Comparison

Carel Applica vs KalderMobile

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

Head to head
About

Carel Applica

This app allows users to interact with CAREL's new generation of parametric and programmable controllers. It offers a simplified user experience for managing functions, parameters, and data trends with access control based on user type.

Highlights
  • Parameter management with descriptions
  • Local and remote configuration management
  • Live and historical data trend management
  • Exportable data trends
  • Controller documentation access
  • Device information retrieval
Features
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APPLICA is the CAREL app for interacting with the new generation of parametric controllers and programmable controllers, offering an all-new user experience and ensuring simple configuration. Functions and parameters are managed via profiles so as to ensure the correct access level based on the type of user. The main features are: - Parameter management with descriptions in different languages, maximum/minimum values with consistency control, advanced search capabilities and categorisations; - Management of local and remote configurations, both default and personal; - Management of data trends, both live and historical, with option to export the displayed data; - Up-to-date documentation relating to the connected controller; - Device information (serial number, software version, etc.)

About

KalderMobile

This app provides remote management and visualization for commercial refrigeration and HVAC systems. It allows users to review site conditions, view active alarms, and access store layout maps. Users can also acknowledge alarms and subscribe to notifications for system alerts.

Highlights
  • Remote system management
  • Site condition review
  • Active alarm viewing
  • Store layout map
  • Alarm acknowledgment
  • Alarm notification subscription
Features
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** This app is for use with Kalder Software only. You need to have our software to use it. The first of its kind. Complete mobile friendly remote management and visualizations of your Supermarket/Commercial Refrigeration and HVAC systems. Complete remote management. Remotely: • Review Site Conditions • View Active Alarms • View Graph information • View Store Layout map with full pinch to zoom and interactivity • Acknowledge Active Alarms (if permissions exist) • View Alarm Details • Subscribe to Alarm Notifications View all points in Celsius or Fahrenheit depending on your personal preferences.

Screenshots

Carel Applica4 screens
KalderMobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KalderMobile at 3.7 against Carel Applica's 3.0. Carel Applica's advantage is review sentiment (21% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KalderMobile holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of Carel Applica's written reviews are positive against 0% of KalderMobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carel Applica ships an update every 3 months, KalderMobile every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Carel Applica versus KalderMobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarel ApplicaKalderMobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCAREL INDUSTRIES S.p.A.Kalder

Customer experience

Carel Applica

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative71.4%

KalderMobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Carel Applica

No in-app purchases

None

KalderMobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carel Applica free?
Carel Applica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KalderMobile free?
KalderMobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Carel Applica or KalderMobile?
KalderMobile is rated higher. Carel Applica averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while KalderMobile averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Carel Applica or KalderMobile have ads?
Neither Carel Applica nor KalderMobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carel Applica or KalderMobile?
Carel Applica ships an update every 3 months, and KalderMobile every 2 months. Most recently, Carel Applica was updated on October 24, 2026 and KalderMobile on October 24, 2026.

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