Comparison

Monitoring Pro vs e

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

Head to head
About

Monitoring Pro

Features
Read full description

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).

About

e

Features
Read full description

e-Connect. Manage your e-Loop system with ease.

Screenshots

Monitoring Pro4 screens
e4 screens

Verdict

The call

Monitoring Pro and e are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Monitoring Pro versus e: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonitoring Proe
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size68 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNew Zealand Computing SolutionsMicrotech Designs

In-app purchases

None

Monitoring Pro

No in-app purchases

None

e

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monitoring Pro free?
Monitoring Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is e free?
e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Monitoring Pro or e have ads?
Neither Monitoring Pro nor e shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monitoring Pro or e?
Monitoring Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, and e every 5 weeks. Most recently, Monitoring Pro was updated on September 29, 2026 and e on September 1, 2026.

Other comparisons