ecoOne vs Next City Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ecoOne
This utility app enables energy providers to remotely manage and monitor their smart grid networks. It offers a system dashboard for work orders and alerts, a message center for notifications, and a breadcrumb map to track user locations.
- Network management
- System monitoring
- Installation and work order details
- Alert history
- Power outage notifications
- Water leak alerts
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The ecoOne app works with Nexgrid's Plexus smart grid devices allowing Utility's to easily manage and monitor their network from anywhere. Key features include: Breadcrumb Map - details of the users locations throughout the day System Dashboard - installation and work order details and alert history Message Center - history power outages, water leaks and other system notifications To purchase nexgrid smart metering and plexus gateways visit https://nexgrid.net
Next City Mobile
Connect to equipment via Bluetooth, access advanced debugging tools for troubleshooting installations, and register devices within a smart city platform. This app facilitates seamless equipment management and data integration.
- BLE connectivity
- Advanced debugging tools
- Equipment registration
- Smart city platform integration
- Troubleshooting installations
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Welcome to the Next City mobile app! Use this app to connect to NextConnects over BLE, turn on advanced debugging tools to troubleshoot equipment installations, and register NextConnects to specific addresses in the Next City platform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Next City Mobile at every 6 days against ecoOne's every 3 months. ecoOne's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ecoOne against 5.0 for Next City Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
ecoOne ships an update every 3 months, Next City Mobile every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ecoOne | Next City Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nexgrid LLC | Next Century Submetering Systems |
Customer experience
ecoOne
Next City Mobile
In-app purchases
ecoOne
No in-app purchases
Next City Mobile
No in-app purchases
