ISO Today vs NARUC Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ISO Today
Track California's power grid status, energy prices, and renewable production. Receive alerts for conservation needs and monitor supply adequacy up to seven days ahead. View detailed supply breakdowns and historical data.
- Monitor resource adequacy capacity
- View grid status and demand
- Renewables and supply graphs
- Wholesale energy price map
- Receive Flex Alerts
- Track calendar events
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Monitor California ISO power grid conditions, prices and renewable production, receive notifications and track calendar events with this free mobile application. Features: · Monitor available resource adequacy capacity to identify when energy supply might be tight, up to 7 days in advance. · View grid status and available capacity measured against the current demand and the forecasted peak. · View renewables and supply graphs as stacked charts. · View peak and daily production data for past dates on the renewables trend graph. · View breakdown of supply and renewables serving the ISO. · Monitor emissions. · View wholesale energy prices on the price map. Use the slider to easily filter out nodes based on Location Marginal Prices (LMP). · Compare demand and net demand plus historic data. · Users can receive Flex Alerts to notify them when conservation is needed, get energy system notifications, along with ability to add ISO meetings and events to their calendar. About the California ISO: As the nonprofit public-benefit corporation ensuring reliability for most of California's and a portion of Nevada's high-voltage power grid, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) is helping advance a smarter, cleaner, and more reliable energy future. The ISO operates a competitive energy market that balances supply with demand and has a key role in achieving clean energy goals in the West. For more information about California ISO, visit www.caiso.com.
NARUC Events
Access essential educational activities and navigate utility-related events with ease. This application provides a custom platform for members and stakeholders to engage with diverse utility topics.
- Educational activities
- Utility topics
- Event navigation
- Stakeholder community
- Member access
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Unparalleled and essential educational activities for members and the broader stakeholder community across various utility topics. Easily navigate NARUC events with our custom app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NARUC Events at 5.0 against ISO Today's 4.2. ISO Today's advantage is ratings volume (103 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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.
NARUC Events holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ISO Today has 103 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ISO Today ships an update every 3 months, NARUC Events every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ISO Today | NARUC Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (103 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 103 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | California Independent System Operator Corporation | National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners |
Customer experience
ISO Today
NARUC Events
Bugs and requests
ISO Today
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes on launch
- Calendar crashes instantly
- Alerts cannot be cleared
- Page does not scroll properly with alerts
- Items below Calendar unreachable on smaller screens
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- Text size for alerts too small and not adjustable
- App crashes when trying to view alert
- Alerts persist after reading
- Notifications are persistent even after refreshing
- App exits multiple times in a minute
Requested features
7 requests- Localized alerts
- Ability to turn on/off alerts for specific locales
- Multi-day and seasonal trends
- Home-screen widget
- See today's demand vs. last year/week
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- More differentiation on negative pricing levels
- 7-day history for a node
NARUC Events
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ISO Today
No in-app purchases
NARUC Events
No in-app purchases







