iCelsius vs Lirum Device Info 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCelsius
Transform your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch into a digital thermometer with this app. It works with a separate hardware probe to measure temperatures of liquids and other substances, create graphs, and set alerts. Ideal for cooking, science education, and quality control.
- Live temperature display
- Temperature graphing with pan/zoom
- Configurable temperature alarms
- Snapshot and continuous recording
- Recipe presets for cooking
- History of recorded readings
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Extend your Smartphone, Sense the World. The iCelsius is a temperature probe that turns the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch into a digital thermometer. IMPORTANT - Requires separate hardware available from http://www.icelsius.com to operate. The app can work in demo mode if no probe is connected. Compatible with wired and wireless (Wi-Fi) iCelsius probes! The current app downloaded from the App store will read temperature, create graphs and set up alerts. Please visit our website www.icelsius.com for more information! A stainless steel tip makes it possible to measure liquid temperatures such as baby formula, cooking ingredients, wine, tea, household appliances and hundreds of other applications. Can also be used in school or for teaching science, for equipment calibration, food quality control, cold chain control. The application is constantly improved based on user feedback. FEATURES • Live Display – shows useful temperature data in one shot • Graphs – with pan and zoom touch support • Alarms – Generate alarms when temperature goes outside a configurable (lower and/or upper) limit. • Snapshot Record – Ability to record a single reading, along with title, picture and note. • Continuous Record – Ability to continuously record readings as well as to add notes, take a picture and drop a pin on the graph. • History – Access all your previous records. • Recipes – For cooking and barbecue, choose preset recipe or create your own. Find more probes & wireless measurement devices on our product website www.icelsius.com and company website website www.aginova.com.
Lirum Device Info 2
This app provides in-depth system monitoring and hardware insights for your iPhone and iPad. It offers detailed information on CPU, memory, storage, battery, sensors, and more, along with practical testing tools. Ideal for users who want to understand their device's performance and capabilities.
- CPU, Memory, and Storage Monitoring
- Detailed Hardware and Sensor Information
- Battery and Thermal Monitoring
- Network and Cellular Band Analysis
- NFC Read/Write and Tag Management
- Biometrics and AR Tool
- Device Comparison and Timeline
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Meet Lirum Info, the ultimate system monitoring and hardware toolkit for your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro. Built for developers, IT professionals, and power users, it’s also friendly for anyone who wants to know their device inside and out. Monitor performance in real time, get detailed hardware insights, and run practical tests – all in one elegant app with more than 55 tools. Feature list: Status & Performance - Benchmark Tool - CPU and Memory Tools with real-time graphs - Storage Tool: usage graphs, per-partition details, and automatic detection of external USB/SD/network drives - Battery Tool - Thermals Tool with thermal pressure alerts - Timeline Tool: interactive history of device generations - PiP Monitor: system metrics in picture-in-picture Network & Connectivity - Internet Speed Test with history - Connection Rate and Throughput monitoring - Network Interface and Cellular Band details - Network Scanner, Bonjour browser, and Port Scan for LAN discovery - Ping, Traceroute, DNS Lookup, and WHOIS - Routing Table, IP Calculator, Wake-on-LAN, UPnP/DLNA discovery, TLS inspection - Bluetooth Tool: automatic BLE device discovery with signal strength - Metrics Client/Server: stream realtime metrics between devices Sensors & Motion - Accelerometer, Gyroscope, and Magnetometer - GPS/Location, Barometer, and Proximity Sensor - Biometrics Tool (Face ID, Touch ID, Optic ID) Media & I/O - Camera Tool - Video Tool: record or inspect clips with playback, track, and metadata details - Microphone Tool: real-time input with waveform and amplitude views - Speaker Tool: audio output and volume level testing - NFC Read/Write Tools: tag scanning, NDEF parsing, and a saved tags library - Vibration (haptics) and Flashlight testing Display & Interaction - Display Tool: diagonal, resolution, pixel density, refresh rate, color gamut, and connection details for every display, with an immersive globe on Vision Pro - FPS Tool: confirmed frame-rate measurement and motion comparison at four target rates - Display Patterns Tool: screen test, dead pixel, and color calibration patterns - Colors Tool - Touchscreen Tool - AR (Augmented Reality) Tool Utilities & Testing - AI Assistant: ask about specs, performance, or how to fix problems – grounded in live system information and running fully on-device - Local AI Model Tool: run LLMs completely offline with the official LiteRT-LM runtime, custom GGUF models, a unified model library, and memory/CPU/performance measurement - Comparison Tool: side-by-side specs against any iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Vision Pro - Device Grid Tool: the complete Apple hardware catalog in a searchable, sortable spreadsheet grid, including every Mac - Manual Test Wizard and a combined device Report Device information fields: General, Hardware Specs, Display, Camera, Network, and Location. Also included: - Home screen widgets in multiple sizes with intelligent refresh scheduling - Apple Watch companion app: shared metrics, streaming iPhone telemetry, and on-watch sensor mode - visionOS: spatial computing, immersive space support, 3D object interaction, and hand tracking – add any usdz model from Files to your 3D space
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lirum Device Info 2 at 77% against iCelsius's 36%. Lirum Device Info 2 also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (7 vs 3). iCelsius's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Lirum Device Info 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. iCelsius asks for nothing beyond the download.
