Comparison

Bright vs Lighthouse

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/).

About

Lighthouse

Features
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An APP designed for visually impaired persons to increase the sound level of an acoustic pedestrian signal.The design purpose of this application is limited to visually impaired individuals who require the use of auxiliary crossing facilities, as well as personnel responsible for the installation and commissioning of these facilities.

Screenshots

Bright4 screens
Lighthouse3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bright at every 2 months against Lighthouse's every 41 months. Bright also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bright ships an update every 2 months, Lighthouse every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bright versus Lighthouse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrightLighthouse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 41 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHILDEBRAND TECHNOLOGY LTDGalileo Technology Limited

Bugs and requests

Bright

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • App crashes
  • Data not loading
  • Login issues
  • Registration errors
  • Password reset emails not received
Show 23 more
  • 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

Lighthouse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bright

No in-app purchases

None

Lighthouse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bright free?
Bright is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lighthouse free?
Lighthouse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bright or Lighthouse have ads?
Neither Bright nor Lighthouse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bright or Lighthouse?
Bright ships an update every 2 months, and Lighthouse every 41 months. Most recently, Bright was updated on October 24, 2026 and Lighthouse on October 11, 2026.

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