Comparison

TEC Gauge vs Hancock MINT

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Hancock MINT

This app streamlines energy efficiency audits and proposal generation for commercial buildings. It allows for instant recording of existing conditions and proposed replacements, with customizable inventory and pricing. The app supports offline operation and securely syncs data to the cloud for team access.

Highlights
  • ASHRAE Level 1, 2, 3 Building Assessment
  • Automated Measures and Recommendations
  • Customizable Company Libraries
  • Cloud Sync with Central Office Portal
  • Energy Modeling
  • Offline Operation for Audits
Features
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Hancock Mint is the only mobile application that supports complete ASHRAE Level 2 audit and proposal on site and offline. With MINT, you are able to instantly record existing conditions and proposed replacements. With a simple-to-use record of inventory, pricing and content are easily customized for each company for any type of energy efficiency product. Mint can even recommend measures. Mint provides a dramatically shorter time from site assessment to proposal. All of your data is securely stored in the cloud, and available to your team before you get back to the office. * Full ASHRAE Level l,ll, lll Building Assessment * Measures and Recommendations Automated * Libraries Customized for Your Company * Sync with Cloud Portal for Your Central Office * Easily Integrate with Existing Systems * Energy Modeling Collect accurate onsite data across a diverse set of commercial building measures, analyze the cost and savings data, make real-time Energy Conservation Measure retrofit proposals based on your company’s price list and libraries, and it is all accessible by the central office. The only residential energy audit where the entire energy model and customer education reporting operate offline as a standalone mobile app. Lighting, ASHRAE Levels 1 & 2 Energy Audits Reduce the complexity of energy retrofits. Energy audit offline, on any building type using any type of mobile tablet. Pre-populated with thousands of library items, the app proposes computer generated energy savings recommendations. Once collected, the data syncs with the cloud, facilitating instant collaboration across multiple users in real time. Digital Incentive Applications in One-click The Hancock Energy Energy Efficiency Cloud's Incentives Center transforms your building site assessments into utility incentive applications. Customize incentives, measures and product lists and self-configure data collection to get a tailor-made mobile app for any type of energy efficiency initiative.

Screenshots

TEC Gauge4 screens
Hancock MINT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TEC Gauge at 5.0 against Hancock MINT's 2.9. TEC Gauge also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.7.9). Hancock MINT's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TEC Gauge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hancock MINT has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TEC Gauge versus Hancock MINT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTEC GaugeHancock MINT
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.9 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18.7.9
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Energy ConservatoryHancock Software, Inc.

Customer experience

TEC Gauge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hancock MINT

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

TEC Gauge

No in-app purchases

None

Hancock MINT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TEC Gauge free?
TEC Gauge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hancock MINT free?
Hancock MINT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TEC Gauge or Hancock MINT?
TEC Gauge is rated higher. TEC Gauge averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hancock MINT averages 2.9 from 14 ratings.
Do TEC Gauge or Hancock MINT have ads?
Neither TEC Gauge nor Hancock MINT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TEC Gauge or Hancock MINT?
TEC Gauge ships an update every 2 months, and Hancock MINT every 2 months. Most recently, TEC Gauge was updated on October 1, 2026 and Hancock MINT on September 19, 2026.

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