Comparison

Watt for Smart Devices vs FriendsWithTools

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

Head to head
About

Watt for Smart Devices

Unify control of your TP-Link Kasa and Tapo smart devices in one intuitive app. Monitor energy usage with detailed charts, manage devices with Siri voice commands, and utilize features like Night Mode and custom spaces for effortless smart home management.

Highlights
  • Unified Kasa & Tapo device control
  • Energy consumption monitoring with charts
  • Siri voice control for devices
  • Night Mode for device LEDs
  • Organize devices by spaces/rooms
  • Home screen widgets for quick access
Features
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Watt is the ultimate companion app for TP-Link smart home devices, Kasa Smart and Tapo. Available for iOS, iPad, and macOS, Watt offers unique and user-friendly features to make your life easier. With its modern and clean design, you can now control all your smart devices with just one app. (Watt does not support Security Cameras from Kasa or Tapo) With Watt, you can monitor your energy consumption with daily updated, simplified graphs. The app supports voice control with Siri, allowing you to turn devices on and off, create events with shortcuts, and check the current status of your devices. Watt also has a Night Mode feature to turn off device LEDs and a Reset Stats feature to erase statistics. Watt supports a wide range of smart devices, including Smart Plugs with Energy Monitoring, Smart Plugs, Smart Bulbs, and more. The app provides an overview of all active devices on the home screen and offers charts for runtime and energy consumption, as well as cost estimates. Watt also supports the concept of spaces/rooms for easy device management. Now you can go even smarter with our unique features while navigating in a more cleaner and modern look. Watt are you waiting for? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unique Features ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Watt gives you unique and simple features to make your life easier. And the best part is controlling everything with just one app. CHARTS Simplified graphs, updated daily, with all information about your energy consumption, both in watts and in your specific money currency. Export the dataset of the chart to CSV ("Excel") VOICE CONTROL with SIRI Control your devices with a little help from Siri, turn on & off devices, one or several at once, create events with shortcuts, know the device's current status. USABILITY The experience of the app was designed based on the user's needs, with intuitive navigation, simple design, and relevant updates, all of this in the same app, we are able to provide the best experience for users NIGHT MODE Turn off the device led and have better sleep. RESET STATS Reset all the statics (Runtime and consumption) KASA & TAPO One single app to control the two product lines from TP-Link WIDGETS Check consumption and chart directly from your home screen -----------#- Supported Devices -#----------- KASA - Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring: EP25, HS110, HS300, KP115, KP125, KP125M KASA - Smart Plug: HS100, HS103, HS105, HS107, KP100, KP105, KP200, KP303, KP400, KP405, EP10, EP40 KASA - Smart Switch: HS200, HS210, HS220, KS200M, KS200, KS220M, KS230, ES20M, KASA - Smart bulbs: KL50, KL50B, KL60, KL110, KL110B, KL120, KL125, KL130, KL135,KL400, KL420, KL430, LB100, LB110, LB120, LB130, LB200, LB230 TAPO - Smart Plug: P100, P105, P110, P115, P125, P125M, P410M, TP10, TP11, TP15 TAPO - Smart bulbs: L430C, L510, L520, L530, L535, L610, L630, L900, L920, L930, TL13, TL31, TL33, TL61, TL62, TL63, TL135 Take control of your electricity cost using the Watt!!! Check all your Smart Plug with Energy Monitoring consumption in real-time. If you want to have a look at the Roadmap for the app: https://watt-app.com/ Disclaimer: This app is not affiliated, endorsed, or supported by Tp-Link in any way, Kasa and Tapo are trademarks of Tp-Link. Watt for Smart Devices is a third-party application intended to work with smart home devices from Tp-Link and by doing that offers the Tp-link IoT Community another way to control devices and explore new features. Icons provided by Icons8 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms & Conditions: https://www.watt-app.com/privacy/watt_terms_conditions.html

