Comparison

Bright vs EON SMARTester

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

EON SMARTester

Features
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Mobile application allowing you to connect to your Steve Vick SMARTester. View live pressure and temperature readings wirelessly. Perform specific tests on gas installations on or off line. View all of your previous test results against a meter point reference number.

Screenshots

Bright4 screens
EON SMARTester1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bright at every 2 months against EON SMARTester's every 10 months. Bright also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). 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, EON SMARTester every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bright versus EON SMARTester: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrightEON SMARTester
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHILDEBRAND TECHNOLOGY LTDSteve Vick International Limited

In-app purchases

None

Bright

No in-app purchases

None

EON SMARTester

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bright free?
Bright is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EON SMARTester free?
EON SMARTester is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bright or EON SMARTester have ads?
Neither Bright nor EON SMARTester shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bright or EON SMARTester?
Bright ships an update every 2 months, and EON SMARTester every 10 months. Most recently, Bright was updated on June 10, 2026 and EON SMARTester on September 9, 2026.

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