Electricity Maps vs TownPost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Electricity Maps
Visualize live and historical electricity data globally. Track production sources, CO2 emissions, prices, and renewable energy generation in real-time.
- Real-time electricity data
- Historical data exploration
- Production mix visualization
- CO2 emissions tracking
- Renewable energy insights
- Electricity price monitoring
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Explore real-time and historical electricity data worldwide — from production mix and CO2 emissions to prices, renewables, and much more.
TownPost
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GuardLink turns your neighborhood into a shared safety picture. See a fallen tree blocking the road? A car accident at the intersection? Someone trying doors at 2am? Report it in seconds with one photo and one sentence — and it appears on a live map everyone nearby can see. No account. No name. No email. Just report.
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Verdict
Electricity Maps and TownPost are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Electricity Maps ships an update every 5 weeks, TownPost every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Electricity Maps | TownPost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (25 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electricity Maps | Coding Minds, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Electricity Maps
No in-app purchases
TownPost
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Electricity Maps free?
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Do Electricity Maps or TownPost have ads?
Which is updated more often, Electricity Maps or TownPost?
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