Comparison

Thermals vs Ando

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

Ando

Features
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One place for all your inference. Everything you need to give AI thinking is here. From everyday apps to personal agents and robots, connect, govern, and manage every inference token in one place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Thermals4 screens
Ando4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thermals at none against Ando's 7. Thermals also leads on chart position (#173 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Ando sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Thermals asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thermals ships an update every 3 months, Ando every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Thermals versus Ando: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThermalsAndo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#173 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge GarsideAlethieum

In-app purchases

None

Thermals

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Ando

Subscriptions2
  • Ando Plus$4.991 Month
  • Ando Premium$10.991 Month
One-time5
  • Add Inference$10.00
  • Add Inference$20.00
  • Add Inference$30.00
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  • Add Inference$50.00
  • Add Inference$100.00

Questions

Is Thermals free?
Thermals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ando free?
Ando is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Thermals or Ando have ads?
Neither Thermals nor Ando shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thermals or Ando?
Thermals ships an update every 3 months, and Ando every 2 months. Most recently, Thermals was updated on November 11, 2026 and Ando on November 9, 2026.

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