Rhino Gauge vs ERCOT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rhino Gauge
This app helps prevent running out of propane for your grill by predicting when you'll need a refill. It also locates nearby Blue Rhino exchange stations and offers grilling recipes, tips, and a timer.
- Propane level prediction
- Find Blue Rhino locations
- Grilling recipes
- Grilling tips and techniques
- Cookout timer
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Everybody hates running out of gas while grilling. Rhino Gauge, from Blue Rhino, America’s leading brand of propane tank exchange, can help prevent that. Just answer a few questions about how your grilling and propane buying. Or track every cookout. The app will predict when you should need gas again.* To keep an eye on your estimated tank propane level, just click Check Propane. When the gauge shows low, it is time to get more propane! The app also shows Blue Rhino locations near you so you can get back to the grill, quick and easy. Plus, there’s grilling recipes, tips techniques, and a timer, all to help you master your next cookout. Keep grilling with Rhino Gauge! *Calculations based on the standard fill level of Blue Rhino tanks. Results vary as propane fill level is affected by many factors.
ERCOT
Monitor real-time power grid conditions and receive important news and alerts. Customize your home screen with interactive dashboards for supply, demand, fuel mix, and wholesale prices. Stay informed about grid status and upcoming meetings.
- Real-time grid monitoring
- Customizable home screen
- Interactive dashboards
- Supply and demand tracking
- Fuel mix information
- Wholesale price data
- News and alerts
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The ERCOT app allows you to monitor real-time power grid conditions and stay updated with important news and alerts from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). App features include: Informative welcome screens A customizable home screen: Choose which dashboards you want to see ERCOT’s most popular interactive dashboards: Grid Conditions, Supply and Demand, Fuel Mix, and System-Wide (Wholesale) Prices The meeting calendar for the upcoming week The ability to opt-in for TXANS and EEA alerts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ERCOT at every 4 months against Rhino Gauge's every 27 months. ERCOT also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 18%) and ratings volume (115 vs 7). Rhino Gauge's advantage is iOS requirement (8.2 vs 12.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for Rhino Gauge against 2.8 for ERCOT. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ERCOT has 115 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 18% of Rhino Gauge's written reviews are positive against 39% of ERCOT's.
Rhino Gauge ships an update every 27 months, ERCOT every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rhino Gauge | ERCOT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (7 ratings) — better | 2.8 (115 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 39.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 115 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Rhino | ERCOT |
Customer experience
Rhino Gauge
ERCOT
Bugs and requests
Rhino Gauge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ERCOT
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes constantly or spins indefinitely
- White ghost text on app and browser
- New Release 7.3.6 throws constant 403 errors
- App crashes upon launch
- App opens and crashes after updates
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- App crashes after last update, won't open
- App just closes down after update
- Inaccurate graphs during Feb 2021 outage
- Privacy issue: app pastes from messages
- Lost current demand number in new release
- Chart with no numbers on vertical axis
- Turrible system conditions display
Requested features
25 requests- Improve welcome screen navigation
- Add custom alert notifications (prices, capacity)
- Increase font size or allow adjustment
- Provide history view
- Show sources of energy
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- Show renewable energy generation
- See historical data for comparison
- Add gridlines on chart axes
- Add more gridlines on time axis
- Provide current demand number
- Show real-time power production breakdown (nuclear, gas, coal, wind, solar)
- Show trends of historical data
- Show prices for 5min intervals
- Show forecasted wind and actual wind output on a chart
- Show nodal pricing points
- Add a simple DB query function for source/sink of PTPs
- List scheduled outages and line work
- List DA congestion costs
- Provide system conditions
- Offer historic views beyond 1 day
- Offer forecast conditions for next 30 days
- Provide at least two push notification options (critical alert)
- Share outage data from utility companies/cooperatives
- Add system wide alerts
- Add a design overhaul for prettier delivery
In-app purchases
Rhino Gauge
No in-app purchases
ERCOT
No in-app purchases
