Comparison

Utility Radar vs PowerNow

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

PowerNow

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Bespaar Slim, Leef Beter met de PowerNow App! Ben jij het ook zat om steeds verrast te worden door hoge energierekeningen? Wil je weten wanneer je jouw wasmachine, droger, elektrische auto of airconditioning het beste kunt gebruiken zonder dat je portemonnee leegloopt? Maak kennis met PowerNow, de slimme app die jou helpt geld te besparen en slim om te gaan met energie! PowerNow laat de actuele openbare marktprijzen op de dagmarkt voor stroom zien! Dit is exclusief de opslag van je energie leverancier, zoals de ANWB Energie, NieuweStroom, Tibber, NextEnergy, Eneco, All-in-power, Budget Energie, CoolBlue Energie, EasyEnergy, Energie VanOns, EnergyZero, Frank Energie, GroeneStroomLokaal, HeggEnergy, Innova Energie, LiveEnergy, Mijndomein Energie, SamSam, Vandebron, Vattenfall, Vrijopnaam, ZonderGas, Zonneplan, 365Energie of andere leverancier van dynamische stroom. Met PowerNow weet je precies wanneer de prijs het laagst is. Dat is het perfecte moment om je huishoudelijke apparaten aan te zetten. En het mooie is: je hoeft er niet eens over na te denken! PowerNow stuurt je een melding op je telefoon. Functies van PowerNow: Real-time Stroomprijzen: Ontvang de actuele stroomprijs per uur. Slimme Meldingen: Krijg een seintje wanneer het tijd is om te besparen. Gebruiksplanner: Plan je grootverbruikers zoals wasmachines en drogers in voor de goedkoopste uren. Milieuvriendelijk: Draag bij aan een beter milieu door energie te gebruiken als het aanbod groter is. Download nu PowerNow en begin meteen met besparen. Het is makkelijk, slim en goed voor je portemonnee รฉn de planeet! TIP: Gebruik de Widget en je ziet in 1 oogopslag of het een goed moment is om stroom te gebruiken!!!

Screenshots

Utility Radar4 screens
PowerNow3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PowerNow at Free against Utility Radar's $2.99. Utility Radar's advantage is device support. On in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

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

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Utility Radar versus PowerNow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUtility RadarPowerNow
Price$2.99Free โ€” better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoโ€”
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro โ€” betterโ€”
Requires iOS17.016.6 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRocketScience ITWWVV Beheer B.V.

In-app purchases

None

Utility Radar

No in-app purchases

None

PowerNow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Utility Radar free?
Utility Radar costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PowerNow free?
PowerNow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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