Comparison

Utility Radar vs APEXpulse Battery Control

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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

APEXpulse Battery Control

Features
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Know exactly what your Marstek Venus E battery is doing. APEXpulse gives you real-time monitoring, detailed diagnostics, historical insights, and direct control over your battery. Go beyond the basic numbers to understand how your battery is performing, spot potential problems early, and take control of how and when it charges. • Monitor live battery and AC power, state of charge, backup power, electrical data, and system status • Follow live trends with mini graphs throughout the battery overview • Track battery vitality, including temperatures, cell balance, cycle count, and real-time efficiency • Inspect all 16 battery cells individually and quickly spot weak or imbalanced cells • Explore detailed historical graphs for power, voltage, current, frequency, temperatures, cell balance, and more • Control charging, discharging, state of charge targets, backup power, and power limits directly from the app • Create and manage charge and discharge schedules with an intuitive visual editor • Review pending control changes before writing them to your battery • Manage multiple batteries from one place • Learn what the numbers mean with built-in explanations and battery diagnostics • Use APEXpulse in English, Dutch, or German Built for Marstek Venus E 3.0 batteries using Modbus TCP. Whether you want a quick look at what your battery is doing right now or a deeper understanding of its performance and health, APEXpulse puts the information and controls in one place. APEXpulse is an independent application and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Marstek Energy Co.

Screenshots

Utility Radar4 screens
APEXpulse Battery Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: APEXpulse Battery Control at Free against Utility Radar's $2.99. APEXpulse Battery Control also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 weeks). Utility Radar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (5 vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

APEXpulse Battery Control is free to download; Utility Radar costs $2.99 up front. APEXpulse Battery Control sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Utility Radar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Utility Radar ships an update every 2 weeks, APEXpulse Battery Control every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 4 level
Utility Radar versus APEXpulse Battery Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUtility RadarAPEXpulse Battery Control
Price$2.99Free — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRocketScience ITAPEXone bv

In-app purchases

None

Utility Radar

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

APEXpulse Battery Control

One-time1
  • APEXpulse Pro Unlock$12.99

Questions

Is Utility Radar free?
Utility Radar costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is APEXpulse Battery Control free?
APEXpulse Battery Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Utility Radar or APEXpulse Battery Control have ads?
Neither Utility Radar nor APEXpulse Battery Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Utility Radar or APEXpulse Battery Control?
Utility Radar ships an update every 2 weeks, and APEXpulse Battery Control every 8 days. Most recently, Utility Radar was updated on October 15, 2026 and APEXpulse Battery Control on October 1, 2026.

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