GivEnergy vs Help and Support
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GivEnergy
Monitor your home's energy consumption, solar generation, and battery storage in real-time. Understand your savings, optimize your system with smart automations, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
- Real-time power usage monitoring
- Solar generation tracking
- Battery charge and discharge monitoring
- Grid import/export monitoring
- Smart Tariff automation
- Energy saving insights
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Take charge of your home's energy with the GivEnergy App. Ever wondered how much power your home is using right now? How much energy are your devices really using, or how much money are you saving with your solar panels and battery system? The GivEnergy App puts the answers right in your pocket. With the GivEnergy app, you can: • See your systems' power usage at a glance, monitoring your home’s demand in real time. • Watch your solar panels shine – tracking exactly how much clean energy your panels are generating. • Make the most of your battery – know when it’s charging, when it’s powering your home, and how much you’re saving. • Stay on top of grid use – monitor imports and exports so you can cut costs and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. • Automate your battery system to save you money, using the all-new, totally free Smart Tariff system. It’s energy made simple: Clever automations to make your life easier, clear insights when you want them, powerful data when you need it. Because understanding your energy shouldn’t be complicated.
Help and Support
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Help and Support adds a quick help button to your browser toolbar. Click the icon whenever you need help on the page you're viewing, and the site opens its help or support panel for you. • One click to ask for help • Works on the page you're on. • Doesn't collect any of your data • Runs only when you click — never in the background
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Verdict
GivEnergy and Help and Support are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | GivEnergy | Help and Support |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 18.1% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GivEnergy Software Limited | now.gg,Inc. |
Bugs and requests
GivEnergy
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or fails to load on certain devices
- Incorrect data displayed for energy import/export
- Loss of battery information and settings after updates
- Local network connectivity issues
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set custom charge/discharge schedules
- Improved battery monitoring and temperature tracking
- Integration with smart home platforms and automation
- Customizable data views and color schemes
Help and Support
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GivEnergy
No in-app purchases
Help and Support
No in-app purchases
