Comparison

Thermals vs NSD Config Tool

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

Head to head
About

Thermals

Monitor your device's thermal state and processor activity to diagnose performance issues. Understand why your phone might be running slowly, charging slowly, or have reduced brightness due to overheating. Export data for further analysis with other development tools.

Highlights
  • Displays device thermal state
  • Shows active processor count
  • Monitors device uptime
  • Troubleshoots performance issues
  • Helps diagnose slow charging
  • Identifies brightness limitations
  • Exports raw data for analysis
Features
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Phone running slowly, charging slowly or low brightness? See if your device is overheating using Thermals. Thermals displays your device’s thermal state, as well as how many processors are active on your device and its uptime, as reported by iOS. Thermals helps troubleshoot: • Poor performance — iOS reduces processor speed and potentially disables processors temporarily when the device is hot. • Slow charging — battery charging causes a lot of heat and iOS can limit charging speed to reduce the additional heat that might make a device too hot. • Low maximum brightness — if your device screen stays dark despite being on full brightness, it could be limited by iOS due to heat. • Manufacturing defects — if not all processors are active when the device is cool and not in low power mode. Your device's thermal state is monitored regularly in the background and recorded in the app (if Background App Refresh is enabled). Open the app or tap the widget to record a data point manually. Export the raw data to file for corroboration with Screen Time, Xcode's Instruments, or other development tools. Also an independent Apple Watch app shows the thermal status, active processors and uptime, and thermal history of your watch.

About

NSD Config Tool

Features
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NSD Config Tool is a companion application that allows you to test and configure your Nostr Security Device (NSD) over BLE. For more information on the Nostr Signing Device project, please visit: https://github.com/lnbits/nostr-signing-device

Screenshots

Thermals4 screens
NSD Config Tool3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Thermals at #169 against NSD Config Tool's unranked. Thermals also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Thermals versus NSD Config Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThermalsNSD Config Tool
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#169 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge Garsidecr0bar Limited

In-app purchases

None

Thermals

No in-app purchases

None

NSD Config Tool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thermals free?
Thermals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NSD Config Tool free?
NSD Config Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thermals or NSD Config Tool have ads?
Neither Thermals nor NSD Config Tool shows ads.

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