Utility Radar vs Voltcraft VC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Voltcraft VC
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Compatible with Voltcraft's VC-41 Series socket tester, the App allows the user to: • Stream data to iPhone or iPad internal memory, with real-time remote viewing • Adjust sample rate • Export data in Excel® format • Share data files directly from application • Take snapshots of the measurement area with the connected iPhone or iPad camera • Store over 15k readings with the VC-41 wireless datalogging module, for download to Phone or Tablet, with programmable datalogger file size
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Voltcraft VC at Free against Utility Radar's $2.99. Voltcraft VC also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Utility Radar's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and device support (5 vs 3). On 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
Voltcraft VC is free to download; Utility Radar costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Utility Radar ships an update monthly, Voltcraft VC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Utility Radar | Voltcraft VC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | RocketScience IT | CEI Conrad Electronic International (HK) Limited |
In-app purchases
Utility Radar
No in-app purchases
Voltcraft VC
No in-app purchases
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