Comparison

HouseTrack vs Elastic Energy

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

Head to head
About

HouseTrack

This app provides intelligent energy management for homes and businesses. It visualizes energy usage, identifies patterns, and helps control appliances to optimize cost savings and avoid bill surprises. Real-time data on power consumption, EV charging, and solar production is available.

Highlights
  • Real-time energy usage visualization
  • Circuit-by-circuit analysis
  • Appliance and device control
  • EV charging and solar production monitoring
  • Bill surprise avoidance
  • Weekly energy insights and tips
Features
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HouseTrack is the key to managing your energy usage. The most powerful and intelligent system for visualizing and managing energy in residential and commercial settings, it automatically identifies energy usage patterns so you can avoid bill surprises, control your appliances, and optimize cost savings. Through sensors that connect in your breaker panel, HouseTrack analyses your electrical usage on a circuit-by-circuit basis, 63 times a second, giving you real-time information about your home’s power consumption, electrical vehicle charging, solar production, or that stove that someone left on. When integrated with Samsung’s SmartThings ecosystem, HouseTrack enables users to connect with and remotely control hundreds of appliances and devices in your home. HouseTrack shows you what’s driving the cost of your electric bill, pinpoints problem areas, and can send notifications about abnormal energy use. Never be surprised by an electric bill again! Free weekly insights and tips are provided to make your home smarter, more energy efficient, and safer.

About

Elastic Energy

This app optimizes home energy usage and costs by coordinating with solar providers and utilities. It monitors real-time production and consumption, automatically adjusting devices based on energy rates and grid programs to reduce peak costs.

Highlights
  • Real-time production and usage monitoring
  • Peak energy cost reduction
  • Automatic rate-aware optimization
  • Coordination with energy providers
  • Battery revenue opportunity alignment
Features
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Elastic Energy powers coordinated home energy systems and grid programs delivered by solar providers, utilities, and energy partners. Monitor real-time production and usage, and reduce peak energy costs through automatic rate-aware optimization. The system aligns your devices with your rate plan, available grid programs, and battery revenue opportunities in your area. It operates continuously and securely in coordination with your energy provider. Installers and energy providers may enable additional features based on eligibility.

Screenshots

HouseTrack4 screens
Elastic Energy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HouseTrack at 9.0 against Elastic Energy's 15.1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HouseTrack against 5.0 for Elastic Energy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HouseTrack ships an update every 6 weeks, Elastic Energy monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
HouseTrack versus Elastic Energy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHouseTrackElastic Energy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCurb, Inc.Elastic Energy Inc

Customer experience

HouseTrack

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Elastic Energy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HouseTrack

No in-app purchases

None

Elastic Energy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HouseTrack free?
HouseTrack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elastic Energy free?
Elastic Energy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HouseTrack or Elastic Energy?
HouseTrack and Elastic Energy are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do HouseTrack or Elastic Energy have ads?
Neither HouseTrack nor Elastic Energy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HouseTrack or Elastic Energy?
HouseTrack ships an update every 6 weeks, and Elastic Energy monthly. Most recently, HouseTrack was updated on November 2, 2026 and Elastic Energy on November 4, 2026.

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