Startle Studio vs Thermoscreens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Startle Studio
Manage music, audio messages, and digital screen content for your business locations. Optimize tech performance and energy efficiency with smart monitoring and tips.
- Control playlists
- Manage audio messages
- Digital screen content
- Multi-location management
- Tech performance monitoring
- Energy efficiency tips
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Startle Studio puts your music and tech at your fingertips, making it easier than ever to create an atmosphere that’s totally in sync with your customers. From one single platform, control your playlists, audio messages, digital screen content and more, knowing you have full control, whether you’ve got 1 location or 1,000. With our brand spanking new feature Tune-Up™, we’ll help you make the most of your Startle products by monitoring and scoring your tech’s performance. Hardware using power during down-time? We’ll sort that. Due a playlist refresh? You’ll get a heads up. Christmas music scheduled in May? Well, we’d hope not, but we’ll be checking on the off-chance something looks fishy. And with newly added tips and tricks to make your experience more energy efficient, you’ll not only be doing your bit to help the planet but will be saving your business money, money, money (as our Swedish friends ABBA would say) along the way. Download the Startle Studio app now to get building your pitch perfect experience.
Thermoscreens
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Make your thermostat smarter: 1,Remote control the thermostat anywhere via APP. 2, You can control the thermostat by Amazon Alexa, or other smart platform. 3, Share the thermostat to your family, enjoy the smart lift.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Startle Studio at every 6 months against Thermoscreens's every 38 months. Thermoscreens's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Startle Studio ships an update every 6 months, Thermoscreens every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Startle Studio | Thermoscreens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Startle | BIDDLE AIR SYSTEMS LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Startle Studio
No in-app purchases
Thermoscreens
No in-app purchases
Questions
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