MONITORING & TIMER RELAY vs Finder Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MONITORING & TIMER RELAY
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The Monitoring & Timer Relay app offers the opportunity of wireless communication between your smart phone and monitoring or timer relay modules via NFC directly or via a Bluetooth NFC adaptor. You have the opportunity to get product information, such as block diagrams, short descriptions, package inserts and datasheets, do and save a complete module confiquration. Self-made confiquration, as well as downloaded product documents can be stored locally on your phone or sent via email. We wish you a lot fun with the use of the Monitoring & Timer Relay app.
Finder Toolbox
Easily program Finder devices using your smartphone via NFC. Access technical data sheets, stay updated on news, and program various time switches, energy meters, and monitoring relays.
- NFC device programming
- Access technical data sheets
- Program time switches
- Program energy meters
- Program monitoring relays
- Stay updated on news
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FINDER Toolbox allows an easy programming of Finder devices with your smartphone also via NFC (Near Field Communication). Help us serve you better. Use the form at https://www.findernet.com/en/worldwide/contact/app_assistance to send us your suggestions or report any problems. FINDER Toolbox provides all technical data sheets and informs you about all news! With FINDER Toolbox you can program: Type 12.B2 Annual astro time switch Type 7M.38: Bi-directional multi-functional energy meter Type 7M.24: Bi-directional single-phase energy meter with LCD display Type 70.51: Electronic current monitoring relay Type 12.51: Digital time switch, Daily/Weekly programming Type 12.81: Digital astro-switch Type 12.61: Digital weekly time switch, 1 pole Type 12.62: Digital weekly time switch, 2 pole Type 12.A1: Weekly Astro time switch 1 pole Type 12.A2: Weekly Astro time switch 2 pole Type 12.A4: Weekly Astro time switch with PWM / 0-10V analogue output Type 84.02: SMARTimer multifunction with display, 2 channels Type 80.01 NFC: 16 A modular timer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Finder Toolbox at every 5 weeks against MONITORING & TIMER RELAY's every 4 months. MONITORING & TIMER RELAY's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
MONITORING & TIMER RELAY ships an update every 4 months, Finder Toolbox every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MONITORING & TIMER RELAY | Finder Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG | Finder S.p.A. |
In-app purchases
MONITORING & TIMER RELAY
No in-app purchases
Finder Toolbox
No in-app purchases
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