Elitech iCold vs Maicro Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elitech iCold
Monitor temperature, humidity, and location of goods remotely in real-time. Ensure the efficacy and safety of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, food, and chemicals during transport and storage. Receive immediate notifications on alarms to prevent loss.
- Real-time remote monitoring
- Temperature and humidity tracking
- Location tracking
- Push notifications for alarms
- Data logging with curves
- FDA compliant (professional plan)
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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.
Maicro Vault
Securely store and manage your sensitive information with an encrypted vault. This app uses strong encryption and syncs your data via your own cloud storage, requiring no accounts or online registration. Protect your credentials with biometric unlock and auto-lock features.
- AES-256-GCM encryption
- Single encrypted file storage
- Sync via Google Drive/Dropbox
- No account registration
- Biometric unlock
- Auto-lock
- Clipboard auto-clear
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Maicro Vault is a secure, encrypted credential manager that keeps your sensitive data locked in a single encrypted file — with no accounts, no cloud login, and no recovery. Your vault is protected by AES-256-GCM encryption with a master secret only you know. Sync your encrypted vault file across devices using your own Google Drive, Dropbox, or WebDAV server. We never see your data. Features: - AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption - Single encrypted .safe file - Sync via your own Google Drive or Dropbox - No accounts or registration required - Biometric unlock (Face ID / Touch ID) - Auto-lock after inactivity - Clipboard auto-clear after 30 seconds - No recovery by design — your secret, your responsibility
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Maicro Vault at 100% against Elitech iCold's 48%. Maicro Vault also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Elitech iCold's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and ratings volume (86 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Elitech iCold is free to download; Maicro Vault costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Maicro Vault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elitech iCold has 86 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Elitech iCold's written reviews are positive against 100% of Maicro Vault's.
Elitech iCold ships an update monthly, Maicro Vault every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elitech iCold | Maicro Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (86 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elitech Technology,Inc. | Gregory Thomas |
Customer experience
Elitech iCold
Maicro Vault
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
Maicro Vault
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Elitech iCold
No in-app purchases
Maicro Vault
No in-app purchases
Questions
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