Comparison

Utility Radar vs Ecosoft Energy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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

Ecosoft Energy

Features
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Ecosoft Energy provides tools and devices for optimizing energy usage, to lower energy costs. Display current dynamic energy tariffs. Control your EcoSwitch and Smart Grid Controller devices, to take advantage of fluctuating prices.

Screenshots

Utility Radar4 screens
Ecosoft Energy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ecosoft Energy at Free against Utility Radar's $2.99. Ecosoft Energy also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Utility Radar's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and device support (5 vs 3). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Ecosoft Energy is free to download; Utility Radar costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Utility Radar ships an update every 2 weeks, Ecosoft Energy every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
Utility Radar versus Ecosoft Energy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUtility RadarEcosoft Energy
Price$2.99Free โ€” better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks โ€” betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro โ€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size11 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRocketScience ITEcosoft B.V.

In-app purchases

None

Utility Radar

No in-app purchases

None

Ecosoft Energy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Utility Radar free?
Utility Radar costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ecosoft Energy free?
Ecosoft Energy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Utility Radar or Ecosoft Energy have ads?
Neither Utility Radar nor Ecosoft Energy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Utility Radar or Ecosoft Energy?
Utility Radar ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ecosoft Energy every 7 months. Most recently, Utility Radar was updated on September 10, 2026 and Ecosoft Energy on September 22, 2026.

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