Square vs Temperature Log Book
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Square
Monitor your business performance, finances, and team from anywhere in real time. Track sales, manage cash flow, and update schedules with this powerful analytics tool.
- Real-time business monitoring
- Sales and performance tracking
- Financial management
- Team scheduling and payroll
- Customer management
- In-app notifications
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Have peace of mind with the new Square Dashboard app. Get a unified look at your business and manage essential tasks from anywhere in real time. Track business performance, monitor your finances, manage your team, and connect with your customers, all while you’re on the go. Stay on top of your business. Get alerts with in-app notifications. Track your business with multilocation reporting and sales reports. Plus, get data on your top sellers and performers. Understand and control your cash flow. Integrate your sales and spend reports, automate your budgeting, pay your bills, and manage your linked credit cards. Maintain smooth operations with team management tools. Make updates to schedules, view and edit timecards, and run payroll all in real time.
Temperature Log Book
Record and manage temperature logs for equipment, food, or premises. Generate and export reports in PDF or CSV format for food safety management. Supports multiple users and devices.
- Temperature logging for equipment, food, and premises
- HACCP-compliant food safety management
- Generate and export PDF/CSV reports
- Add and manage employee accounts
- Cross-device and web access
- Celsius or Fahrenheit support
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With Temperature Log Book you can keep temperature records (logs) of any type of equipment (kitchen, research study, etc), food or premises. TLB assists with the requirement for a documented food safety management system based on the principle of HACCP*. TLB will enable you to record temperatures in Celcius or Fahrenheit each day without extra paperwork. Just add items to your journal and complete the journal by noting the time and temperature. You can generate and export (email, Dropbox, send via messengers) your Temperature Log Book report into a PDF or CSV file for any chosen period. *Food should be stored and prepared at the correct temperature to minimise the risk of bacteria multiplying on food. The Food Hygiene Regulations (2006) require that cold food should be stored below 8°C and hot food above 63°C. Enforcement authorities recommend that cold food is stored at temperatures of 5°C or below. Frozen food should be stored below -18 °C. --- Both basic and premium admin account holders can now add employees to their account. Your employee can only make temperature records of your equipment. The number of employees is not limited. Admin(employer) account functionality: * Create items of (fridges etc), food or premises. * Add employees who can keep records. * Delete employees from your list to cut access to your journal. * Generate temperature reports. * Export a temperature report into a PDF or CSV file. * Email, send via messengers or upload your report to Dropbox. Employee account functionality: * Make temperature records. --- TLB Basic (for Admin accounts only): * Add one item to your journal to keep temperature records. * Add/delete employees who can keep temperature records. * Export reports into PDF/CSV files. * Email reports, upload to Dropbox or send via messengers. TLB Premium (for Admin accounts only): * Add up to 1000 items of equipment to your journal to keep records of your equipment temperature performance. * Add/delete employees who can keep temperature records. * Export reports into PDF/CSV files. * Email reports, upload to Dropbox or send via messengers. * $19.99/£17.99 annually. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. --- You will need to register to access your electronic temperature journal from any of your iOS devices, other mobile devices, and web services. Please read our Terms of Service(https://www.rocketsplashgames.com/tlb/terms.html) and Privacy Policy (https://www.rocketsplashgames.com/tlb/privacy.html) before signing up to the service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Square at none against Temperature Log Book's 1. Square also leads on ratings volume (3.5K vs 1) and review sentiment (25% vs 11%). Temperature Log Book's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.1). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Temperature Log Book sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $18.99 per year. Square asks for nothing beyond the download.
Temperature Log Book holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Square has 3.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Square's written reviews are positive against 11% of Temperature Log Book's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Square ships an update weekly, Temperature Log Book every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Square | Temperature Log Book |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.3% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 321 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Block, Inc. | Rocket Splash Games |
Customer experience
Square
Temperature Log Book
Bugs and requests
Square
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after updates
- Login issues after updates
- Widget stopped working after updates
- Freezing and not loading data
Requested features
8 requests- Make 52 weeks the default comparison
- Add iPad version
- Projections and estimated future income
- Ability to control what clients see
- Sound notifications for orders
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- More detailed reporting and breakdowns
- iPhone X support
- Ability to track net sales instead of just gross
Temperature Log Book
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Square
No in-app purchases
Temperature Log Book
- 1-year Subscription$18.991 Year
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