Temp Stick vs GVEA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Temp Stick
Access all features of your sensor remotely. View real-time readings and historical data from your mobile device. Customize alert rules and message settings for notifications.
- View sensor readings
- Access historical data
- Manage alert rules
- Customize message settings
- Remote sensor access
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This app gives you access to all the features available for your Temp Stick sensor. Login from your mobile device to view sensor readings and history. Manage and customize alert trigger rules and message settings. If you would like to just try the app, login with username 'demo' and password 'demo'.
GVEA
Manage your electric service account with ease. View bills, track energy usage, and stay informed about service outages and news. This app provides convenient access to your account details and important updates from your electric provider.
- View account balance and due date
- Manage recurring payments
- Track energy usage trends
- View service interruption and outage information
- Monitor news affecting service
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Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) has been providing electric service to Interior Alaska since 1946. GVEA serves nearly 100,000 Interior residents including the communities of Fairbanks, Delta Junction, Nenana, Healy and Cantwell. With this app, our members can easily access their account information on their mobile devices, including: Bill & Pay - Quickly view your account balance and due date, manage recurring payments and modify payment methods. You can also view bill history directly on your mobile device. My Usage - View energy use graphs to identify usage trends. Navigate graphs quickly using a mobile friendly interface. Outage Map - Displays service interruption and outage information. News - Provides a convenient way to monitor news that may affect your service such as rate changes, outage information and upcoming events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Temp Stick at 3.7 against GVEA's 1.8. Temp Stick also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 25%) and ratings volume (89 vs 13). On price, update cadence, 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.
Temp Stick holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Temp Stick has 89 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Temp Stick's written reviews are positive against 25% of GVEA's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Temp Stick | GVEA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (89 ratings) — better | 1.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.2% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | IdealSciences | Golden Valley Electric Association |
Customer experience
Temp Stick
GVEA
Bugs and requests
Temp Stick
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes when adding new stick
- App crashes constantly
- Inconsistent connectivity
- App crashes when trying to update Wi-Fi
- App crashes when trying to add a new stick
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- App keeps crashing
- App crashes constantly, WiFi unable to be updated
- App will just 'grey out'
- Will NOT connect to a hot spot
- App crashes and lost connectivity
- App cannot log me in
- App no longer works after update
- White screen after update
- Cannot get past app prompt
- App does not open on iPad (white screen)
- Blank white screen and blank gray screen
- App does not seem to be able to download history
- Does NOT send the requested alerts
- Does NOT 'remember me'
Requested features
12 requests- Pull measurement on demand
- Integration with Google Home/Alexa
- Option to pull measurement on demand
- Apple Watch link
- Add data download to the app
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- User modifiable temperature range on graph
- Program device to report readings 'right now'
- Mobile notifications (SMS and email only)
- Get data into other apps
- Alert for low battery
- Instant read feature
- Dark mode option
GVEA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Temp Stick
No in-app purchases
GVEA
No in-app purchases
