Kogan Energy vs GloBird
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kogan Energy
Manage your electricity usage and bills from your smartphone. Monitor power consumption, forecast future use, and access your account history. Easily pay bills and view invoices within the app.
- Monitor power use
- Forecast power use
- Pay bills
- View invoices
- Access account history
- View power use trends
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Take control of your energy bills with the Kogan Energy app. Monitor power use, easily pay your bills, access your account & view your history from your smartphone. Join Kogan Energy & download the app today to: - Pay your bill and see invoices - Monitor & forecast power use - View your account history - Gain insight into power use trends
GloBird
Manage your energy account, view balances, and submit meter readings. Monitor usage charts and control your battery for virtual power plant participation.
- View account details and balance
- Submit meter reads
- See recent correspondence
- View usage charts
- Control battery for virtual power plant
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The GloBird Energy app lets you view your account details, account balance, submit meter reads, see recent correspondence, view your usage charts, and control your battery as part of our virtual power plant.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kogan Energy at 100% against GloBird's 45%. Kogan Energy also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). GloBird's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Kogan Energy ships an update every 2 months, GloBird weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kogan Energy | GloBird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KOGAN.COM PTY LTD | GLOBIRD ENERGY PTY. LTD. |
Customer experience
Kogan Energy
GloBird
In-app purchases
Kogan Energy
No in-app purchases
GloBird
No in-app purchases
