Comparison

Voltaware Home vs LUTEC

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

Head to head
About

Voltaware Home

Monitor your home's energy usage in real-time to understand consumption patterns, identify excessive use, and reduce electricity costs. This service helps you lower your carbon footprint and save money on your electricity bill.

Highlights
  • Real-time electricity consumption viewing
  • Appliance-specific consumption breakdown
  • Daily/monthly energy consumption and cost tracking
  • Smart sensor for usage pattern detection
  • Carbon footprint reduction guidance
Features
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Voltaware is an easy-to-use energy monitoring service for everyone who wants to control their energy consumption, reduce their carbon footprint and save on their electricity bill. The Voltaware sensor is quick and easy to install unobtrusively in your fusebox without interrupting your electricity supply. The sensor learns your energy usage patterns and displays your electricity consumption on your mobile – putting you back in control. Voltaware helps to reduce electricity usage costs for families, small business, large corporations and housing associations. The smart sensor detects usage patterns and shows where excessive consumption might be occurring. Reduce your costs and save the planet. To use the app, you need to sign up for a Voltaware account and have the sensor installed in your home or business. Key Features: • View electricity consumption in real time. • See your consumption itemised by appliances • Understand your total energy consumption and cost by day or month. Voltaware – Electricity data intelligence.

About

LUTEC

Monitor your home with an integrated camera and LED light system. View live and recorded footage, receive motion alerts, and communicate with visitors in real-time from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Live and recorded video viewing
  • Real-time visitor communication
  • PIR sensor detection customization
  • LED light control (brightness, duration)
  • Motion detection alerts
  • Video footage copying with timestamps
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This LUTEC APP is designed for LUTEC camera systems with an integrated LED light. Once you connect the app to your camera, you can watch videos recorded by the camera on your phone or any other compatible mobile device. The app also allows you to see who visits your home and have real-time conversations with them whenever and wherever you are. The APP allows you to adjust the PIR sensor detection range, brightness (LUX level) and time on/off duration for your product, allowing you to customise and fully control your light. You can also select the video storage location, synchronise the time zone and adjust volume etc. Message alerts can be sent to your mobile device when the camera detects movement, and required footage can be copied directly to your device with the date and time stamped. As well as all of this, there are many other unique features of the app that are designed to help you make the most of your product.

Screenshots

Voltaware Home4 screens
LUTEC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Voltaware Home at 5.0 against LUTEC's 1.0. Voltaware Home also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 14%) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). LUTEC's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. LUTEC sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Voltaware Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Voltaware Home holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Voltaware Home's written reviews are positive against 14% of LUTEC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voltaware Home ships an update fortnightly, LUTEC every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Voltaware Home versus LUTEC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoltaware HomeLUTEC
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.09.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTorro Ventures LtdLutec

Customer experience

Voltaware Home

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

LUTEC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

In-app purchases

None

Voltaware Home

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

LUTEC

One-time6
  • 7days cloud storage (1 month)$1.99
  • 30days cloud storage(1 month)$2.99
  • 7days cloud storage(6 months)$9.99
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  • 7days cloud storage (1 year)$14.99
  • 30days cloud storage(6 months)$14.99
  • 30days cloud storage (1 year)$24.99

Questions

Is Voltaware Home free?
Voltaware Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LUTEC free?
LUTEC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Voltaware Home or LUTEC?
Voltaware Home is rated higher. Voltaware Home averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while LUTEC averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Voltaware Home or LUTEC have ads?
Neither Voltaware Home nor LUTEC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voltaware Home or LUTEC?
Voltaware Home ships an update fortnightly, and LUTEC every 3 months. Most recently, Voltaware Home was updated on September 20, 2026 and LUTEC on June 4, 2026.

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