ISO to Go vs Anecdata.org
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ISO to Go
Understand the New England power grid with real-time data on electricity prices, system status, and fuel mix. Get customizable alerts for grid changes and their impact on wholesale prices.
- Wholesale electricity price data
- Real-time power system status
- Customizable notifications
- Electricity demand data
- Energy source breakdown
- Geolocation pricing
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This free application from ISO New England will help you better understand the regional power grid that serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. With detailed pricing data, power system status updates, and customizable notifications, you can follow how changing grid conditions affect wholesale electricity prices and the fuel mix used to keep your lights on. ISO to Go features: • Comprehensive day-ahead and real-time wholesale electricity price data for all locations across New England • A new-and-improved price map that works across all screen sizes • Geolocation feature to determine your local wholesale electricity price • Past, present, and future electricity demand data, and a new interactive real-time vs forecasted demand comparison chart • Stats on what energy sources are powering New England at any given moment, including a breakdown of renewable generation • Updates on power grid conditions, key in tighter summer and winter months • Plus customizable push notifications that alert you to changes in prices or grid operating conditions About ISO New England ISO New England is the independent, not-for-profit corporation responsible for overseeing the day-to-day reliable operation of New England’s power generation and transmission system, designing, administering, and monitoring the region’s competitive wholesale electricity markets, and managing comprehensive regional power system planning. The company’s workforce of power system engineers, economists, computer scientists, and other professionals fulfill these three critical responsibilities that together ensure New England has reliable, competitively priced electricity today and into the future. For more information about ISO New England, visit the company’s website at www.iso-ne.com.
Anecdata.org
This platform empowers users to create, manage, and participate in citizen science projects. It facilitates data collection in the field, even offline, and supports project analysis and download.
- Project creation and management
- Datasheet design
- Participant invitation
- Offline data collection
- Data download and analysis
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Anecdata.org is a free online platform for managing all aspects of a citizen science project, from project creation, datasheet design, inviting participants, collecting data, to eventual download and analysis of data! The app makes it easy for you to create your own project or find a project to join, with excellent offline support for collecting data in the field.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Anecdata.org at 5.0 against ISO to Go's 4.3. Anecdata.org also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). ISO to Go's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Anecdata.org holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively.
ISO to Go ships an update every 2 months, Anecdata.org every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ISO to Go | Anecdata.org |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ISO New England Inc. | MDI Biological Laboratory |
Customer experience
ISO to Go
Anecdata.org
In-app purchases
ISO to Go
No in-app purchases
Anecdata.org
No in-app purchases
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