Kantu vs VariPRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kantu
This tool allows you to view a wide range of image formats, including those not natively supported by your device. It integrates with your file system and other apps to open image files, offering thumbnail previews and Quick Look functionality.
- External image browsing
- Support for unsupported formats
- System native file system integration
- Open image files from other apps
- Image file thumbnails
- Quick Look support
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Kantu is a image browsing tool that provides external image browsing support for images in other apps, such as email attachments. If you are unable to open the view for the image format that is not natively supported for iOS, you can use this tool to achieve your purpose. Features: * Support system native file system. * Support other apps Open image files in Kantu. * Support image file thumbnails. * Support for Quick Look. Supported image formats: * JPG * JPEG-2000 * TIFF * BMP * ICO * ICNS * GIF * PNG (APNG) * WebP * FLIF * AVIF * HEIC * SVG * BPG If you have any questions, or suggestions, you can use the feedback provided in the app to tell us.
VariPRO
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About this app VariPRO is a mobile application designed for remote control and monitoring of Chiller VariPRO thermostats. Thermostats can be easily added to application by setting thermostat into “Connect to cloud” mode. Thermostat will show two three digit PIN codes, which are entered into application in “Add thermostat”. WIFI network selection and password entering is done in application. During thermostat installation phase, settings can be copied from earlier thermostat to make installation process faster. Multiple thermostats can be controlled from the application. Thermostats can be grouped into zones enabling common setpoint & mode selection for several thermostats. Thermostat can be also placed into custom control mode to override zone settings. Application offers fast switching between Home and OFF modes. Additionally, Schedule mode is available. Weekly Schedule can be easily programmed with application. Application will show the used temperature setpoint and measured room temperature. Application offers control to thermostat parameters in advanced settings menu. Application shows the filter hours and allows to acknowledge the filter reminder. Temperature and Energy consumption trends can be easily monitored with application. Energy consumption can be shown from one or multiple thermostats. Temperature alarm limits can be configured for room sensor. Alarms will be available even when application is closed as push notifications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: VariPRO at Free against Kantu's $1.99. VariPRO also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Kantu's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On 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
VariPRO is free to download; Kantu costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kantu ships an update every 9 days, VariPRO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kantu | VariPRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 俊锋 仝 | Ouman Oy |
In-app purchases
Kantu
No in-app purchases
VariPRO
No in-app purchases









