FuturEnergy AirForce Control vs Duracell Energy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FuturEnergy AirForce Control
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Monitor and control your Britwind H1 wind turbine with this app. In addition to a live continuous data stream for remote monitoring, the app also provides the ability to change turbine settings including starting and stopping the turbine. Multiple turbine installations can be saved as connections for convenient switching between each one. The Britwind H1 turbine was previously known as the FuturEnergy AirForce 1. Either brand of turbine and an AirForce Controller are required to make use of this app.
Duracell Energy
Monitor your home's energy consumption and the status of your connected devices, including battery storage and EV chargers. Track solar generation, battery usage, and grid energy flow with historical data visualization.
- Monitor home energy status
- View battery and EV charger status
- Track household energy consumption
- Analyze solar generation and grid usage
- Access historical energy data
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The Duracell app enables owners of Duracell batteries and EV Charger to monitor their homes’ energy on the go. With this app you can: View the status of your Duracell connected home, battery, and EV Charger View your household consumption and the power flowing through you Duracell connected devices, giving you a clear understanding of solar generation, battery usage and grid energy usage. Access your historical energy usage data in daily, weekly, and monthly time periods, so you can understand your household consumption behaviour over time and the benefits to the environment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Duracell Energy at monthly against FuturEnergy AirForce Control's every 2 months. FuturEnergy AirForce Control's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
FuturEnergy AirForce Control ships an update every 2 months, Duracell Energy monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FuturEnergy AirForce Control | Duracell Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 6.1% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Douglas Nangle | Puredrive Energy Ltd |
Bugs and requests
FuturEnergy AirForce Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Duracell Energy
Reported bugs
71 issues- Live view updates with significant delay (5-12 minutes, or up to 2 hours)
- Other views take hours to update
- Charge/discharge scheduling never works or is unreliable
- App keeps logging out
- Data lag makes energy tracking useless
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- App frozen, no way to know if panels are working
- Login captcha process does not work
- Scheduled discharge sessions cannot be stopped
- Bug in interface causes inverter to discharge battery despite app stopping it
- App lost connection to inverter after upgrade
- Data of own consumption does not tie to smart meter
- App shows battery at 18% and charging in darkness
- Live usage monitoring isn't live
- Refresh button does nothing
- System overview doesn't align with monitoring
- Data totals missing/wrong for weeks
- Power cut mode failed to turn off
- App doesn't stay logged in
- Energy insight and summaries don't add up
- Cannot set up Dura-i app
- App doesn't update in a timely manner
- App shows 0W house load when electricity is being used
- App shows large amounts of energy being used when nothing is switched on
- App shows battery at 100%, fed by solar, house load from grid
- App can't tell what is being generated
- App hasn't synced to equipment data for a week
- App shows random data/values not in sync
- Scheduling charging/discharges is hit and miss
- Duration setting is unclear (length vs. end time)
- App doesn't stop charging/discharging as instructed
- Cannot accept terms and conditions on iPhone SE (won't scroll)
- App not optimized for iPhone SE (power cut mode, current mode options)
- App shows incorrect flow (battery powering grid, or vice versa)
- App shows battery feeding house when charging
- Cannot set discharge for times other than current time
- Cannot set discharge duration (e.g., 20, 30 minutes)
- New update is worse
- Discharge settings can only be set in the past
- Update doesn't work properly
- Latest update means app cannot be used
- App is broken, no choice to upgrade
- Grid export figures are incorrect (less than daily export)
- Battery section on input does not work
- Lost all data acquired prior to app update
- Live part shows 0 energy use most of the time
- Calculations are incorrect, things don't add up
- App updates cause historic data to be wiped
- Numbers don't add up or reconcile with overall usage
- Difficulty creating/amending schedules
- App shows incorrect readings
- Customer service doesn't understand issue/makes nonsensical suggestions
- No response to emails
- App is clunky and unintuitive
- App doesn't work reliably
- App doesn't follow schedules
- System doesn't follow schedules
- Scheduling page to charge/discharge doesn't work
- App shows solar generation at 1 am in winter
- App is slow to respond
- App will not refresh, requires logout/login
- Scheduling is unreliable, 50/50 chance of saving
- App throws out random data
- App has spells where it does not provide data
- Lack of control over battery discharge
- Cannot pause battery discharge easily
- UI is terrible
- Live readings are completely off
- App is embarrassing bad
- Inconsistent monitoring
- Gaps of missing information for hours
- App is not fit for purpose
Requested features
23 requests- Allow discharge based on available stored power as well as time
- Discharge to grid any stored power >20% when grid needs energy
- Biometric authentication (Face ID)
- App scaling for iPad
- Error/fault reporting
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- Ability to turn off unneeded features (e.g., EV status)
- Ability to update WiFi settings
- Export data for analysis
- Conditional schedules (e.g., export only if battery >50%)
- Schedules based on % or kWh rather than wattage/time
- Totals on main summary screen
- More telemetry from inverter/batteries
- Total daily/monthly/annual household consumption figure
- Total daily/monthly/annual export
- View of future charging/discharging plans
- Hide unused functions (e.g., car chargers)
- Warning/alert for optimal energy usage times
- Face ID login
- Widgets
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Zoom function/increase font size
- Smart home support
In-app purchases
FuturEnergy AirForce Control
No in-app purchases
Duracell Energy
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FuturEnergy AirForce Control free?
Is Duracell Energy free?
Do FuturEnergy AirForce Control or Duracell Energy have ads?
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