Coldpilot vs Chrono Pumpkin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coldpilot
Monitor and control cold rooms and refrigeration systems in real-time. Receive alarm notifications and analyze energy consumption to optimize system parameters for energy savings.
- Real-time monitoring
- Refrigeration system control
- Alarm reminders
- Information pushing
- Energy consumption analysis
- Parameter optimization
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Coldpilot is the new solution for cold room monitoring systems. It is used for real-time monitoring and control of cold room and its refrigeration system, with alarm reminding and information pushing functions, and through recording and analysing the relationship between system setting parameters and energy consumption, it can formulate a more reasonable system parameter scheme to achieve the purpose of energy saving.
Chrono Pumpkin
This utility app offers a straightforward timer and alarm experience with preset buttons, avoiding complex dial interfaces. It focuses on simplicity and does not store past timer history, which can be a benefit for users who prefer a clean interface.
- Preset timer buttons
- Simple alarm functionality
- No saved timer history
- Intuitive interface
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The main upside with this timer is that it is simple and is mostly preset buttons versus dial based. And it doesn't save all your past timers if that annoys you like it does me.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chrono Pumpkin at every 3 days against Coldpilot's every 3 months. Coldpilot's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Coldpilot against 5.0 for Chrono Pumpkin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Coldpilot ships an update every 3 months, Chrono Pumpkin every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coldpilot | Chrono Pumpkin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 瑞康 陶 | Brandon Wilson |
In-app purchases
Coldpilot
No in-app purchases
Chrono Pumpkin
No in-app purchases
