Comparison

ThermoSphere vs Longacre Bus Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ThermoSphere

Easily manage your ThermoSphere electric heating devices from anywhere in the world. Control heating manually, set intelligent schedules, and access device settings all from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Heating schedule creation
  • Manual control options
  • Access device settings
  • Compatible with various ThermoSphere devices
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Easy, simple control for ThermoSphere electric heating all in one place. The new and improved ThermoSphere app lets you control all of your ThermoSphere electric heating devices from your phone, from anywhere in the world. Compatible with ThermSphere SmartHome Thermostats, ThermoSphere WIFI Thermostats (2021 model onwards), ThermoSphere Glass Wifi Heaters and ThermoSphere SmartPlugs. Control manually or access the settings and heating schedule to build an intelligent and comfortable heating schedule.

About

Longacre Bus Tracker

Features
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Mobile parent app part of a unique school transport software suite. Parents and guardians receive private notifications to their smart phone, showing collection and drop off points of their children whilst they are on their school bus route. Advanced parent notifications of bus departure, arrival and proximity location(one stop away from pick up or destination). Parents can make temporary route changes for their children as well as report their absence easily with our integrated messaging module. Both schools and parents will enjoy a level of safety, security and convenience required by all, whilst children use the school transport for daily routes as well as field trips and excursions. Privacy policy: http://schoolbustrackerapp.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of use: http://schoolbustrackerapp.com/terms-of-service.html

Screenshots

ThermoSphere4 screens
Longacre Bus Tracker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Longacre Bus Tracker at every 4 months against ThermoSphere's every 13 months. ThermoSphere's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThermoSphere ships an update every 13 months, Longacre Bus Tracker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
ThermoSphere versus Longacre Bus Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThermoSphereLongacre Bus Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThermogroup UKElitAd Internet Limited

In-app purchases

None

ThermoSphere

No in-app purchases

None

Longacre Bus Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThermoSphere free?
ThermoSphere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Longacre Bus Tracker free?
Longacre Bus Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ThermoSphere or Longacre Bus Tracker have ads?
Neither ThermoSphere nor Longacre Bus Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThermoSphere or Longacre Bus Tracker?
ThermoSphere ships an update every 13 months, and Longacre Bus Tracker every 4 months. Most recently, ThermoSphere was updated on October 14, 2026 and Longacre Bus Tracker on October 3, 2026.

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