Comparison

CPU vs Thermal Status

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

Head to head
About

CPU

This app provides detailed insights into your device's hardware and real-time diagnostics. It also offers tools to optimize storage by compressing media and cleaning contacts, along with a comprehensive suite for testing device sensors and network functions.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive device hardware insights
  • Real-time diagnostics and sensor testing
  • Video and image compression
  • Duplicate contact cleanup
  • Junk mail and spam message filtering
  • Network diagnostics tools
Features
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CPU-X is an all-in-one device information, hardware monitoring, and system diagnostic tool for iPhone and iPad. It provides real-time insights into device performance, temperature, hardware status, and network conditions with a clean and efficient interface. All data is processed locally on your device. No data is collected or uploaded. 1. Comprehensive Device Information: Device model and system information, CPU architecture and performance details, GPU information, memory (RAM) usage, storage usage and available space, battery health and charging status, device temperature monitoring (CPU and battery temperature), network configuration and connectivity status, sensor availability and access status. 2. Real-Time System Monitoring: CPU usage monitoring, memory usage tracking, storage analysis, network speed and latency testing, system status overview. 3. Device Temperature Monitoring: CPU temperature monitoring, battery temperature monitoring, charging temperature tracking, thermal load and performance impact analysis. 4. Widgets and Quick Access: Home screen widgets, real-time device status widgets, battery CPU and storage shortcuts, quick system overview panel. 5. Display and Refresh Rate Tools: High refresh rate detection (60Hz, 120Hz, ProMotion), screen refresh rate testing, display performance analysis, picture in picture support for floating monitoring view. 6. Advanced Device Diagnostic Tools: Sensor testing including accelerometer gyroscope magnetometer barometer altimeter device motion and pedometer, connectivity testing including GPS compass Bluetooth NFC iBeacon, audio and haptics testing including microphone speaker vibration and haptic feedback, display and touch testing including brightness multi-touch and screen color test, camera testing including camera and flash test, network tools including ping traceroute DNS lookup speed test and network scanner. 7. Privacy Protection: CPU-X does not collect store or transmit any personal data or non-personal data. All information remains fully local on your device and under your control. Contact: For feedback or support contact miaozhi.ai@gmail.com

About

Thermal Status

Monitor your device's temperature in real-time to understand its performance. Get alerts before your device slows down due to overheating during demanding tasks like gaming or charging. Widgets offer quick status checks without opening the app.

Highlights
  • Real-time thermal monitoring
  • Temperature status (Cool, Warm, Hot, Critical)
  • Battery level and charging status
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Overheating notifications
  • Performance throttling alerts
Features
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Thermal Measure tells you exactly how hard your device is working, before it starts slowing down. Your phone quietly manages its own temperature in the background. When things heat up during gaming, charging, or heavy use, system begins throttling performance to protect the hardware. Thermal Measure surfaces that information clearly, so you always know what's going on. REAL-TIME MONITORING The main dashboard shows your device's current thermal state: Cool, Warm, Hot, or Critical, updated as frequently as every 5 seconds. Battery level and charging status are shown alongside, giving you the full picture at a glance. HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS Unlock Thermal Measure Pro and put your thermal state right on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Five widget sizes available: small, medium, and three Lock Screen variants, so you can check in without ever opening the app. STAY AHEAD OF THROTTLING Enable notifications and get alerted the moment your device's thermal state escalates. No more wondering why your phone feels sluggish. You will know before it affects you.

Screenshots

CPU4 screens
Thermal Status4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Thermal Status at none against CPU's shown. Thermal Status also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 65%). CPU's advantage is ratings volume (97 vs 30) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CPU sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Thermal Status sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for CPU against 4.7 for Thermal Status. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 97 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of CPU's written reviews are positive against 75% of Thermal Status's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CPU versus Thermal Status: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCPUThermal Status
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (97 ratings)4.7 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings97 — better30
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHENGDU MIAOZHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Luthfi Misbachul Munir

Customer experience

CPU

All ratings97 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.3%

Thermal Status

All ratings30 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CPU

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$5.99
1 purchases

Thermal Status

One-time1
  • Thermal Status Pro$1.99

Questions

Is CPU free?
CPU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thermal Status free?
Thermal Status is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CPU or Thermal Status?
CPU and Thermal Status are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 97 and 30 ratings respectively.
Do CPU or Thermal Status have ads?
CPU shows ads; Thermal Status does not.

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