Thermo vs XN Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thermo
This utility app displays temperature data from connected equipment in Excel and data plots with a 1-second response time. It allows users to save and share measurements, adjust data reception intervals, and monitor environmental temperature trends in real-time.
- Real-time data display
- Excel and data plot export
- Save measurement data
- Share data to social apps
- Adjustable data reception interval
- Monitor environmental trends
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1.Receiving data from the equipment and show them by Excel & data plot, responding time 1s. 2.Enable to save data into your phone, finishing a single measurement by storing data. 3.Enable to share data to other common social Apps, finishing a single measurement by sharing data. 4.Humanization design---enable to adjust the interval time of receiving data, avoid receiving too much data. 5.Check the data anytime, monitor the surrounding environment in real-time, be aware of the trend of temperature variation.
XN Player
This application plays a wide range of audio, video, and subtitle file formats without requiring conversion. It allows streaming from remote devices and offers extensive playback controls, file management, and gesture support.
- Plays all video and audio formats without conversion
- Streams media from remote devices
- Gesture controls for playback, volume, and brightness
- Supports various subtitle and image file types
- File and playlist management with folder lock
- Playback speed control and hardware acceleration
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XN Player is a generic application. You can install it on other iOS devices with no additional purchase. XN Player requires iOS 14.0 or later. - You don't need to convert video files to MP4 to play them on your mobile device. XN Player can play all video formats and encodings without file conversion. - You don't need to store video files on your space-limited device. XN Player has a variety of powerful networking technologies that help you stream from remote devices. - With the touch of a finger, you can adjust the playback position, move to the previous and next subtitles, and control the volume and brightness. - Play XN Player, which is recommended by thousands of users. * function - Support video files: MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, ASF, FLV, OGV, RMVB, TP, etc. - Support audio files: MP3, WAV, WMA, FLAC, APE, etc. - Support subtitle files: SMI, SRT, SSA, IDX, SUB, LRC, SUP, MLP2, etc. - Supporting image files: JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, etc. - Support playlist files: CUE, M3U, PLS - Supports WebDAV, FTP, SFTP, HTTP, SMB/CIFS - Support local Server: file upload and download - Support for in-app web browsers - Supports Server file preview - Support iTunes video/audio playback (except DRM content) - Playback speed control: 0.5x to 3.0x - Supports HEVC/H.264/MPEG4 hardware acceleration - Screen flip horizontally and vertically - Supports multi-channel audio - Audio enhancement is supported - Supports audio synchronization - File management: Delete, move, rename, and create folders - Playlist management: Add, delete, modify - Folder lock - Support open-in (Open mode) - UI themes are supported * Gesture function - Tap: Menu display - Drag horizontally: Adjust the playback position - Drag vertically on the right side of the screen: Volume control - Drag vertically on the left side of the screen: Brightness control
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XN Player at 5.0 against Thermo's 1.0. XN Player also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Thermo's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
XN Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
Thermo ships an update every 7 months, XN Player fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thermo | XN Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Software Shop | 杰 林 |
Customer experience
Thermo
XN Player
In-app purchases
Thermo
No in-app purchases
XN Player
No in-app purchases
