Bright vs toob Wi
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/).
toob Wi
Optimize your home's full-fibre Wi-Fi performance. Run speed tests, identify dead zones with a walking survey, and get assisted support for troubleshooting.
- Assisted Support
- Self-Test Wi-Fi Speed
- Wi-Fi Walking Survey
- Identify Hard-to-Reach Areas
- Performance Troubleshooting
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The toob Wi‑Fi Support app helps you get the best performance from your full‑fibre connection at home. Use the app to: - Get Assisted Support when speaking with our team. - Run a Self‑Test to check the Wi‑Fi speed to this device - Complete a Wi‑Fi Walking Survey to identify hard‑to‑reach areas and understand which might be affecting your performance. Find more help and ways to contact us at https://www.toob.co.uk/myaccount This app is provided free of charge and is subject to the following Terms and Conditions: https://www.supportrobotics.com/mobile-eula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bright at 51% against toob Wi's 0%. Bright also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 ships an update every 2 months, toob Wi every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bright | toob Wi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HILDEBRAND TECHNOLOGY LTD | toob limited |
Customer experience
Bright
toob Wi
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
toob Wi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bright
No in-app purchases
toob Wi
No in-app purchases
