Monitoring vs Evnex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monitoring
Control and monitor your home or business alarm system remotely from your iPhone. View real-time events, manage user access, and receive instant notifications for alarm activations. Includes a mobile panic alarm feature with GPS location sharing.
- Remote alarm system status view
- Real-time event logging
- User access history
- Set/Unset alarm functionality
- Multiple system management
- Direct communication with monitoring station
- Mobile panic alarm with GPS
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Alarm Watch - Take control of your alarm system wherever you are in the world! View the status of your home and business alarms from your iPhone View recent events in real time. Find out who has been using the alarm, and when Set or Unset the alarm Multiple alarm systems are viewable and controllable from one account Interact with the monitoring station during any alarm activations Change closing time of your business when working late to prevent the monitoring station from disturbing you when working late Notify the monitoring station when you are going to work outside of normal business hours The application now includes a mobile panic alarm which sends the monitoring station your GPS coordinates during an emergency Notifications of alarm activations directly to your phone where you can respond by choosing to send the guard or type in a note for the monitoring team to read Functionality of the application requires that the alarm system is monitored by an affiliate of AlarmWatch. To set or Unset your alarm through the application, a special control module must be installed. Available for New Zealand alarm systems only (Ask your alarm installer, or visit www.alarmwatch.co.nz to learn more about these services).
Evnex
Monitor your electric vehicle charger's status, set custom charging schedules based on electricity prices and solar availability, and track your energy consumption, costs, and carbon footprint. Gain insights into your charging habits and the sources of your electricity.
- View charger status
- Set charging schedules
- Manage electricity pricing
- Track energy usage
- Monitor carbon emissions
- View generation sources
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Features - View charger status - Set charging schedules, electricity pricing and solar diversion - Track energy usage, spending, carbon emissions and generation sources - Get live information from the electricity grid
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Monitoring at 67% against Evnex's 25%. Evnex's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). 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.
Monitoring ships an update every 3 months, Evnex every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monitoring | Evnex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Zealand Computing Solutions | Evnex Limited |
Customer experience
Monitoring
Evnex
In-app purchases
Monitoring
No in-app purchases
Evnex
No in-app purchases
