Comparison

CoolGuard vs Phone Temperature Checker

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Phone Temperature Checker

Monitor your device's thermal status and receive one-tap cooling assistance. Optimize performance during gaming, charging, or heavy usage with live system insights and customizable cooling profiles.

Highlights
  • Live system status monitoring
  • Temperature estimation (°C/°F)
  • CPU, memory, and battery insights
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Live Activity / Dynamic Island integration
  • Multiple cooling profiles
  • Smart cooling tips
Features
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Is your iPhone getting hot, laggy, or draining too fast? Phone Temperature HeatGuard is a free app that shows a live thermal estimate and helps you cool the device with one tap — built for gaming, charging, and all-day use. FREE FEATURES (INCLUDED WITH DOWNLOAD) • Live system status: Normal, Fair, Serious, Critical • Temperature estimate in °C or °F • CPU, memory, battery, and charging insights • Home Screen widgets so you can check heat without opening the app • Live Activity / Dynamic Island while cooling is on • Game, Battery, Hot!, and Quick cooling profiles • Boost Level 1 and smart cooling tips OPTIONAL IN-APP PURCHASE — HEATGUARD PRO HeatGuard Pro is not included with the free download. It requires a separate In-App Purchase (auto-renewable subscription). With HeatGuard Pro you can: • Unlock Boost levels 2–8 • Use advanced cooling controls • Get priority support SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • HeatGuard Pro Weekly — auto-renewable In-App Purchase • HeatGuard Pro Yearly — auto-renewable In-App Purchase Payment is charged to your Apple ID after purchase confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/sv56developer/privacy-policy Disclaimer: iOS does not expose hardware temperature sensors. Displayed temperatures are estimates based on Apple’s thermal state and on-device signals (CPU, charging, brightness, and cooling activity). This app cannot physically refrigerate your iPhone.

Screenshots

CoolGuard4 screens
Phone Temperature Checker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: CoolGuard at free against Phone Temperature Checker's free with in-app purchases. CoolGuard also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Phone Temperature Checker's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. CoolGuard sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Phone Temperature Checker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. 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 — 5.0 for CoolGuard against 5.0 for Phone Temperature Checker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CoolGuard ships an update weekly, Phone Temperature Checker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CoolGuard versus Phone Temperature Checker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoolGuardPhone Temperature Checker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorbert PentekHa Quyen Ho Thi

Customer experience

CoolGuard

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Phone Temperature Checker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CoolGuard

One-time3
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Large tip$9.99
2 purchases

Phone Temperature Checker

Subscriptions2
  • CPU Cooler Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Phone Cooler Pro Yearly$34.991 Year

Questions

Is CoolGuard free?
CoolGuard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phone Temperature Checker free?
Phone Temperature Checker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CoolGuard or Phone Temperature Checker?
CoolGuard and Phone Temperature Checker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do CoolGuard or Phone Temperature Checker have ads?
Neither CoolGuard nor Phone Temperature Checker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CoolGuard or Phone Temperature Checker?
CoolGuard ships an update weekly, and Phone Temperature Checker every 3 weeks. Most recently, CoolGuard was updated on October 6, 2026 and Phone Temperature Checker on October 8, 2026.

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