Nellin controllers vs CoolGuard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nellin controllers
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Nellin lets you set up and monitor kiln firings from your phone. The app connects to your kiln controller over the local network and keeps the essential firing data on one screen. Track current and target temperature, program stage, and heating progress. Select firing programs, adjust controller settings, and receive alerts when a program finishes or the device needs attention. The app also includes maintenance guidance, reference information, and a library of useful firing profiles. Initial setup uses the controller's access point; afterward, the app discovers the device on your local network. Your phone and controller must be connected to the same local network for control. Available features may depend on the controller model and firmware version.
CoolGuard
This app monitors your phone's temperature, providing real-time heat levels and alerts to prevent performance issues and battery aging. It also functions as a customizable night clock with alarms and displays local weather information.
- Live heat level monitoring
- Heat trend and log with map
- Customizable alerts and cooling tips
- Night clock with sleep mode
- Multiple alarms with system integration
- Outdoor weather display
- Lock screen and Dynamic Island widgets
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CoolGuard keeps an eye on your phone's heat — and at night, it's the clock on your nightstand. A hot iPhone runs slower, its battery ages faster, and in summer it heats up within moments in the sun or while gaming, navigating, or charging. CoolGuard shows you where your phone stands on a four-level scale (Normal, Slightly Warm, Hot, Critical), warns you in time, and tells you what to do. HEAT MONITORING • Live heat level on the main screen, with a color-coded ring and a quick tip • Heat Trend: 1-hour and 24-hour curves in a banded or clean style — drag your finger to read the details • Heat Log with calendar and map: when and where your phone got hot • Alerts from the level you choose: push notifications, sound alerts, quiet hours • Monitor Mode: background monitoring, with a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Cooling tips and a carefully curated selection of active coolers NIGHT CLOCK AND ALARM • Sleep Mode: dark screen with just the clock and the outdoor temperature — three sizes, your choice of color • Alarms: up to 10, repeating daily; on iOS 26 and later they ring through the system alarm, even when your phone is silenced • Landscape view: big clock, swipeable alarm bar, brightness slider • Burn-in protection: slow pixel drift and dimming to keep your display safe • 12- or 24-hour clock, with seconds if you like WEATHER • Outdoor temperature, with today's and tomorrow's highs and lows • Weather face in the ring: the sun and moon travel around it from sunrise to sunset • A warning on dangerously hot days WIDGET • Small: thermometer, weather, battery level, clock • Medium: adds the heat trend curve and the date • Works on the Lock Screen, too BATTERY • Battery Health and cycle count, compared month by month with your phone's heat MORE • 50 languages, Celsius or Fahrenheit • Private by design: no ads, no analytics, no accounts — your Heat Log never leaves your phone • Free — you can support development with a tip Note: iOS doesn't expose exact temperatures to apps — CoolGuard shows Apple's four official thermal levels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nellin controllers at none against CoolGuard's 3. Nellin controllers also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. CoolGuard sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Nellin controllers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nellin controllers ships an update daily, CoolGuard weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nellin controllers | CoolGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandr Liashov | Norbert Pentek |
In-app purchases
Nellin controllers
No in-app purchases
CoolGuard
- Small tip$0.99
- Medium tip$2.99
- Large tip$9.99
Questions
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