Comparison

WattchIT vs Tempus DC

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

WattchIT

This app helps users understand and reduce their home electricity costs. It allows you to track the cost of individual appliances and rooms, and provides actionable tips for saving money. Gain control over your escalating electricity bills with detailed insights.

Highlights
  • Track appliance operating costs
  • Analyze room-specific electricity expenses
  • Calculate actual cost per kilowatt hour
  • Access large appliance database (30,000+)
  • Receive personalized savings tips
  • Easy-to-use interface
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Winner of the 2013 Earth Day award for electricity conservation software. Come see why WattchIT is rated 4.5 stars! WATTCHIT helps people like you who are concerned with how much their home electricity costs. What if you knew how much Joey's room is costing or how much the office room costs and could see how simple changes can lower your monthly bill? We provide you with the tools to answer these questions: - How much does it cost to operate a specific appliance? - What does a particular room cost each month, each day? - What's the cost to operate my cottage versus home? - Including all taxes what's my actual cost per kilowatt hour? - How can I save? It can't be easier than we've designed. Choose what type of rooms you have in your house such as kitchen, bathroom, living room etc, then our program does the rest. You are presented with a sample home with typical appliances in each room which you can then modify to suit your needs. Choose from over 30,000 appliances to be as precise as you want to be or just choose from the generic appliances - the choice is yours! Tired of just paying your electricity bill and feeling as if you can't do anything about it? We give you information about the cost of operating each appliance in every room in your house - being informed means you can choose to control those escalating electricity costs. We have the largest appliance database in the world with over 30,000 appliances to choose from. We offer the largest single tips database anywhere, each tip informs you of how much it would cost to implement savings, this way you get to decide. Our easy to use interface means you are up and running in less than 2 minutes. All of us can help WATTCH our costs, one appliance, one room or one house at a time. Try WattchIT today!

About

Tempus DC

This app allows users to easily manage and program battery-powered irrigation controllers via Bluetooth. It offers features like checking battery status, setting security passwords, and programming irrigation schedules with multiple start times and water budgets. Users can also manually operate or pause their controllers.

Highlights
  • Manage up to 200 controllers
  • Check controller battery status
  • Set security passwords
  • Program irrigation schedules
  • Manual irrigation operation
  • Pause irrigation
Features
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***Toro Tempus. Italian product of the year 2019*** The Tempus irrigation controller was elected Italian product of the year 2019 for the gardening category. With Tempus controllers, Toro is changing the residential irrigation! Tempus DC is the free App to manage your Tempus DC battery-powered controllers easily and quickly. Thanks to the powerful Bluetooth of Tempus DC, you will control your Tempus DC within 15 meters. Download the App now and follow the instructions. Connect your Tempus DC to the App and learn how to program it in 2 clicks. The Tempus DC App allows you to: • Manage up to 200 controllers simultaneously • Check the battery status for each controller • Add a security password for each controller • Set the location of the controller • Recover programming data from your controller Tempus DC can manage your controller with just a click: • Programming Access the Programs section, select one of the 4 programs available and select for each one: - Days of the week you want to irrigate - Irrigation start time (up to three times per program) - Irrigation duration for each station - Water budget (from 0% to 200%) • Manual operation Access the manual section, select the station or all stations, select the duration of the irrigation program and then start the irrigation. • Pause the controller Access the ON/OFF section, select OFF, choose how many days you want to stop the irrigation and press Send. Compatible with the following Toro controller models - TEMPUS DC with LCD and 1 station (TEMP-1-DC-L) - TEMPUS DC with LCD and 2 stations (TEMP-2-DC-L) - TEMPUS DC with LCD and 4 stations (TEMP-4-DC-L) - TEMPUS DC with LCD and 6 stations (TEMP-6-DC-L) - TEMPUS DC with 1 station (TEMP-1-DC) - TEMPUS DC with 2 stations (TEMP-2-DC) - TEMPUS DC with 4 stations (TEMP-4-DC) - TEMPUS DC with 6 stations (TEMP-6-DC) Compatibility Compatible with iOS 9.0 operating systems and upper versions and with Bluetooth Smart 4.0 and upper versions For more information https://www.tempus.com

Screenshots

WattchIT4 screens
Tempus DC4 screens

Verdict

The call

WattchIT and Tempus DC both sit at 1.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 76% of WattchIT's written reviews are positive against 0% of Tempus DC's. WattchIT also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Tempus DC's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tempus DC is free to download; WattchIT costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for WattchIT against 1.0 for Tempus DC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of WattchIT's written reviews are positive against 0% of Tempus DC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WattchIT ships an update every 8 months, Tempus DC every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WattchIT versus Tempus DC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWattchITTempus DC
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTerry BillingsleyThe Toro Company

Customer experience

WattchIT

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral8.1%
Negative16.2%

Tempus DC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

WattchIT

No in-app purchases

None

Tempus DC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WattchIT free?
WattchIT costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tempus DC free?
Tempus DC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WattchIT or Tempus DC?
WattchIT and Tempus DC are both rated 1.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do WattchIT or Tempus DC have ads?
Neither WattchIT nor Tempus DC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WattchIT or Tempus DC?
WattchIT ships an update every 8 months, and Tempus DC every 6 months. Most recently, WattchIT was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tempus DC on November 3, 2026.

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