BRASS MONKEY vs CANupgrade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BRASS MONKEY
Monitor and control your smart car refrigerator remotely. Check temperature, voltage, and adjust settings like temperature and power status directly from your smartphone.
- Remote temperature monitoring
- Voltage display
- Temperature setting
- Fridge on/off control
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By connecting the smart car refrigerator through the APP, you can check the temperature of the refrigerator, voltage and other information, as well as temperature setting and turning the fridge off/on.
CANupgrade
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canBus Config for Cyclops is a configuration tool for Dynamco's new state of the art CAN bus Car Alarm. Featuring easily configurable inputs and outputs, and customisable functionality. An on board verification tool will make hardware installation a breeze.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CANupgrade at every 3 weeks against BRASS MONKEY's every 40 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BRASS MONKEY ships an update every 40 months, CANupgrade every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BRASS MONKEY | CANupgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electus Distribution Pty Ltd | Cyclops Security Systems |
In-app purchases
BRASS MONKEY
No in-app purchases
CANupgrade
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BRASS MONKEY free?
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Do BRASS MONKEY or CANupgrade have ads?
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