Comparison

TED Energy Monitor vs Argus

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

Head to head
About

TED Energy Monitor

Features
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Know your Bill. Control your Bill. TED Energy Monitoring 2.0 Systems and the TED Energy Monitor App work together to measure and store your electricity usage. Easily access real-time data or export historical data to analyze trends and pinpoint opportunities to save on your electrical bill. Once your system is installed simply download the App, follow the steps to connect your device and start measuring, analyzing and storing your electrical data and detailed cost information. App Features - Save energy and money by knowing your energy use and activity - View energy consumption in real-time or review historical data - Compatible with numerous energy or demand-rate billing systems, including fixed, time-of-use, step/tiered, seasonal, demand, or any combination of those mentioned - Accommodates taxes, fixed charges, and fuel surcharges to accurately reflect the monthly electrical bill About Us Since 2001, The Energy Detective (TED) has been a leader in the world of energy monitoring. TED energy monitors are the most comprehensive and user-friendly energy monitoring systems available on the market today – whether you’re looking for a simple residential monitor, or a sophisticated system to monitor a commercial application. Our journey began when we launched the TED 1000-series back in 2005. Since then our products have evolved in response to ever changing technological demands and application requirements. Today, our team continues to innovate our products with the ultimate goal of making energy monitoring simple, affordable and easy for anyone to do. Our latest system, the TED 2.0 series, installs directly in your breaker panel. By connecting two sensor clamps around the incoming power conductors that feed your panel, TED measures the flow of electricity within your building. Collected data is sent from the TED 2.0 system wirelessly to your smartphone via the TED Energy Monitor App. To do this , we use the All Files Access to easily access real-time data or export historical data to analyze trends and pinpoint opportunities to save on your electrical bill with TED!

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Argus

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Argus is a counter-surveillance field instrument for iPhone. It turns your phone into a six-tool sweep kit for travelers, hosts, parents and privacy-minded users β€” built to check any room for hidden cameras, listening devices, BLE trackers and rogue WiFi nodes in roughly three minutes. Most "spy detector" apps do one trick (a magnetometer dial in a fake radar UI) and call it a day. Argus rejects that model. It chains real iPhone sensors into a structured sweep protocol that mirrors how counter-surveillance teams actually inspect a room. β€” WHAT MAKES ARGUS DIFFERENT β€” β—‰ A real protocol, not a single trick Six independent detection methods, each surfacing a different class of threat. Every reading folds into a structured dossier. β—‰ Six instruments, one workflow Optical lens reflection, infrared light source, WiFi network audit, Bluetooth Low Energy scan, magnetic field meter, maximum-brightness flashlight beacon. All driven by real iPhone telemetry. β—‰ Guided room presets Six location presets β€” Hotel, Airbnb / Vrbo, Office, Bathroom, Changing Room, General β€” each walks you step by step through where to point, what to listen for and what to flag. β—‰ Threat Map (unique to Argus) Every sweep is geotagged and pinned on a MapKit view, color-coded by threat level. Browse every hotel, rental and venue you've checked. Useful for frequent travelers and hosts auditing their own units. β—‰ Sweep Dossier reports Each sweep produces a shareable PDF report (safety score, flagged devices, timestamps, findings). Records live on-device. β—‰ Field Manual built in Real counter-surveillance tradecraft β€” how spy cameras hide, how to spot them, your legal rights, what to do if you find one. Researched content, not filler. β—‰ Privacy by design No account. No cloud sync. No telemetry. The app works fully offline. Useful in hotel WiFi situations where you don't want to broadcast what you're doing. β€” INSTRUMENT REFERENCE β€” β—‰ Optical Lens Scan β€” flags reflective glints from camera lenses hidden in mirrors, smoke detectors, vents and dΓ©cor. β—‰ Infrared Detector β€” surfaces invisible IR light sources from night-vision spy cameras via the front sensor. β—‰ WiFi Network Audit β€” enumerates every device on the local network and flags unknown vendors and rogue cameras. β—‰ Bluetooth RF Sweep β€” discovers BLE transmitters in the 2.4 GHz band, including Bluetooth item trackers and BLE bugs. β—‰ EMF Magnetic Meter β€” baseline + peak detection of magnetic anomalies from electronics hidden behind walls and furniture. β—‰ Flashlight Beacon β€” maximum-brightness mode for manual lens-glint inspection. β€” QUICK SCAN PRESETS β€” Hotel Room Β· Airbnb / Vrbo Β· Office Β· Bathroom Β· Changing Room Β· General. Each preset chains the relevant instruments into one dossier. β€” WHO ARGUS IS FOR β€” β€’ Travelers checking hotel rooms before unpacking β€’ Airbnb / Vrbo guests auditing short-term rentals β€’ Hosts inspecting their own properties β€’ Parents checking rooms, dorms or daycares β€’ Anyone in shared housing, gyms or rentals β€’ Privacy-conscious professionals on the road β€” IMPORTANT β€” No consumer app can guarantee 100% detection of every hidden camera or covert device. Argus is a supplementary tool that helps a careful user inspect a room more thoroughly than they could unaided. Use Argus to sharpen awareness, structure the sweep, and create a record β€” not to replace common sense. β€” PRO ACCESS β€” Unlimited sweeps, all six room presets, PDF dossier export, ad-free. Weekly, yearly or lifetime. β€” LEGAL β€” Terms of Use: https://pnkl26.web.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://pnkl26.web.app/privacy-policy β€” SUPPORT β€” pnkhanhlinh0206@gmail.com

Screenshots

TED Energy Monitor2 screens
Argus3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: TED Energy Monitor at 3 against Argus's 1. TED Energy Monitor also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
TED Energy Monitor versus Argus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTED Energy MonitorArgus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size39 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGlobal Test Supply LLCLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

None

TED Energy Monitor

No in-app purchases

None

Argus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TED Energy Monitor free?
TED Energy Monitor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Argus free?
Argus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TED Energy Monitor or Argus have ads?
Neither TED Energy Monitor nor Argus shows ads.

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