Clipsal Cortex vs Best Pool Supplies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clipsal Cortex
Understand and manage your home's energy consumption with real-time data and cost breakdowns. Track solar system performance, identify appliance usage, and compare energy plans to save money and reduce bill shock.
- Track solar system payback
- Real-time home energy data
- Appliance usage and cost breakdown
- Compare energy plans
- Monitor impact on bills
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Energy has long been a complex issue for consumers. Technology today enables us to demystify energy consumption and end bill shock. With the ‘power of data’ and ‘sensors’ put together, we believe we can make energy simple and transparent for consumers. In order to login, you need to have a Clipsal Cortex meter installed by a licensed electrician. Clipsal Cortex features: - Savings tab: Turn your solar system into a financial investment and track its payback over time. - Live tab: Real time data in your home to squeeze every dollar out of your solar and battery investment. - Usage tab: See your appliance usage and cost breakdown and change your behaviour to save more. - Bills tab: See the impact your solar investment is having on your bills and compare available energy plans based on your data to see which will save your more.
Best Pool Supplies
This app helps pool owners manage their pool maintenance. It offers tools to calculate pool volume, balance water chemistry with chemical recommendations, and estimate energy consumption for pool pumps and heat pumps.
- Pool volume calculation
- Water chemistry balancing
- Chemical quantity calculation
- Pool pump energy consumption
- Heat pump requirement calculation
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Best Pool Supplies app is 4 in 1 toolkit for pool owners: • Calculate pool volume. The app will calculate pool volume based on the entered measurements. • Pool water testing. Enter your water test results, and the app will calculate the quantities of the required chemicals to balance your pool water. • The pool pump calculator allows you to calculate your pool pump energy consumption vs energy-efficient pool pump. • The pool heat pump calculator will calculate the required heat pump requirements for your pool and the climate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clipsal Cortex at 76% against Best Pool Supplies's 0%. Clipsal Cortex also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Best Pool Supplies's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clipsal Cortex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Clipsal Cortex's written reviews are positive against 0% of Best Pool Supplies's.
Clipsal Cortex ships an update every 3 weeks, Best Pool Supplies every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clipsal Cortex | Best Pool Supplies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Clipsal Solar | Best Pool Supplies Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Clipsal Cortex
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In-app purchases
Clipsal Cortex
No in-app purchases
Best Pool Supplies
No in-app purchases
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