Genesis Energy vs Ausclimate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Genesis Energy
Forecast and compare your energy usage with powerful tools. Understand your consumption, estimate bills, and manage payments. Order gas refills conveniently.
- Forecast energy usage up to a week ahead
- Compare energy use to similar homes
- View power usage and estimate bills
- Pay bills
- Order bottled gas refills
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Made in collaboration with our customers, our app has powerful tools to forecast, compare and help you understand your energy use. If you're already a Genesis customer, download the app to: - Predict how much power you’ll be using up to a week ahead - Compare your power use to homes like yours - View your power use and get an estimate of your bill - Pay your bill* - Place orders for bottled gas refills^ * 1% card processing fee applies to each credit or debit card transaction. Terms and conditions of use apply. ^ LPG 45kg gas bottle refills and standard delivery orders only Terms and conditions of use apply. Please see https://www.genesisenergy.co.nz/online-terms
Ausclimate
Control home appliances remotely and automate functions with timers. Share device access with family members for convenient, simultaneous control of multiple devices.
- Remote appliance control
- Fast device connection
- Simultaneous multi-device control
- Automated timer functions
- Device sharing with family
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Smart technology changes lives 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Fast connection: connect applications and devices quickly and easily 3. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App, convenient and concise 4. Timer: set timer for simple control to automate multiple functions 5. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Genesis Energy at 62% against Ausclimate's 20%. Genesis Energy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (139 vs 1). Ausclimate's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Ausclimate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Genesis Energy has 139 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Genesis Energy's written reviews are positive against 20% of Ausclimate's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Genesis Energy ships an update weekly, Ausclimate every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Genesis Energy | Ausclimate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (139 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 139 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Genesis Energy | CDB GOLDAIR |
Customer experience
Genesis Energy
Ausclimate
Bugs and requests
Genesis Energy
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashing or not loading
- Power shout booking not working
- Inconsistent data between app and website
- Keyboard issues obscuring buttons
- Forced app updates causing sign-outs
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to book multiple power shouts at once
- Live power meter integration
- Single monthly bill for electricity and gas
- Faster data updates
- Improved app stability and responsiveness
Ausclimate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Genesis Energy
No in-app purchases
Ausclimate
No in-app purchases
