Temp Stick vs MadgeTech
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'.
MadgeTech
This app enables mobile connectivity and control for specific data loggers. It allows users to program settings, start/stop logging, download data, view historical records, and generate reports, all via Bluetooth. Data can be easily shared through text or email.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Program device settings
- Start and stop logging
- Download logged data
- View historical data
- Generate reports
- Share data instantly
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Discover a world of seamless data logging connectivity with MadgeTech, tailored exclusively for the LynxPro Series of data loggers. Features: • Bluetooth Connectivity: Instantly connect your LynxPro data logger via Bluetooth for real-time access and control. • Program on the Go: Easily program your device settings, ensuring that you capture the data you need, when you need it. • Start & Stop: Begin and end logging sessions with a single tap. Convenience meets efficiency. • Download Devices: Quickly and effortlessly download logged data, making data retrieval a breeze. • Historical Data Viewing: Dive deep into your past data, ensuring that you always have a comprehensive overview of all your logging sessions. • Comprehensive Reporting: Generate detailed and informative reports, tailor-made to fit your needs. • Share Anytime, Anywhere: Whether you're presenting to a team, sharing findings with a colleague, or sending data for further analysis, our instant sharing via text or email ensures you're always connected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MadgeTech at 5.0 against Temp Stick's 3.6. Temp Stick's advantage is ratings volume (95 vs 3). 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.
MadgeTech holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Temp Stick has 95 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Temp Stick ships an update every 6 weeks, MadgeTech every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Temp Stick | MadgeTech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (95 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IdealSciences | MadgeTech |
Customer experience
Temp Stick
MadgeTech
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
MadgeTech
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Temp Stick
No in-app purchases
MadgeTech
No in-app purchases
