Gridwatch vs UK Power Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gridwatch
Monitor real-time energy demand and electricity supply sources for the UK. Track current and past consumption levels to understand grid performance.
- Live UK energy demand metrics
- Electricity supply source breakdown
- Current consumption levels
- Historical consumption data
- Grid performance insights
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Get live energy demand metrics for the UK and from which sources the electricity is supplied to the grid. View current and historical consumption levels.
UK Power Tracker
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Power Tracker tracks where the energy used in the UK comes from and the environmental footprint of it. It provides help and education on understand where power is generated and how the composition of our national grid is made up, with projections into the future on how it is consumed. Power Tracker can be used to help lower your carbon footprint based on forward projections of energy consumption and generation with its forecast.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Gridwatch at 5 against UK Power Tracker's 2. Gridwatch also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.5). On price, 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.
| Parameter | Gridwatch | UK Power Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carl de Wiele | Con Vit Software Ltd |
In-app purchases
Gridwatch
No in-app purchases
UK Power Tracker
No in-app purchases
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