Eco Structures AR vs Clipsal Cortex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eco Structures AR
Visualize eco-friendly glamping tents and cabins in your surroundings using augmented reality. Explore sustainable accommodation options and see how they fit into your environment before making a decision.
- Augmented reality tent placement
- Visualize glamping tents and cabins
- Explore eco-friendly accommodation
- View designs in your environment
- Sustainable building options
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Eco Structures AR allows you to place a range of our ecologically designed luxury glamping tents and cabins into the environment around you using Augmented Reality. Eco Structures Australia provides cost-effective, quality, aesthetically appealing and environmentally sustainable accommodation. Our alternatives to mainstream accommodation solutions provide mutual benefits to our clients and the environment. This app uses Apple's ARKit and requires iPhone 6s or above. Visit www.ecostructures.com.au for more information. Created for Eco Structures by www.viewport.com.au
Clipsal Cortex
Understand and manage your home's energy consumption with real-time data and cost breakdowns. Track solar system performance, identify appliance usage, and compare energy plans to save money and reduce bill shock.
- Track solar system payback
- Real-time home energy data
- Appliance usage and cost breakdown
- Compare energy plans
- Monitor impact on bills
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Energy has long been a complex issue for consumers. Technology today enables us to demystify energy consumption and end bill shock. With the ‘power of data’ and ‘sensors’ put together, we believe we can make energy simple and transparent for consumers. In order to login, you need to have a Clipsal Cortex meter installed by a licensed electrician. Clipsal Cortex features: - Savings tab: Turn your solar system into a financial investment and track its payback over time. - Live tab: Real time data in your home to squeeze every dollar out of your solar and battery investment. - Usage tab: See your appliance usage and cost breakdown and change your behaviour to save more. - Bills tab: See the impact your solar investment is having on your bills and compare available energy plans based on your data to see which will save your more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Clipsal Cortex at every 3 weeks against Eco Structures AR's every 5 months. Eco Structures AR's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Eco Structures AR against 5.0 for Clipsal Cortex. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Eco Structures AR's written reviews are positive against 76% of Clipsal Cortex's.
Eco Structures AR ships an update every 5 months, Clipsal Cortex every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eco Structures AR | Clipsal Cortex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 76.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 350 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Viewport Pty Ltd | Clipsal Solar |
Customer experience
Eco Structures AR
Clipsal Cortex
In-app purchases
Eco Structures AR
No in-app purchases
Clipsal Cortex
No in-app purchases
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