Comparison

Pulse® vs Aussie Bargain

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

Head to head
About

Pulse®

Gain immediate insight and control over your home's solar energy generation and electricity consumption. Track historical data, set energy goals, and forecast your electricity bills in real-time. Remotely manage connected appliances like air conditioning and lights.

Highlights
  • View solar generation and electricity consumption
  • Set energy goals
  • Track electricity bill forecast
  • Receive system notifications and alerts
  • Control appliances remotely
  • View historical energy data
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Pulse® is the most powerful energy advisor available. Pulse® gives you immediate visibility, advice and control of all of your home's solar generation and electricity consumption. Use the Pulse® app to: ° View current and historic solar generation and electricity consumption (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly…)
 ° Choose an energy goal: Maximise your solar investment, compare your usage against your previous period, or against similar homes 
 ° Track your electricity bill forecast in real time
 ° View system notifications and alerts ° Use the app to control your air conditioning, lights and other appliances. For use with an installed Pulse® unit. More information at emberpulse.com

About

Aussie Bargain

Discover Australia's hottest bargains across various categories like electronics, lifestyle, and clothing. Get instant push notifications for new deals, set reminders for upcoming sales, and save items to read later. Easily share deals with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Browse deals by category
  • Instant push notifications
  • Notifications by category/keyword
  • Search for deals
  • Save deals for later
  • Set reminders for deals
  • Share deals easily
Features
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Aussie Bargain is an iPhone app for Ozbargain to enhance your deals browsing experience. Browse through all the deals of Ozbargain for Australia's Hottest bargains ranging from Electronics, Technology, Lifestyle, Clothing and many others! FEATURES: - View all your favorite categories from Ozbargain! - Get push notification instantly of all new deals! - Push Notification by category or keyword! - Search for deals! - Save a deal to read later! - Create reminder for upcoming deals! - Easily Share deals with your friends and families! - Widgets on your home screen (iOS 14) - Dark Mode - Seamless viewing of all deals Get notified of All the latest and hottest deals in Australia instantly and be the first to explore amazing discounts and bargains from Oz Bargain! Get organized by setting reminders for upcoming deals or saving a deal to read later on! With easy categories and sections for the hottest or latest deals, you are sure not to miss any deals from Ozbargain! Search for the latest and hottest deals in Australia! Please note that Aussie Bargain does not collect your personal information or tracking that may be linked to you. But the app uses external analytics and ad serving platforms that may collect information that can be linked to you. We hope you enjoy the app! If you have any suggestions / comments / complaints, please contact us at contact@2iins.com or through our twitter account: @2iins Unofficial App of OzBargain. All support for this app should be directed to 2iins.com

Screenshots

Pulse®4 screens
Aussie Bargain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pulse® at none against Aussie Bargain's 1. Pulse® also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.1 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Aussie Bargain sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pulse® asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on June 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pulse® versus Aussie Bargain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulse®Aussie Bargain
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews68.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS11.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB38 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer369 Labs Pty Ltd2iins

Customer experience

Pulse®

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

Aussie Bargain

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative28.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pulse®

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Aussie Bargain

One-time1
  • Aussie Bargain Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Pulse® free?
Pulse® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aussie Bargain free?
Aussie Bargain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pulse® or Aussie Bargain have ads?
Aussie Bargain shows ads; Pulse® does not.
Which is updated more often, Pulse® or Aussie Bargain?
Pulse® ships an update every 2 months, and Aussie Bargain every 2 months. Most recently, Pulse® was updated on June 1, 2026 and Aussie Bargain on June 1, 2026.

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