Electricity Maps vs Power Grid Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Electricity Maps
Explore live and historical electricity data globally. Track production mix, CO2 emissions, prices, and renewable energy sources in real-time.
- Real-time electricity data
- Historical electricity data
- Production mix tracking
- CO2 emissions monitoring
- Electricity price data
- Renewable energy insights
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Explore real-time and historical electricity data worldwide — from production mix and CO2 emissions to prices, renewables, and much more.
Power Grid Map
Visualize electricity infrastructure across the United States, including power plants and daily energy mix changes. Learn about the energy infrastructure in your vicinity with this free, comprehensive tool.
- Visualize US electricity infrastructure
- Locate power plants
- Observe daily energy mix changes
- Learn about local infrastructure
- Updated hourly with public data
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Power Grid Map displays all of the electricity infrastructure in the United States. Visualize the locations of power plants, observe daily changes in energy mix, and learn more about the infrastructure near you. Free, comprehensive and updated hourly from the latest available public data. Privacy Policy: https://powergridmap.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Electricity Maps at none against Power Grid Map's shown. Electricity Maps also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Power Grid Map's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Power Grid Map holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Electricity Maps has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Electricity Maps ships an update every 3 weeks, Power Grid Map daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Electricity Maps | Power Grid Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electricity Maps ApS | FreshBizOpps, LLC |
Customer experience
Electricity Maps
Power Grid Map
In-app purchases
Electricity Maps
No in-app purchases
Power Grid Map
No in-app purchases
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