Bright vs KNECT Pro
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/).
KNECT Pro
Monitor your fuel tank levels remotely and track usage over time. Get insights into your average consumption and predict when you'll run out. Receive custom alerts for fuel levels or unusual activity, and even connect to voice assistants for quick updates.
- View tank fuel level remotely
- Monitor fuel usage over time
- Analyze average daily usage
- Predict fuel run-out date
- Set custom notifications
- Voice assistant integration
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Managing your fuel levels has never been easier than with KNECT Pro. View your tank fuel level, anytime or anywhere to ensure you never run out Monitor fuel usage over specific time periods using our interactive charts Understand your average daily fuel usage and see the predicted date that you will run out of fuel Set up custom notifications to see your current fuel level or whether there has been any irregular behaviour with your tank Connect KNECT Pro to your Alexa and ask for updates on your tanks fuel levels
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bright at 5.0 against KNECT Pro's 1.0. Bright also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (51% vs 28%). KNECT Pro's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads 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. KNECT Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $89.99 per year. Bright asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bright holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Bright's written reviews are positive against 28% of KNECT Pro's.
Bright ships an update every 2 months, KNECT Pro weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bright | KNECT Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews — better | 28.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HILDEBRAND TECHNOLOGY LTD | KINGSPAN WATER & ENERGY LIMITED |
Customer experience
Bright
KNECT Pro
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
KNECT Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bright
No in-app purchases
KNECT Pro
- WatchmanSHE Annual Access$89.991 Year
- WatchmanSHE Annual Access$399.991 Year
- WatchmanSHE Annual Access$799.991 Year
