Comparison

Tempus DC vs Kress Fleet

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

Head to head
About

Tempus DC

This app allows users to easily manage and program battery-powered irrigation controllers via Bluetooth. It offers features like checking battery status, setting security passwords, and programming irrigation schedules with multiple start times and water budgets. Users can also manually operate or pause their controllers.

Highlights
  • Manage up to 200 controllers
  • Check controller battery status
  • Set security passwords
  • Program irrigation schedules
  • Manual irrigation operation
  • Pause irrigation
Features
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***Toro Tempus. Italian product of the year 2019*** The Tempus irrigation controller was elected Italian product of the year 2019 for the gardening category. With Tempus controllers, Toro is changing the residential irrigation! Tempus DC is the free App to manage your Tempus DC battery-powered controllers easily and quickly. Thanks to the powerful Bluetooth of Tempus DC, you will control your Tempus DC within 15 meters. Download the App now and follow the instructions. Connect your Tempus DC to the App and learn how to program it in 2 clicks. The Tempus DC App allows you to: • Manage up to 200 controllers simultaneously • Check the battery status for each controller • Add a security password for each controller • Set the location of the controller • Recover programming data from your controller Tempus DC can manage your controller with just a click: • Programming Access the Programs section, select one of the 4 programs available and select for each one: - Days of the week you want to irrigate - Irrigation start time (up to three times per program) - Irrigation duration for each station - Water budget (from 0% to 200%) • Manual operation Access the manual section, select the station or all stations, select the duration of the irrigation program and then start the irrigation. • Pause the controller Access the ON/OFF section, select OFF, choose how many days you want to stop the irrigation and press Send. Compatible with the following Toro controller models - TEMPUS DC with LCD and 1 station (TEMP-1-DC-L) - TEMPUS DC with LCD and 2 stations (TEMP-2-DC-L) - TEMPUS DC with LCD and 4 stations (TEMP-4-DC-L) - TEMPUS DC with LCD and 6 stations (TEMP-6-DC-L) - TEMPUS DC with 1 station (TEMP-1-DC) - TEMPUS DC with 2 stations (TEMP-2-DC) - TEMPUS DC with 4 stations (TEMP-4-DC) - TEMPUS DC with 6 stations (TEMP-6-DC) Compatibility Compatible with iOS 9.0 operating systems and upper versions and with Bluetooth Smart 4.0 and upper versions For more information https://www.tempus.com

About

Kress Fleet

Manage your robotic lawn mower fleet with this app. Monitor mowing sessions, schedules, and robot status. Create and edit maps, manage charging stations, and set working hours and zones for optimal control.

Highlights
  • Monitor mowing sessions and schedules
  • Create and edit maps
  • Manage charging stations
  • Set working hours and days
  • Configure multiple working zones
  • Assign robots to zones
  • Connect RTKⁿ to zones
Features
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Fleet is the ultimate robotic lawn mower management app that ensures you are in control of your mower at all times. Be always updated on mowing sessions and on your robot’s schedule. Create new maps, edit them and manage charging stations. Change working hours and days according to your needs, so you’re always in control. Setup multiple working zones and assign different robots to them. Connect RTKⁿ to your chosen zone via a preset which you can edit according to the day and time span you need. Stay always in control of your robot with Fleet app.

Screenshots

Tempus DC4 screens
Kress Fleet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kress Fleet at 2.7 against Tempus DC's 1.0. Kress Fleet also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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

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

Kress Fleet holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kress Fleet has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Tempus DC's written reviews are positive against 10% of Kress Fleet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tempus DC ships an update every 6 months, Kress Fleet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tempus DC versus Kress Fleet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempus DCKress Fleet
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)2.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews10.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Toro CompanyKress Robotik

Customer experience

Tempus DC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

Kress Fleet

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tempus DC

No in-app purchases

None

Kress Fleet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tempus DC free?
Tempus DC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kress Fleet free?
Kress Fleet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tempus DC or Kress Fleet?
Kress Fleet is rated higher. Tempus DC averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Kress Fleet averages 2.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Tempus DC or Kress Fleet have ads?
Neither Tempus DC nor Kress Fleet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tempus DC or Kress Fleet?
Tempus DC ships an update every 6 months, and Kress Fleet every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tempus DC was updated on November 3, 2026 and Kress Fleet on October 30, 2026.

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