Comparison

The NESO App vs IoT Registration

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

Head to head
About

The NESO App

Monitor your electricity supply's generation sources and identify the cleanest times to use power. See the carbon impact of electricity generation, compare your region, and get notified of decarbonization milestones. This app focuses on the electricity system.

Highlights
  • Monitor electricity generation types
  • Identify cleanest electricity usage times
  • View carbon impact levels
  • Compare regional electricity generation
  • Receive decarbonization record notifications
Features
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Energy is the lifeblood of our society and economy and as the National Energy System Operator, we operate the electricity system in real time and plan the future of the gas and electricity networks. In our role as the operator of the electricity system, we have an ambition to be able to operate GBs electricity network carbon free by 2025. The NESO app allows you to monitor the generation types that make up your electricity supply and see when the cleanest time to use electricity will be. You can see the carbon impact level of electricity generation, how your region compares to others in GB and be notified when a record towards decarbonisation breaks. Information on the operation of the gas system can be found in the National Gas app, available on iOS. We welcome feedback about the app and its content. Please contact us at box.NESO.digital@neso.energy. For details on how we calculate the carbon intensity, please visit carbonintensity.org.uk

About

IoT Registration

Features
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Enter the details needed to register a iot device to IR/GD backend systems also create compressor room networks with compressor room elements and the pipework. These layouts can be saved as pictures or PDFโ€™s that can be used to client documentation. Features: compressor room layouts Iot edge device registration

Screenshots

The NESO App4 screens
IoT Registration4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The NESO App at every 4 months against IoT Registration's every 10 months. IoT Registration's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The NESO App ships an update every 4 months, IoT Registration every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
The NESO App versus IoT Registration: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe NESO AppIoT Registration
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews27.5% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 months โ€” betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size47 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNational Energy System Operator LimitedIngersoll Rand

In-app purchases

None

The NESO App

No in-app purchases

None

IoT Registration

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The NESO App free?
The NESO App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IoT Registration free?
IoT Registration is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The NESO App or IoT Registration have ads?
Neither The NESO App nor IoT Registration shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The NESO App or IoT Registration?
The NESO App ships an update every 4 months, and IoT Registration every 10 months. Most recently, The NESO App was updated on November 3, 2026 and IoT Registration on November 7, 2026.

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