and Recording - Close Range, Bluetooth Monitoring - Remote, Cellular Monitoring (currently available for Delta ICE) - Download, Export, and Email Reports (PDF or CSV) - View Temperature History - View Temperature Graphs - View Exact Excursion Dates, Times, and Temperatures - Record static snapshots of data for sharing or storage - Assign Nicknames to Individual Units - Wirelessly monitor and receive notifications for approaching excursions, low battery, and active excursions. ...and much more! Learn more at the BloodCOMM Resource Center website: https://docs.blood.dev/ Compatible with the following products: - Delta Development APRU 6L - Delta Development ICE 2L ----------------- About the Autonomous Portable Refrigeration Unit (APRU): The APRU provides constant cooling of blood products, vaccines, virus samples, and temperature-controlled medications with superior performance, in military operations, disaster relief response, and emergency medical systems. https://deltadevteam.com/portable-medical-refrigerator/ About the Smart Blood Cooler (Delta ICE): The Delta ICE provides monitored storage of blood products, vaccines, virus samples, and temperature-controlled medications for extended periods of time. Utilizing a smart monitoring system, the cooler will alert of temperature excursions and report when it is time to change the internal ICE pack. https://deltadevteam.com/smart-blood-cooler/ https://blood.dev https://www.deltadevteam.com/
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Verdict
Elitech iCold and BloodCOMM are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Elitech iCold ships an update monthly, BloodCOMM every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elitech iCold | BloodCOMM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (86 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elitech Technology,Inc. | Delta Development Team, Inc. |
Bugs and requests
Elitech iCold
Reported bugs
59 issues- Password policy is weak
- Charts only show up to 100 degrees F
- Power consumption option doesn't work
- Cannot connect device to WiFi
- Repeated attempts to connect to WiFi fail
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- Fails to configure WiFi in Smartlink mode
- App suggests using Android instead of iPhone/iPad
- Lot of fields and messages in Chinese
- Humidifying element not working
- WiFi bug causing loss of connectivity
- Cannot record or see data logging history
- App broken in v61 update, not fixed
- Detailed settings page for STC1000 disappeared
- Functionality to change Temp and Humidity Settings removed
- Ability to adjust user parameters removed
- User parameters missing in latest update
- Cannot change parameters from phone after update
- New update makes it impossible to change anything from phone
- Cannot change parameters from phone anymore
- App update error, cannot change anything
- Cannot change parameters from phone anymore after update
- RCW-360 never worked
- App crashes often
- Impossible to add devices
- Bluetooth function obsolete
- Device will not come online to phone
- Device will not pair to WiFi
- Cannot register, code not sent via email
- Cannot sign up, code not sent to email
- Device does not work and won't connect to Wi-Fi
- Cannot get devices to connect to network or Bluetooth
- Device will not change from C to F
- Knocked offline, have to manually reconnect
- Cannot find where to put device back online
- Device does not flash WiFi indicator on power up
- Device will not link to WiFi
- Manual does not tell how to set up mode
- Cannot make WiFi device work
- Cannot log in, possibly server issues
- Cannot register, does not send code
- Cannot enter mobile number, says incorrect
- Old controllers not working after new update
- Devices that were not in use won't respond
- Devices in use won't turn on/off, parameters won't change
- App will not save temp or humidity parameters
- App changed, devices offline, temp fault
- Bluetooth function required for first-time WiFi connection
- App will not let you select a network to login
- Cannot type to enter wireless network name
- Username already exists error, then user does not exist error
- WiFi option to connect from PC doesn't work
- Cannot connect to iPhone
- Cannot connect to WiFi
- Cannot tap on field to select SSID
- Grey text is too dark and small
- Difficult to add devices
- App DOA, cannot get confirmation code emailed
- App takes WiFi network name from device, but must be 2.4GHz
- App requires Bluetooth for first-time WiFi connection
Requested features
13 requests- Option to use Google, Yahoo, iCloud for login
- Schedule on/off option
- Intermittent on/off option for fans
- Option to show humidity reading on main screen
- Scheduling for different temperature settings (day/night)
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- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Ability to switch language
- Fix checkbox out of screen issue
- Add user manual to the app
- Make WiFi symbol more intuitive
- Improve UI design
- Fix spelling mistakes
BloodCOMM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Elitech iCold
No in-app purchases
BloodCOMM
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Elitech iCold free?
Is BloodCOMM free?
Do Elitech iCold or BloodCOMM have ads?
Which is updated more often, Elitech iCold or BloodCOMM?
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