Comparison

Netzero for Powerwall vs Intermatic ABRA

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

Head to head
About

Netzero for Powerwall

Automate your home energy system to maximize savings and monitor your Powerwall's health. Integrate with utility providers for dynamic pricing and receive alerts for solar or battery issues. Gain insights into energy production and use your device as a home energy dashboard.

Highlights
  • Powerwall automation and scheduling
  • Utility tariff integration
  • Solar production monitoring
  • Powerwall health alerts
  • Home energy dashboard
  • Advanced diagnostics
Features
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Increase savings with Powerwall automation and utility integrations. Connect your energy devices, monitor Powerwall health, and detect solar issues early. Advanced features require a subscription after a 30-day free trial. - Take charge of your Powerwall. Schedule charging, discharging, and backup settings. Export stored energy to the grid when export prices are highest, or before a period of cheap or free electricity. Prevent unnecessary discharge during EV charging and improve efficiency. Automate your home energy with device integrations. - Connect your EV charger, EV, and heating/cooling devices. Pre-heat or pre-cool your home when electricity is cheap, or pause EV charging and heating/cooling during outages. Supports 500+ devices across 50+ brands. - Octopus Energy users benefit from automatic Powerwall charging during Intelligent Octopus Go sessions. Supports Agile Octopus, Tibber, Amber Electric, ComEd Hourly Pricing, and Ameren Power Smart Pricing. Netzero configures Powerwall with live pricing to help cut your bills. - Receive automatic alerts for solar or battery issues. Track Powerwall capacity and degradation to stay within warranty limits. - Get daily, monthly, and yearly production estimates. Spot solar performance issues early. Use the app on your tablet or phone as an always-on home energy dashboard. - Download detailed data, view string-level solar performance, access weather data and developer tools, and enjoy ongoing feature updates. Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Intermatic ABRA

This app allows users to discover, connect, and manage a range of smart home devices. You can organize devices by room, control them remotely, create custom lighting scenes, and integrate with voice assistants for hands-free operation. It also supports scheduling and advanced automation with specific smart switches.

Highlights
  • Discover and connect smart devices
  • Organize devices by room
  • Remote device control
  • Customizable lighting scenes
  • Voice assistant integration
  • Scheduling and automation
  • Surface switch scene calling
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The Intermatic ABRA platform features a simple, intuitive app and a range of smart home products designed for reliability, convenience, and energy savings. • Quickly discover new ABRA devices and connect them to your account • Organize and manage ABRA smart bulbs, switches, and plugs room by room • Control ABRA devices within your home or remotely via the internet • Create custom lighting scenes • Connect to popular voice assistants, enabling control of your ABRA devices with verbal commands • Schedule your ABRA lights to turn on and off at specific times, or at sunrise/sunset with +/- timing offset • Easily program the ABRA Surface Switch to call up lighting scenes while maintaining standby power to your connected ABRA Smart Bulbs • For added versatility, use the ABRA Surface Switch with the Amazon Alexa app to trigger your favorite Alexa routines and control Alexa-compatible smart bulbs, smart plugs, and other smart devices

Screenshots

Netzero for Powerwall4 screens
Intermatic ABRA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Intermatic ABRA at none against Netzero for Powerwall's 2. Intermatic ABRA also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). Netzero for Powerwall's advantage is ratings volume (809 vs 2). On price, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Netzero for Powerwall sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Intermatic ABRA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Intermatic ABRA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Netzero for Powerwall has 809 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Netzero for Powerwall versus Intermatic ABRA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetzero for PowerwallIntermatic ABRA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (809 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings809 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB231 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNetzero Labs, IncIntermatic LLC

Customer experience

Netzero for Powerwall

All ratings809 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews566 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.7%

Intermatic ABRA

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Netzero for Powerwall

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • May not be compatible with PW3
  • Diagnostic screen stays black

Requested features

2 requests
  • stop battery charging?
  • AND function on the conditionality

Intermatic ABRA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Netzero for Powerwall

Subscriptions2
  • Netzero Pro - Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Netzero Pro - Annual$69.991 Year
None

Intermatic ABRA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Netzero for Powerwall free?
Netzero for Powerwall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Intermatic ABRA free?
Intermatic ABRA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Netzero for Powerwall or Intermatic ABRA?
Intermatic ABRA is rated higher. Netzero for Powerwall averages 4.8 out of 5 from 809 ratings, while Intermatic ABRA averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Netzero for Powerwall or Intermatic ABRA have ads?
Neither Netzero for Powerwall nor Intermatic ABRA shows ads.

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