Comparison

Tether Mobile vs Sensor Node

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

Head to head
About

Tether Mobile

Model and monitor building performance for compliance, energy efficiency, and sustainability. Capture building information, assess compliance with standards, and install sensors for environmental monitoring. Establish a digital identity for your property.

Highlights
  • Building information capture
  • Healthy Home Standards assessment
  • Tether sensor installation
  • Environmental quality monitoring
  • Digital building identity
  • Survey data capture
Features
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Model your building, monitor its performance, check if its compliant and analyze if its healthy, energy efficient and sustainable. Tether It, built by Tether, is a powerful tool that enables you too: 1. Capture building information 2. Assess if your home is compliant with the New Zealand Healthy Home Standards 3. Install Tether sensors to monitor environmental quality and energy consumption 4. Capture survey data 5. Establish your buildings own digital identity Whether you are a property manager, healthy home inspector, DIY landlord, building scientist, Architect or property developer, Tether has a solution for you. The Tether Tick, our Healthy Home Standards assessment of compliance feature is a revolutionary tool for Healthy Home inspectors and property managers. The Tether Tick can be fully integrated into your property management platform and provide a seamless experience saving massive amounts of time on double entry while reducing liability and risk exposure.

About

Sensor Node

Features
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The Sensor Node App allows device owners and administrators for corporate accounts to access their Sensor Node device data and manage their devices. Devices can be added to the account, edited and deleted. To add a new device, you scan a QR code, and give it a name. It's as simple as that! The Sensor Node Device and the App are both subject to continuous improvement. Monkeytronics welcomes feedback to help improve users' experience.

Screenshots

Tether Mobile4 screens
Sensor Node4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sensor Node at 11.0 against Tether Mobile's 15.1. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tether Mobile versus Sensor Node: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTether MobileSensor Node
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTether NZ LtdMonkeytronics Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Tether Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Sensor Node

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tether Mobile free?
Tether Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sensor Node free?
Sensor Node is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tether Mobile or Sensor Node have ads?
Neither Tether Mobile nor Sensor Node shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tether Mobile or Sensor Node?
Tether Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Sensor Node every 2 months. Most recently, Tether Mobile was updated on October 14, 2026 and Sensor Node on October 6, 2026.

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