iCelsius holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 136 and 289 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of iCelsius's written reviews are positive against 77% of Lirum Device Info 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iCelsius ships an update every 2 months, Lirum Device Info 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCelsius | Lirum Device Info 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (136 ratings) — better | 4.0 (289 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.0% of reviews | 77.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 136 | 289 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 995 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aginova Sarl | Lirum Labs Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
iCelsius
Lirum Device Info 2
User reviews
iCelsius
From 136 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate temperature readings
- 👍 Handy for monitoring
- 👍 Good for remote monitoring
- 👍 Works well for specific uses (e.g., cigars, BBQ)
- 👍 Good UI and graphing (when it works)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Connectivity issues (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
- 🐛 Unreliable remote sensing
- 🐛 Inconsistent readings/inaccurate
- 🐛 Hardware failures (probes dying)
Lirum Device Info 2
From 289 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth and full of incredible knowledge
- 🚀 Provides accurate data with a simple UI interface
- 👍 Grants access to all device info including sensors
- 👍 Lots of interesting tools and useful info
- 👍 Provides a huge insight into device details
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on newer devices
- 🐛 Inconsistent data and inaccurate information
- 🐛 Lacks updates for new devices and iOS versions
- 🔋 Battery health information not working
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with clipboard access
Bugs and requests
iCelsius
Reported bugs
33 issues- App crashes on startup
- App crashes when tapping graphs
- Temperature readings are incorrect/flashing
- Live view display is messed up
- App crashes when phone locks or switches apps
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- Connectivity issues (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
- Unit not recognized when connected directly
- App crashes on iPhone X
- App crashes on iPad and iPhone
- App crashes repeatedly after latest update
- Device becomes inoperable after update
- Pop-up to download newer version persists
- Probes show infinity or out of range readings
- Wi-Fi connection drops when iPad goes to sleep
- Dual probe app has only one set of alarm points
- App freezes when looking for Wi-Fi
- Unit not supported by iOS device error
- Wire leading to probe not ovenproof
- Recipe function only has high range for one probe
- Degrees C vs F display issues
- Graph display substandard
- App doesn't update temperature when not running
- App doesn't track temperature prior to current session after restart
- Unit never connects to home wireless network
- Temperature gauge no longer reports decimal values
- Recent update makes app useless
- Cannot tell if unit is charged
- Sensor inaccurate out of the box
- Sensor stopped working after a week or two
- App shows wrong temperatures in demo mode
- Graph zoom is useless (cannot zoom out to longer time scales)
- Cannot zoom temp scale without zooming time scale
- App doesn't run under iOS 7
Requested features
18 requests- Fix crashing issues
- Improve Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity
- Ensure compatibility with newer iOS versions
- Improve remote monitoring reliability
- Fix data loss when switching apps
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- Add dual alarm points for dual probes
- Improve recipe function (high range for one probe)
- Fix Celsius/Fahrenheit display issues
- Improve graph display (zoom, time span, temp span)
- Allow background notifications/alarms
- Add ability to call/text on alarm
- Make probes ovenproof
- Improve probe durability/lifespan
- Allow power supply via mini USB
- Separate time and date columns in CSV export
- Allow zooming on temperature scale in graphs
- Make app work without hardware (demo mode improvement)
- Improve documentation for non-techies
Lirum Device Info 2
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on iPad Pro and iPhone 12
- Battery health and wear level not working
- Incorrect device compatibility information
Requested features
4 requests- Personalized home screen and notifications
- Advanced battery monitoring features
- Support for latest iOS and devices
- Benchmark testing capabilities
In-app purchases
iCelsius
No in-app purchases
Lirum Device Info 2
- Premium Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Premium Yearly1 Month trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$199.99
Questions
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