Real Thermometer Reviews

by Dvananda

If there were a number less than zero, RealThermometer would earn it. I just paid for RealThermometer to avoid the endless advertisements, only to learn that while it claims to measure ambient indoor temperature and even body temperature via the iPhone, its temperature reading always mirrors the temperature in the city in which I live, reading anyone with an iPhone can get for free, and in much greater detail, on the built-in weather app. My indoor thermostat tells me it’s 70° in here, but your app says it’s 63, which happens to be precisely the outdoor temperature. Coincidence? I don’t think so. Users beware. Don’t waste your money. The real purpose of RealThermometer is to bombard you with advertisements as a means of extorting money in exchange for relief.

by Miss_Papaya

If you want info reported by the weather service (which is already available in the iPhone weather app), RealThermometer is fine... but if you want an indoor temperature reading, it doesn’t do that - which would be ok, except that the info misrepresents itself as something that does, and you have to watch ads every time you try to get a reading. Again, get the free Weather app and you’ll get the same info w/o having to watch ads.

by LoneWolf5841

I downloaded it and when I enter it says “Microphone is not on go to settings to turn it on” well for one, why does it need the microphone? And secondly, I did this and there is no option to turn on the microphone, I can give apps permission to use it but RealThermometer doesn’t give me the option to give it permission to use the microphone and it seems to not work without it so one star until resolved.

by ArizonaGirl81

I loved RealThermometer last summer, til November then didn’t use it again until February. But, sometime between November & February it stopped working. There’s no ‘Refresh’ pull down & changing cities or from Celsius to Fahrenheit & back didn’t change anything. I sent a question/notification to designers a few weeks ago...still nothing; no response, no changes. So I have deleted RealThermometer . I live in a resort town with over 3 million foreign visitors—water & air temperatures are easiest & quickest understood in Celsius, but they like to see it in Fahrenheit also, so I need an app that WORKS. This one didn’t. 😞

by Ericrfma

If I don't enable location services, then RealThermometer doesn't function. So it doesn't measure ambient temperature. When location services aren't enabled, it requests access to the microphone, which makes no sense. If you click on "settings" at that time, it brings you to location services.

I don't know how well it works for local weather, that's not what I got it for.

by PJ Abeyta

I’m writing this review due to the fact that developers should not be able to just say whatever they want to in the description and then relies solely on the reviews to let us know exactly what RealThermometer is. RealThermometer does not do any temperature reading from the phone at all. This reads temperature from weather indexes search as the weather channel or some other weather reporting agency.

by Vanacray

If you allow location, you’ll realize they’re just looking up the temperature in your area. I thought my heat unit was having the wrong temperatures and downloading RealThermometer was going to help, I was wrong. If you don’t allow a location access, it won’t tell you the temperature because that’s all RealThermometer can do. It tells you the weather outside. Useless

by Karrezza

I uninstalled this in seconds because first there was an ad at the bottom as a banner and then a screen popped up with an ad before I even got a chance to look at the options. So if there was a way to make it read indoor temperature and not just go off of my location maybe I would’ve kept it but I never got a chance before ads popped up!

by Shelbylvr198420

Downloaded this due to its claim to be able to take body temp.. have a new puppy and didn’t have a thermometer. I found RealThermometer claiming it can take body temp. It’s not a thermometer. It doesn’t really do anything, but waste your time and phone memory. Do not waste your time by downloading this crappy app. It doesn’t work at all. I’ve downloaded bad apps before, but this one takes the cake. iTunes needs to start creating a system that you can give negative stars cause only being able to rate RealThermometer by giving it one star is one star too much.

by Revans23

I have an iPhone and thankfully didn’t pay. I tested it out in several of rooms in my house, one of which had a portable AC unit blowing cold air into it, and no matter what room I was in it read 85* F (outside temperature was 100*). Pretty sure the room with the AC unit was not 85, also each room in the house (upstairs and downstairs) feels very different. I closed RealThermometer and opened in each room, still never changed. Junk app. Deleted it less than 5 mins after downloading it.

by Freestyle6681

RealThermometer is BS and does not give you a reading for indoor temps as it states it does. Not even sure one exists or if the iPhone has that capability anyhow but this one says it can but it only tells you what the outside temp is in your location or other locations of your choosing so does exactly what the Weather Channel App does or any other weather app does so it’s pointless to download.

If I’m wrong please tell me what button I’m suppose to push cuz there’s nothing to indicate anything about indoor temps.

by Jay5ive40

This is why I encourage people to learn about the computers they buy. Your smartphone is a computer. Thus, if it is not equipped with an external thermometer it will not function as such. They cannot make a software app coincide with hardware that is not installed. Thus, this application is no more than a simplified version of any stock weather app reporting the temperature for your location.

by Dekrl

I thought it would be an actual thermometer that could tell me room temperature but it just gives you the temperature outside. It’s not bad it’s just not what it looks like. It’s just a less informative weather app

by SusanIsAlive

This thermometer is up and running again! Yes it does provide the outside temperature but does not include the windchill factor. However, I really like this thermometer and thank you for fixing it.
Keep up the good work. :)

by Barbvon1959

I downloaded this by accident as I was searching for an indoor thermometer. I have not deleted it because it gives a quick visual outside temp reading. AND THATS ALL! There is no other weather data with RealThermometer. I also have The Weather Channel app for forecasting....

by ~Milly~

RealThermometer gives you a QUICK & EASY VIEW of real-time outside temperature and how it feels (which is what I was looking for). I have other weather apps to show more info (if needed), but for the quick view of how the temperature feels outside... this is it!

by Montana8377

I work in home health care and RealThermometer has been a game changer. Each house needs different temps. I am able to adjust the temp to each location without guessing
So I have really enjoyed being able to use RealThermometer.

by Haiku3

I live on the island of Oahu. I like to know the exact temperature since it fluctuates So much depending on what side you are on. I find it works very well. More exact than the Weather app. And it’s free.

by Shelfish28

A camper. When we wake up in the morning, I check the temperature and also see where we are.

by Refrierator

The description says it will do mor than just show temperature. It does not. It doesn’t even give you a 7 day forecast. The weather app that comes with your iPhone already does this and more.

by Nonono Onono Oninon

Does not tell any temperature other than outdoors of current location. NOT body temp NOT indoor temp as advertised. No one needs this. Weather app for free on phones gives much more info for outdoor weather. I find the positive reviews on here to be part of the scam. Who gets excited about an app that basically tells you nothing in comparison to free apps that give you accurate and through info?!

by TCRULL

Advertises that it takes body temperature but doesn’t do anything remotely close to it. It won’t bring up any indoor temperature either. Complete utter waste of time. Don’t bother. The outdoor temperature is literally the same that google will give you. You’re better off doing that.

If I could give less than 1 Star, I would. It’s obvious that all of the high ratings are from accounts made by the developer.

by Mench 33

Doesn’t seem to work very well. Always says the same temperature within a degree or two.

by Nixon C.

Well it does what it says on the label and tells me my local temperature, it’s helped me dress without going outside or opening my windows, and where I’m from that’s amazing, the weather here is crazy.

by Dr JStauffer

My wife and I both enjoy the quick and accurate information

by 1959bassmam

The temperature app allows you to know the temperature immediately where ever you are . That allows you to dress appropriately for the weather conditions.

by Too Cool1

Doesn’t forecast but is at the moment accurate . Being air conditioning ... it’s easy to check the outside temperature .