# EnergyVUE — Real-Time Home Energy Usage

> Real-time home electricity usage monitoring via smart meter gateway. (iPhone/iPad app by Rainforest Automation, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/energyvue/id1410847506 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Rainforest Automation, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/625544838)
- Category: Utilities, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 1.70/5 from 40 App Store ratings · 42 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 29 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2018-09-29
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/energyvue/id1410847506/reviews.md

## What is EnergyVUE?

See the electricity being used by your whole home in real-time. EnergyVUE works with the EAGLE-200 gateway that is connected to your utility's smart meter.  

Turn on your A/C, your portable heater, or your kettle and see how it affect's your home's energy usage.  Turn everything off in your house to see what your 'vampire loads' are.

## Key features

- Real-time electricity usage display
- Monitor whole home consumption
- See appliance impact on usage
- Identify vampire loads
- Works with EAGLE-200 gateway

## Recent user reviews (10 of 42)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/energyvue/id1410847506/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Needs major help

*2025-03-28*

You would think the app would be better that the website but that is not the case. The old version worked better but this one is mostly useless

### 1/5 — Why

*2025-02-08*

Expected much more from this app since the image is in the App Store show individual appliances and what they’re drawing however, the device doesn’t seem to have any ability to see any of this seems like a waste of $99 to me

### 1/5 — Not a Good App

*2024-07-13*

Why so different than the website display?
Why no realtime cumulative daily power usage like website?
Why no indication of $Cost per KWh or total $ per day, like website?

### 1/5 — The company will NOT update the app

*2024-04-18*

I thought that Rainforest would update this App but after emailing them month after month for a year, I give up!  You have to log in each time you use the app.  The data is not useful.  The old Rainforest 200 provided your actual Electricity Smart Meter reading 24/7 but the new Eagle 3 does not.  The Rainforest team will not listen to my cries to include this functionality which would make the device worthwhile because you could read your Smart meter aware you are using your phone app.  However, they will not listen to the Voice of the Customer!!  Therefore,  I have no faith in this company.  Bad Bad!

### 3/5 — Annoying Sign in Requirement

*2024-04-15, version 5.0.3*

The app works fine, but why do I have to sign in every time? This information is not secret and can be shared with everyone… here the security component is tighter than most other apps… please remove this requirement…

### 1/5 — Update destroyed it

*2024-03-04, version 5.0.3*

It used to be good but an update ruined it. It no longer saves London information so you have to re-login every time you run it or even just switch away from the app for a moment and it gets sent to the background. And there's no option to see the password so you'll keep making mistakes (or have to use an insecure one). It also doesn't work to add devices anymore, and the device edit function doesn't work and none of the devices will connect anymore. WTH did they push an update to DESTROY it when it was just fine?!?!?! 🤨😠

### 2/5 — Really awful app

*2024-03-02, version 5.0.3*

This app is really terrible. I couldn’t create an account or add a device with the app because the fields didn’t work properly. After I created an account and added a device using the website, I could kind of use the app… But I have to sign in every time, it doesn’t work with my password manager, and the app doesn’t always display or save various settings properly. All I can say is thank goodness I only bought the EAGLE 3 to hook up to Home Assistant. If I had to actually use the app from Rainforest, I think I might go insane.

### 1/5 — Will Not Stay Logged In

*2024-02-29*

This company hypes it ability to monitor your energy in realtime yet you have to log in every time you launch the app. Please fix this issue ASAP.

### 1/5 — very weak data visualization

*2024-02-16*

The graphs and data displays this app provides are almost completely unworkable. They offer different timescales -- the day, the week, the month -- but rather than feature sliding windows ("your past month's energy use") they have fixed windows with hard reset dates ("your energy use since the 1st of the month", or "since monday"), so average case HALF of the data view is empty (because on average you're halfway through the fixed window) and worst case ALL of it is empty (because you're looking on a Monday). In addition, the data and numbers present in the app do not agree with the data and numbers visible at the same time on the web portal. This gives you very low confidence you are actually getting accurate information about your energy consumption!

### 1/5 — Update the app

*2024-02-09*

Rainforest need to update the app constantly need to sign in and it does not update the graph if you leave it running in background specially live one this is with there latest device eagle 3

## Frequently asked questions about EnergyVUE

### What does EnergyVUE do?

EnergyVUE allows you to see the electricity being used by your entire home in real-time. It helps you understand how different appliances affect your energy consumption and identify devices that draw power even when turned off.

### How does EnergyVUE work?

The app connects to the EAGLE-200 gateway, which is linked to your utility's smart meter. This connection enables the app to display your home's live energy usage data.

### What are 'vampire loads'?

Vampire loads, also known as phantom loads or standby power, are devices that consume electricity even when they are switched off or in standby mode. EnergyVUE helps you identify these by showing your home's energy usage when all appliances are turned off.

### Is EnergyVUE compatible with any smart meter?

EnergyVUE specifically works with the EAGLE-200 gateway, which must be connected to your utility's smart meter. Compatibility is dependent on having this specific gateway in place.

### What is the cost of EnergyVUE?

Based on the provided information, EnergyVUE is a free application. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or subscription fees.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.0.4 — 2024-04-20

Bug fixes

### 5.0.3 — 2024-01-07

updates and bug fixes

### 4.14.4 — 2021-01-25

Minor Features:
- Added barcode scan for users who have no EAGLES registered
Minor Fixes:
- Added back gradient to home screen donut graph

### 4.13.3 — 2020-11-02

Minor fixes:
- Meter will now be displayed as the first device in the home screen.
- SDK is now updated to the latest version.

### 4.13.0 — 2020-10-07

New additions and improvements:
- Added support for users to control smart devices.
- Added demand usage graph.
- Utility meter will always display on the top of all the available devices.

Minor bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue where users can experience long waiting times for data to appear inside the graph screen.

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