Comparison

Utility Radar vs Watto

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

Head to head
About

Utility Radar

Access real-time electricity and natural gas prices from major European markets. Visualize price trends with customizable graphs and widgets, and add taxes for accurate local cost estimates. Supports Apple Watch and various widget types.

Highlights
  • Real-time EPEX electricity prices
  • Dutch TTF natural gas prices
  • Customizable price graphs
  • Homescreen and lockscreen widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Manual tax and rate adjustments
Features
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With Utility Radar, you can view real-time day-ahead electricity prices on the EPEX SPOT market (quarterly & hourly) as well as natural gas prices on the Dutch TTF Natural Gas market (gas prices are available in The Netherlands only). Supported markets for electricity prices (EPEX): - Austria - Belgium - Denmark - Germany - Finland - France - The Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland Supported markets for gas prices: - The Netherlands (Dutch TTF) Electricity: - View today's rates - View tomorrow's rates (available around 13:00 CET) - A customisable graph with rates - Homescreen widgets - Lockscreen widgets (iOS 16) Natural Gas (The Netherlands only): - View the current rate - View the average rate of the last few months - An historic graph Taxes can be automatically included for prices in The Netherlands only. For other countries, you can manually add an amount and/or percentage to add to the market price. Settings: - Manually add an amount or percentage to the market price - Change the thresholds for the colours in the graph on the Electricity-tab - Show the tax / rate adjustments in the graph separately - Customisable tax rates (available in The Netherlands only) - Show the 'prijsplafond' in the graph (available in The Netherlands only) Apple Watch: - View the current electricity rates - View the current gas rates (available in The Netherlands only) - Multiple watch face complications Widgets: - Home Screen widgets in all sizes - Lock Screen widgets - Support for StandBy mode - Support for Control Center & Action Button

About

Watto

Features
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- Hourly prices for EPEX SPOT AT and DE - Shows you the best times to charge - Calculates the real price based on your fee structure - Alerts you when the price drops below a set limit - See historical data like average price per week and best weekday

Screenshots

Utility Radar4 screens
Watto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Watto at Free against Utility Radar's $2.99. Utility Radar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Watto is free to download; Utility Radar costs $2.99 up front. Watto sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Utility Radar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Utility Radar ships an update monthly, Watto every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
Utility Radar versus Watto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUtility RadarWatto
Price$2.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyMonthly β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size14 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRocketScience ITErik Aigner

In-app purchases

None

Utility Radar

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Watto

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$3.99
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  • Extra Large Tip$8.99

Questions

Is Utility Radar free?
Utility Radar costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Watto free?
Watto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Utility Radar or Watto have ads?
Neither Utility Radar nor Watto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Utility Radar or Watto?
Utility Radar ships an update monthly, and Watto every 2 months. Most recently, Utility Radar was updated on October 25, 2026 and Watto on October 25, 2026.

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