Bright vs HonestID
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/).
HonestID
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HonestID uses human connection to prove you are who you say you are. It stops impersonation attacks on any communication channel, without ever monitoring your conversations. One rule has held your entire life: if you could see someone's face or hear their voice, you knew it was them. AI has broken that rule. AI face and voice clones make attackers indistinguishable from your colleagues, customers and loved ones. Instead of trying to guess whether a face, voice or message is AI generated, HonestID goes straight to the source: the real person gets a challenge on their own registered phone and confirms or denies it in seconds. The verification takes place on HonestID's own encrypted channel, completely separate from the conversation you're suspicious of, so a compromised call or mailbox can't touch it. WORKS ON EVERY CHANNEL - Video: verify on joining a Zoom, Teams or Meet call, before the meeting proceeds - Phone: check before you start, or mid-call the moment something feels off - Email: challenge a sensitive or unexpected request before you act on it - Messages: on SMS, WhatsApp or LinkedIn, when a message asks for action or money THREE PILLARS OF TRUST - Person: Face ID or Touch ID unlocks every response, so it comes from a real human, not a clone or a bot - Device: your account is bound to a single phone with hardware-backed proof of possession, so you reach the real owner, with no one in between - Context: the challenge is bound to the specific request, like a payment, so you confirm the action, not just the person TWO KINDS OF CONTACT - Quick Contacts confirm with one tap - Key Contacts add an Honest Key, a word or phrase only the two of you know, matched on your devices and never stored anywhere NOTHING TO BREACH Challenge content is end-to-end encrypted with fresh keys for every session and purged when the challenge ends. HonestID never sees your Honest Keys, questions or answers, never monitors your conversations, and stores no biometric data. FREE TO USE HonestID is free. There are no subscriptions and no in-app purchases. HonestID requires Face ID or Touch ID. Verification is two-way, so the person you're checking needs HonestID too.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HonestID at every 3 weeks against Bright's every 2 months. Bright's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On price, 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 ships an update every 2 months, HonestID every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bright | HonestID |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | HILDEBRAND TECHNOLOGY LTD | Honest Identity Ltd |
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
HonestID
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bright
No in-app purchases
HonestID
No in-app purchases









