Comparison

Plugwise Home vs Chargee Sparky

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

Head to head
About

Plugwise Home

Features
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The Plugwise Home app lets you manage your smart thermostat, zone heating, and energy use directly from your phone. Compatible with: • Adam HA / Adam SA smart heating hub (firmware 0.4.5+) • Anna / Anna P1 smart thermostat (firmware 1.8.17+) • Smile P1 smart meter reader(firmware 3.0.0+) Key features: • Control temperatures per room • Set heating schedules and modes • Monitor real-time gas and electricity

About

Chargee Sparky

Features
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With the Sparky P1 meter and the Chargee app, you can take energy back into your own hands. We combine real-time insight with forecasts and automation so that you use energy at the ideal time. In this way, we bring energy supply and demand back into balance. Together, we make optimal use of sustainable energy. APP FEATURES Insight • Live insight into electricity and gas consumption and feed-in • Compare your historical consumption per day, week, month or year • Easy insight into your average, most and least consumption • Insight into your power consumption and feed-in every hour, down to the second • View the dynamic rates for electricity and gas • Easily share your Chargee account with friends and family • View the load per phase (ampere) in your home, per hour • View the voltage per phase in your home, per hour • Live phase load Forecast • Forecast of your expected electricity consumption and solar return • Forecast of your expected gas consumption • Forecast of your expected solar production Integrations • Connect to your solar inverter and see your solar consumption in your home (Beta) • Connect with your electric car and see the charge state and driving range (Beta) • Connect with your EV charger and see the charging capacity (Beta) • Connect with your heat pump, air conditioning or heating and see consumption rate and temperature (Beta) • Connect with your home battery and see charge state and battery level (Beta) You need Sparky P1 meter, our real-time energy meter, to use the Chargee app. You can easily connect this Sparky to your smart meter. Click, connect to WiFi and you're done.

Screenshots

Plugwise Home4 screens
Chargee Sparky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chargee Sparky at fortnightly against Plugwise Home's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plugwise Home ships an update every 4 months, Chargee Sparky fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Plugwise Home versus Chargee Sparky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlugwise HomeChargee Sparky
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnna Technology B.V.Chargee B.V.

In-app purchases

None

Plugwise Home

No in-app purchases

None

Chargee Sparky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plugwise Home free?
Plugwise Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chargee Sparky free?
Chargee Sparky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plugwise Home or Chargee Sparky have ads?
Neither Plugwise Home nor Chargee Sparky shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plugwise Home or Chargee Sparky?
Plugwise Home ships an update every 4 months, and Chargee Sparky fortnightly. Most recently, Plugwise Home was updated on October 12, 2026 and Chargee Sparky on October 9, 2026.

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