giffgaff vs Ecotricity App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
giffgaff
Manage your mobile account effortlessly. Track data usage, renew plans, and access WiFi hotspots across the UK. This app provides a comprehensive overview of your mobile services and allows for easy top-ups and account management.
- Check data usage
- Buy or renew plans
- Plan expiry notifications
- Add credit/auto top-up
- WiFi Extra access
- Community access
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Plans and phones, sorted. Check your data before it runs out, buy or renew a plan in a couple of taps, pick up a new or refurbished phone, and jump on WiFi Extra's thousands of UK hotspots. Check how much data you have left - Buy or renew a plan - Buy a new or refurbished phone - Keep an eye on when your plan expires - Add credit or turn on auto top up - Pay with a saved card or PayPal - Redeem a voucher - Access the community - Add multiple giffgaff accounts - Get on thousands of WiFi hotspots across the UK with WiFi Extra You'll need your giffgaff member name and password to log in. New to giffgaff? Order a free SIM at giffgaff.com/orders/free-sim
Ecotricity App
Manage your green energy account easily on the go. Submit meter readings, view bills and consumption history, make payments, and update your details. Access emergency contacts and a handy torch feature.
- Account management
- Submit meter readings
- View bills and consumption
- Make payments
- Update contact details
- Emergency contact access
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Ecotricity are founders of the global green energy supply movement With lots of great features, the new Ecotricity App lets you easily manage your account on the go. With the Ecotricity App you can: • Access your Ecotricity account at any time • Submit meter readings for your gas and electricity accounts – quickly and easily • View your historical energy consumption • View the real-time balance on your account • Make a payment and save your payment method for the next time • View and download PDFs of your bills • Get notified when your latest bill is ready to view • Report any problems with your meter • Use the handy torch to help you read your meter in dark places • Edit your contact details and let us know how you’d prefer to hear from us • Access 24 hour emergency contact numbers to report power cuts or gas leaks • Set up, check and change your Direct Debit To switch to Ecotricity, visit join.ecotricity.co.uk or call us on 0808 123 0 123.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: giffgaff at 4.5 against Ecotricity App's 1.0. giffgaff also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (1K vs 1). 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.
giffgaff holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: giffgaff has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of giffgaff's written reviews are positive against 10% of Ecotricity App's.
giffgaff ships an update every 3 weeks, Ecotricity App every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | giffgaff | Ecotricity App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.2% of reviews — better | 10.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | giffgaff | Ecotricity |
Customer experience
giffgaff
Ecotricity App
User reviews
giffgaff
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and easy to use
- 💰 Affordable pricing
- 👍 Straightforward app
- 🔒 Secure login process
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- ⚠️ Poor network coverage
- 🔍 Lack of customer support
- 🔧 Technical issues with SIM activation
Ecotricity App
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Functional and performs as expected
- 👍 Improvement over previous app
- 💡 Consumption history page is useful
Room to improve
- 🐛 Clunky and hard to navigate
- 🔍 PDF bills difficult to view and zoom
- 🔍 Harder to access previous bills and usage data
- 🔍 Removed useful features from old app
- 🔍 Forced to re-register and set up new account
Bugs and requests
giffgaff
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen freezes
- Inability to update payment methods
- Inconsistent app behavior across devices
- Unreliable app performance after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Detailed data usage tracking
- Ability to manage family accounts
- Landscape mode support for tablets
- Seamless SIM card switching
Ecotricity App
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes and won't open for some users
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Bring back easy access to previous bills and usage data
- Improve PDF bill viewing experience
- Restore user-friendly features from old app
In-app purchases
giffgaff
No in-app purchases
Ecotricity App
No in-app purchases
