Octopus Energy vs Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Octopus Energy
Easily manage your energy account on the go. Track your balance, view transactions, and handle payments. Get quick help with your account details.
- Track account balance
- View transaction history
- Manage payments
- Get account help
- Monitor billing history
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Manage your Octopus Energy account from your fingertips. - Keep track of your account balance - View your recent transactions and billing history - Manage your payments - Get help with your account
Smart
Monitor your smart meter devices in real time with this mobile terminal application. It provides easy-to-understand data visualization for both current and historical information, accessible from anywhere. The app is designed to be efficient, using minimal internet traffic.
- Real-time smart meter status monitoring
- Easy-to-understand data visualization charts
- Access historical data anytime, anywhere
- Display data in multiple dimensions
- Low internet traffic consumption
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Smart-Meter is a mobile terminal application software for intelligent monitoring of Smart meter devices. It enables users to monitor the status information of Smart meter devices in real time more easily and quickly. intelligent Data visualization, the chart is simple and easy to understand More wise Show real-time and historical data over the web anytime, anywhere Rich content Display real-time and historical data in multiple dimensions Save traffic The traffic generated by the Internet is small, fast, and does not occupy large traffic charges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Octopus Energy at 63% against Smart's 0%. Octopus Energy also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 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.
Octopus Energy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Octopus Energy has 468 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Octopus Energy's written reviews are positive against 0% of Smart's.
Octopus Energy ships an update weekly, Smart every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Octopus Energy | Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (468 ratings) — better | 1.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 468 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 238 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Octopus Energy | 祥梯 孟 |
Customer experience
Octopus Energy
Smart
Bugs and requests
Octopus Energy
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on startup
- Inability to view bills and account details
- Incorrect or missing meter readings
- Disconnection issues with smart devices
- Unreliable push notifications
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to view usage in £ instead of just kWh
- Improve navigation and layout of the app
- Provide more granular control over smart charging
- Integrate with more smart home devices
- Offer more rewards and incentives for energy savings
Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Octopus Energy
No in-app purchases
Smart
No in-app purchases
