PionPower vs cDox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
PionPower
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Pion Power is a powerful home energy storage device management app designed to give you full control over your energy system. With Pion Power ,you can monitor the real-time operation status of your devices and track your electricity production and consumption data seamlessly.
cDox
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cDox is a calm, simple place for your writing and your spreadsheets. No ads, no clutter, and nothing you write is ever used to train AI. Open the app and start writing. No account needed: your pages and sheets stay on your device until you choose to sync. WRITE - Pages: a clean, focused editor for notes, essays, drafts and reports - Headings, lists, checklists, tables, comments and footnotes - Saves as you type PLAN AND CALCULATE - Sheets: real spreadsheets with formulas, number formats and up to 20 tabs - Budgets, trackers, schedules and lists WORK TOGETHER - Invite up to 25 people to a page, a sheet or a whole folder - Edit at the same time and leave comments - Copy a link to send someone straight to a document - Publish any page as a clean public webpage ON EVERY DEVICE - iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows and the web at cdox.studio - A free account backs up and syncs everything - Import Word, Excel, CSV and Markdown files on the web, and export them back anytime PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Never used to train AI or machine learning models - Never sold, and no ads - Stored on servers in Montreal, under Canadian law - English and French throughout Free for up to 150 pages and sheets. cDox Pro adds unlimited pages and sheets, image uploads and Pro fonts. Made by BFH Labs, an independent company with no investors and no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PionPower at none against cDox's 2. PionPower also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). cDox's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. cDox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. PionPower asks for nothing beyond the download.
PionPower ships an update every 3 weeks, cDox every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PionPower | cDox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pion Power | Barry Lachapelle |
In-app purchases
PionPower
No in-app purchases
cDox
- cDox Pro (Monthly)$5.991 Month
- cDox Pro (Yearly)$49.991 Year









