Mobile Cooling vs Hcalory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobile Cooling
Remotely manage your compatible cooler's temperature, power, and settings via Bluetooth. Monitor battery protection, view power sources, and receive alerts for open lids. Ideal for outdoor enthusiasts and travelers.
- Remote temperature control
- On/off and compartment control
- Battery protection settings
- Temperature unit selection
- Power source monitoring
- Lid open alerts
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Use the Mobile Cooling app to control your CFX3, CFX5 and CFX2 cooler from a distance, providing you have a suitable Bluetooth connection to connect your phone to your cooler. Use the Mobile Cooling app to: · Control and monitor temperatures remotely (distance depends on environment) · Turn your cooler off/on, and/or control individual compartments · Set your battery protection level · Select temperature unit (°C or °F) · View which power source your cooler is running on – AC or DC · View the supply voltage level if running on DC power (CFX3 and CFX5) · See whether your cooler lid is open, and receive an alert if left open for more than 3 mins Compatible products: CFX3 , CFX5 and CFX2
Hcalory
Control your air heater remotely with this app. Monitor parameters, adjust temperature and gears, set schedules, and activate modes like plateau and ventilation. Designed for specific supported heater models.
- Remote heater control
- Parameter monitoring
- Temperature and gear adjustment
- Plateau mode activation
- Ventilation control
- Scheduling functionality
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Our Hcalory air heater app provides a smarter remote control solution for air heater users (The supported heater models are: F1-S, L1-S, L2-S, W1-S, W2-S, TB1, TB2, TC1SE). You can see all the parameter info on your phone, switch temperature/gears, start plateau mode, start ventilation, switch temperature settings, schedule time, etc. We will continue to collect user suggestions to improve the user experience of our products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hcalory at 67% against Mobile Cooling's 11%. Hcalory also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). Mobile Cooling's advantage is ratings volume (122 vs 10). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hcalory holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobile Cooling has 122 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Mobile Cooling's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hcalory's.
Mobile Cooling ships an update every 3 months, Hcalory every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobile Cooling | Hcalory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (122 ratings) | 4.2 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 122 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dometic Group AB | HONG KONG TING HUI LIMITED |
Customer experience
Mobile Cooling
Hcalory
Bugs and requests
Mobile Cooling
Reported bugs
4 issues- Bluetooth pairing problems
- WiFi connectivity failures
- Temperature settings reset unexpectedly
- Graphs and data displays not working correctly
Requested features
4 requests- Add CarPlay support
- Improve historical data tracking
- Provide more detailed power metrics
- Allow customization of interface
Hcalory
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mobile Cooling
No in-app purchases
Hcalory
No in-app purchases
