tepeo vs Phare Protect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
tepeo
Monitor and manage your tepeo ZEB heat battery remotely. This application provides anytime, anywhere access to your device's status and controls.
- Remote monitoring
- Device management
- Anytime access
- Anywhere access
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Manage and monitor your tepeo ZEB heat battery, anytime, anywhere.
Phare Protect
Monitor your home's safety with live, room-by-room insights from smart sensors. Get instant alerts for smoke, CO, air quality, and more, with 24-hour trend data and easy management of multiple properties.
- Room-by-room interactive floor plan
- Real-time sensor readings (smoke, CO, air quality)
- 24-hour trend graphs
- Instant push notifications for alerts
- Manage multiple homes
- Easy device setup
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Phare Protect — Smart Home Safety, At a Glance Phare Protect is the official companion app for your Phare smart sensors. It turns your home into a live, room-by-room view of the things that matter most: smoke, carbon monoxide, indoor air quality, temperature, and more. See your whole home, room by room An interactive floor plan shows where every Phare device is placed and the live status of each room at a glance. Swipe between rooms to focus on a single sensor, or zoom out for a full overview. Real-time monitoring Get instant readings for smoke, CO, indoor air quality, temperature, and noise. Each sensor is color-coded so you can read your home's status in a second. 24-hour trends Tap any sensor to view the last 24 hours as an interactive graph. Spot patterns in air quality, temperature, and noise over the course of the day. Instant alerts Push notifications arrive the moment something needs your attention — a smoke event, a CO spike, or a sudden drop in air quality. Open the app to see exactly which room and device triggered the alert. Multiple homes, one app Manage more than one property from a single account. Switch between your main residence, your holiday home, or a family member's place — each with its own devices, rooms, and history. Easy device setup Adding a new Phare takes a couple of minutes. The guided setup helps you name the device, choose its home, and assign it to a room. Designed for everyday life and built for the Phare ecosystem Phare Protect works with the Phare C1 and C1 Pro smart sensors. A Phare account and at least one Phare device are required. Bring your home's safety into a single, insightful view — wherever you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Phare Protect at every 3 days against tepeo's every 6 weeks. Phare Protect also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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.
tepeo ships an update every 6 weeks, Phare Protect every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tepeo | Phare Protect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | tepeo | Phare Labs Inc |
Customer experience
tepeo
Phare Protect
In-app purchases
tepeo
No in-app purchases
Phare Protect
No in-app purchases
