Bright vs Ultrabrite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bright
Track your electricity and gas usage in real-time from your smart meters. This app helps you manage energy consumption and spend more efficiently, contributing to carbon reduction goals. Requires compatible hardware for full functionality.
- Real-time energy consumption monitoring
- Electricity and gas usage tracking
- Smart meter data access via DCC or CAD
- Clamp-on sensor support for electricity
- Energy spend management
- Carbon efficiency goals
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Monitor your energy consumption anytime, anywhere with Bright. For real-time data you need Glowmarkt compatible hardware (https://shop.glowmarkt.com/) - which works with either smart or traditional meters. People with SMETS2 (or E&A SMETS 1) meters can access their half hourly data with Bright for free, once they go through our verification process. Bright lets you check your energy consumption, this could be electricity and gas usage from your smart meters, via the DCC or our Consumer Access Device (CAD). Clamp-on technology sensors can support electricity usage monitoring. Our goal is to help you manage your energy consumption and spend more efficiently as we all strive to become more carbon efficient. To see our Frequently Asked Questions go to: https://glowmarkt.com/#/faqs/apps For more information or any questions please contact: support@glowmarkt.com Join the Glow community (https://forum.glowmarkt.com/).
Ultrabrite
Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere with this smart device management app. It allows for simultaneous control of multiple devices, setting timers for automated functions, and easy sharing of device access with family members.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous device management
- Customizable timers
- Family device sharing
- Quick device connection
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Ultrabrite Smart, 1. Remote control: control your home appliances anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one app 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: one tap to share devices with family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect app to devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bright at every 2 months against Ultrabrite's every 11 months. Bright also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Ultrabrite's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Bright holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultrabrite has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Bright's written reviews are positive against 53% of Ultrabrite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bright ships an update every 2 months, Ultrabrite every 11 months. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Bright | Ultrabrite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 52.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | HILDEBRAND TECHNOLOGY LTD | Status International (UK) Limited |
Customer experience
Bright
Ultrabrite
User reviews
Bright
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Near real-time usage data
- 👍 Free and valuable app
- 💡 API access bonus
- 👍 Simple and accurate updates
- 👍 Good data analytics
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Login issues after updates
- 🐛 Data not loading or syncing
- 🐛 Registration/sign-up problems
- 🐛 Password reset not working
Ultrabrite
From 8 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Game changer for convenience
- 👍 Easy to use once synced
- 💰 Excellent value for money
- 🚀 Works well with Alexa
- 👍 Simple to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Difficult to connect/sync
- 🐛 Wi-Fi setup issues
- 🐛 Does not work remotely for some users
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 Poor plug adapter range
Bugs and requests
Bright
Reported bugs
28 issues- App crashes
- Data not loading
- Login issues
- Registration errors
- Password reset emails not received
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- Graphs too tall for screen
- Inconsistent billing data
- App stopped working
- Tariff information outdated
- Login issues with password managers
- Slow data loading
- Gas cost not showing
- Comparison views broken
- Font changed to Times New Roman
- Doesn't remember login
- App won't load anything on iOS 15.3
- Duplicate meters showing
- Server outage caused no data
- Smart meter display not recognized
- Authentication details not sent
- Login button not clickable until character re-typed
- Comparison views broken
- Gas Tariff not found
- App won't work on IOS 15.3
- Doesn't remember login
- Login button not clickable until character re-typed
- Gas Tariff not found
- App won't work on IOS 15.3
Requested features
8 requests- Export data (CSV)
- More data analysis
- iOS widget
- Support for dual-rate electricity tariffs (Economy 7)
- Apple Watch version
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- Ability for customer to override incorrect supplier data
- Face-ID login
- Live gas usage in graphical fashion
Ultrabrite
Reported bugs
19 issues- Cannot change WiFi settings without resetting
- Device does not connect to Wi-Fi
- App does not support some rooms
- App takes ages to load
- Plug adapters only work near the router
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- Bulb does not flash to connect
- Device does not connect even after resetting
- App cannot add device, keeps spinning
- Device will not connect or reset
- Cannot link new bulbs since update
- Cannot get bulb working again after initial setup
- Shortcuts do not appear for Siri control
- Color options are not true red, green, blue
- App is not compatible with Shortcuts
- Device does not flash
- Cannot change colors to red, green, blue
- Device broke lamp and won't turn on
- Cannot add device to another phone/share
- App is not user-friendly
Requested features
5 requests- Add HomePod support
- Add Apple Watch support
- Add support for Shortcuts/Siri
- Allow changing to different colors (red, green, blue, etc.)
- Improve app update frequency for compatibility
In-app purchases
Bright
No in-app purchases
Ultrabrite
No in-app purchases