About

FriendsWithTools

Features
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The tool you need is already in a friend's garage. FriendsWithTools is a private, invite-only app for sharing tools with your friends, family, and neighbors. See what they own, borrow what you need, and keep track of everything you've lent. How It Works - Create a private group for your street, family, or crew: or join one with an invite from a friend. - Add your tools with photos and a category, or check off common ones with the quick-add wizard. - Browse what your groups are sharing and send a borrow request. What You Get - Groups for your street, your family, your club, or your crew. - Borrow requests with clear approvals, so both sides always know where things stand. - Loan tracking with due dates: what's out, what's due back, and what you've borrowed. - Reminders when a loan is due back, and a nudge when one is overdue. - Threads with each owner or borrower, right in the app. - A wishlist, so friends know which tools you're looking for. What We Don't Do - No ads, no trackers. The app runs no ads and carries no advertising or analytics trackers. - No payments. Core borrowing and lending is always free. - No strangers. Every group is invite-only, so you always know who has your tools. - No public listings. Your tools are visible only to friends you accept and groups you're invited into. No ratings, no reputation scores, no public profiles: trust here is built on real relationships, and what you share stays inside your groups. FriendsWithTools is free to join and invite-only by design. Start a group with people you already trust, or join one you've been invited to, and put your tools to work. FriendsWithTools is not affiliated with any tool manufacturer. All brand names are trademarks of their respective owners, used for identification only. Premium and Commercial Plans FriendsWithTools is free to use, and borrowing and lending are always free. Optional Premium and Commercial subscriptions add more for people who manage a lot of tools and loans. Premium and Commercial are offered as monthly or annual auto-renewing subscriptions. The price and billing period are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://friendswithtools.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://friendswithtools.io/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Share more. Buy less. Borrow from friends.

Screenshots

Watt for Smart Devices4 screens
FriendsWithTools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Watt for Smart Devices at 4 against FriendsWithTools's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Watt for Smart Devices sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month and FriendsWithTools sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watt for Smart Devices ships an update fortnightly, FriendsWithTools weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Watt for Smart Devices versus FriendsWithTools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatt for Smart DevicesFriendsWithTools
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (73 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings73 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB42 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTiago MendesFriendsWithTools

Bugs and requests

Watt for Smart Devices

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Voice commands return 'Something went wrong' error
  • Devices disappear after app updates
  • Session expiration errors requiring re-login
  • Chart data only displays in year view
  • Graphs curve back on themselves and show nonsense
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  • M1 Mac compatibility crashes
  • App crashes on startup
  • Loading screen hangs indefinitely
  • Device toggle fails silently
  • Energy consumption data stuck at zero
  • Devices show as on when they are off
  • Week/month/30-day charts not updating properly
  • Device detection network fault errors
  • Tapo device support broken after updates
  • Incompatibility with newer TP-Link devices
  • App version too old error messages

Requested features

15 requests
  • Camera support for Tapo and Kasa cameras
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • Hourly power consumption data granularity
  • Peak and off-peak electricity rate configuration
  • Device renaming with custom names
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  • Device tagging and filtering by tags
  • Individual outlet control for power strips
  • Schedule and timer functionality
  • Smart automation actions
  • Larger font sizes for accessibility
  • Maximum/minimum energy value display
  • Half-hourly data segments
  • Data export functionality
  • Unrecognized usage alerts
  • Per-space graphing capability

FriendsWithTools

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Watt for Smart Devices

Subscriptions7
  • Buy Me a Marshmallow$0.491 Month
  • Buy Me a Chocolate Bar$0.991 Month
  • Buy Me a Coffee$1.991 Month
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  • Buy Me a Bag of Marshmallows$4.991 Year
  • Buy Me a Pack of Chocolate Bar$8.991 Year
  • Yearly 4x more support to App!$18.491 Year
  • Buy Me a Bag of Coffee$18.491 Year
4 purchases

FriendsWithTools

Subscriptions4
  • FriendsWithTools Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • FriendsWIthTools Commercial Monthly$9.991 Month
  • FriendsWithTools Premium Annual$49.991 Year
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  • FriendsWithTools Commercial Annual$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Watt for Smart Devices free?
Watt for Smart Devices is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FriendsWithTools free?
FriendsWithTools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Watt for Smart Devices or FriendsWithTools have ads?
Neither Watt for Smart Devices nor FriendsWithTools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Watt for Smart Devices or FriendsWithTools?
Watt for Smart Devices ships an update fortnightly, and FriendsWithTools weekly. Most recently, Watt for Smart Devices was updated on November 3, 2026 and FriendsWithTools on November 5, 2026.

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