Comparison

Virtual Observer vs Crowd Energy Device Config

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

Head to head

Crowd Energy Device Config

Free

🔧 Utilities

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About

Virtual Observer

Features

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Our unique solar or boat powered camera mounts onto a fishing vessels of all shapes and sizes and works with a simple smart-phone app.

About

Crowd Energy Device Config

Features

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Use your iPhone to tell the device about your connected WIFI router's SSID and password to allow a smart IoT device to share the same WIFI to connect to the internet. The tool can only work after the external smart device is started.

Screenshots

Virtual Observer4 screens

Crowd Energy Device Config3 screens

Verdict

The call

Virtual Observer and Crowd Energy Device Config are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Observer ships an update every 2 weeks, Crowd Energy Device Config monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

Virtual Observer versus Crowd Energy Device Config: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Virtual Observer	Crowd Energy Device Config
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 weeks — better	Monthly
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	13.4	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	70 MB	19 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Shellcatch Inc	Aritmic s.r.o.

In-app purchases

None

Virtual Observer

No in-app purchases

None

Crowd Energy Device Config

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Virtual Observer free?

Virtual Observer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Crowd Energy Device Config free?

Crowd Energy Device Config is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Virtual Observer or Crowd Energy Device Config have ads?

Neither Virtual Observer nor Crowd Energy Device Config shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Virtual Observer or Crowd Energy Device Config?

Virtual Observer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Crowd Energy Device Config monthly. Most recently, Virtual Observer was updated on October 5, 2026 and Crowd Energy Device Config on October 14, 2026.