Bidirectional vs Pila Energy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bidirectional
Optimize your electric vehicle charging to save money and reduce your carbon footprint. This app intelligently schedules charging during off-peak hours and can even discharge your EV to power your home or support the grid, potentially earning you money.
- Schedule charging during cheapest energy rates
- Discharge EV to power home
- Reduce CO2 emissions
- Earn money from utility
- Set departure times and battery targets
- Track savings and environmental impact
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Bidirectional app lets you manage your bidirectional EV charging to: SAVE MONEY - Automatically schedules your EV charging to occur during the cheapest energy rates - Optionally offset home electricity usage by discharging your EV - See how much you save each week, month, and year REDUCE EMISSIONS - Tangibly reduce CO2 emissions by charging during renewable hours - Power your home using your EV instead of the grid when the grid is powered by coal and natural gas - See your environmental impact each week, month, and year MAKE MONEY - In extreme circumstances (~40-60 hours per year), optionally discharge your EV battery to prevent grid blackouts - Earn money from your utility for supporting the grid READY WHEN YOU NEED IT - Set desired battery target and departure time for both one time trips and daily/weekly schedules - Your car is ready and charged whenever you need it
Pila Energy
Monitor and manage your connected devices remotely. Gain insights into your energy usage and device status from anywhere. This utility app provides a centralized platform for smart device control.
- Connect with devices on the go
- Energy intelligence insights
- Remote device management
- Device status monitoring
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The Pila app helps you connect with your devices on the go
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Verdict
Bidirectional and Pila Energy are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bidirectional against 5.0 for Pila Energy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Bidirectional ships an update monthly, Pila Energy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bidirectional | Pila Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bidirectional Energy, Inc. | Pila Energy, Inc. |
Customer experience
Bidirectional
Pila Energy
In-app purchases
Bidirectional
No in-app purchases
Pila Energy
No in-app purchases
