Pole Detector vs TECO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pole Detector
Easily identify the north and south poles of a magnet using your smartphone's Teslameter. This tool is ideal for scientific experiments or any production involving magnets.
- Identify north and south magnetic poles
- Uses smartphone Teslameter
- Assists with magnet experiments
- Useful for magnet production
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This app makes it easy to identify the north and south pole of a magnet. Simply point the smartphone toward the magnet and it shows the pole with the help of the Teslameter. This helps with experiments or productions where magnets are used.
TECO
Access technical information, installation data, and energy savings calculations for specific product lines. This utility helps with VFD sizing and allows users to create product baskets for sales inquiries.
- Technical library access
- Installation data
- Virtual slide guide
- Electrical and mechanical data
- Energy savings calculator
- VFD sizing
- Product basket creation
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This app was built to answer the most commonly asked technical questions about TECO flagship MAXe3 and AFJE product ranges up to 450kW. It contains a technical library, installation data, virtual slide guide, electrical and mechanical data, and an energy savings calculator. It provides VFD sizing to suit a chosen motor and application. Finally, you can also create a product basket and send a direct enquiry to TECO sales.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pole Detector at every 10 days against TECO's every 12 months. Pole Detector also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). TECO's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TECO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pole Detector has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pole Detector ships an update every 10 days, TECO every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pole Detector | TECO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Webcraft AG | Teco Australia PTY LTD |
Customer experience
Pole Detector
TECO
In-app purchases
Pole Detector
No in-app purchases
TECO
No in-app purchases
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