TEC Gauge vs Bacharach Combustion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TEC Gauge
This app allows wireless control and display of pressure gauge readings. Capture, store, and share data in various formats via email or cloud services. It offers features for blower door and duct testing, including code compliance results and airflow unit selection.
- Wireless control of pressure gauges
- Capture, store, and share readings
- Display readings in multiple formats
- Blower door and duct testing features
- Code compliance results display
- Airflow unit selection
- Combustion safety testing tool
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TEC Gauge is TEC's mobile app that provides wireless control and display of your DG-1000, DG-700 or DG-8 pressure gauge. The app’s Capture feature lets you store and share readings from your gauge using email or cloud sharing apps installed on your mobile device (e.g. Google Drive, Dropbox). Readings can be displayed in a variety of widely recognized formats. Features: • Wireless communication with a DG-1000 gauge using either Bluetooth or WiFi. • Wireless WiFi communication with a DG-700 gauge along with a WiFi Link adapter. • Wireless communication with a DG-8 gauge using Bluetooth. • Easy to use cruise control for your blower door and duct testing fans. • Baseline feature for quick building and duct airtightness evaluation. • Displays airflow values for all TEC devices (DG-1000 and DG-700 only). • Choice of code compliance results right on the screen, including ACH50, Flow@25, 50 and 75 Pa, and Flow per 100 square feet. • Choice of airflow units (cfm, l/s, m³/h) . • Pitot Velocity mode with units in fpm or m/s (DG-1000 and DG-700 only). • Great tool for combustion safety testing. • Capture feature allows you to store and share readings from your gauge. Captured readings can be labeled, sorted, and shared using file sharing apps on you mobile device. Captured readings can be shared in either text or xml formats.
Bacharach Combustion
Generate and share customizable combustion reports directly from your smartphone or tablet. Connect wirelessly to compatible analyzers to view real-time data, save test records, and create professional reports in multiple formats.
- Generate customizable combustion reports
- QR code scanning for report creation
- Wireless Bluetooth connectivity
- Real-time data viewing
- Save and manage test records
- Export reports in PDF, CSV, or XML
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The Bacharach Combustion app enables users of the Fyrite InTech®, Fyrite Insight® Plus, and PCA 400 combustion analyzers to generate and send customizable combustion reports from their smartphones and tablets. Features Include: · QR Code Scanner (Intech, Insight Plus, Monoxor XR and Monoxor Plus only): Scan a QR code generated on the analyzer display screen for immediate creation and transmission of combustion reports · Wireless Bluetooth Connectivity (PCA 400 only): View real-time combustion data from your device, simultaneously save data to the mobile app and to the analyzer memory, and remotely start/stop the analyzer sampling pump · Set up customer profiles with facility and equipment information · Save and view records of test data · Generate reports in PDF, CSV, or XML format using saved records · Send or share a report file as an email attachment or to a cloud storage service · Include up to 10 data records in a single report · Insert comments for each data record in a report The Bacharach Combustion app is compatible with the following instrument firmware versions: Fyrite InTech® (V1.30 or later) Fyrite Insight® Plus (V1.30 or later) PCA® 400 (V1.17.4594 or later) Monoxor XR Monoxor Plus If your PCA 400 has a previous firmware version, please follow the below instructions to upgrade your firmware: 1. Go to the PCA 400 product page on the Bacharach website (https://www.mybacharach.com/product-view/pca-400/?ref=138). 2. Scroll down and click on “Technical Library”. 3. Click on “Firmware V1.17.4594” and the .pkg file will download. Save the .pkg file to your desktop. 4. Open the PCA 400 Reporting Software if you have previously installed it. If you have not previously installed it, return to the “Technical Library” on the PCA 400 product page and click on “PCA Reporting Software” to install the program. 5. Once the PCA 400 Reporting Software program is open, connect the PCA 400 unit to your computer using the USB cable provided with the analyzer. 6. On the right side of the software window, click the button that says “Update Instrument”. Then, select the .pkg file that you have saved to your desktop. 7. The analyzer screen will now display “BOOT”. 8. Wait approximately 1 minute for the update to finish, and then you can begin using the new mobile app. If your Intech or Insight Plus has a previous firmware version, please follow the below instructions to upgrade your firmware: 1. Go to Bacharach website (https://www.mybacharach.com/product-view/pca-400/?ref=138), and then go to the product page for the analyzer that you have (Intech or Insight Plus). 2. Scroll down and click on “Technical Library”. 3. Click on “Fyrite® InTech® Firmware Upgrade (v1.30)” and the zip file will download. 4. Unzip the file to access the firmware upgrade instructions, the .pkg file, and the “Upgrade Utility” program required to upgrade the firmware. 5. Follow the procedure described in the firmware upgrade instructions. If you require technical assistance, please contact Bacharach at 800-736-4666.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TEC Gauge at 100% against Bacharach Combustion's 0%. TEC Gauge also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Bacharach Combustion's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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.
TEC Gauge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bacharach Combustion has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TEC Gauge's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bacharach Combustion's.
TEC Gauge ships an update every 2 months, Bacharach Combustion every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TEC Gauge | Bacharach Combustion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Energy Conservatory | MSA - The Safety Company |
Customer experience
TEC Gauge
Bacharach Combustion
In-app purchases
TEC Gauge
No in-app purchases
Bacharach Combustion
No in-app purchases







