Ecosoft Energy vs SPOT Hunter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ecosoft Energy
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Ecosoft Energy provides tools and devices for optimizing energy usage, to lower energy costs. Display current dynamic energy tariffs. Control your EcoSwitch and Smart Grid Controller devices, to take advantage of fluctuating prices.
SPOT Hunter
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Track electricity prices clearly and without unnecessary complexity. SPOT Hunter shows hourly and 15-minute day-ahead spot prices for 40 European bidding zones. Find the cheapest hours, compare today with tomorrow on a shared price axis, and decide when to run appliances, charge your EV, or use surplus solar energy. Free: - Today's hourly prices in a clear, interactive chart - 40 European bidding zones — pick your country and zone - 12 currencies and unit (kWh/MWh) switching - Available in 24 languages With PRO: - Tomorrow's prices as soon as the market publishes them (around 13:00 CET) - Final price: add time-banded distribution charges and VAT to the spot price - Alerts for price ranges and daily summaries - Price history for better planning - Home screen widgets: level overview, graph, heatmap and insights Great for: - Households on a spot (dynamic) electricity tariff - Solar (PV) and home-battery owners - EV drivers who want to charge during the cheapest hours SPOT Hunter is designed to be fast, simple, and easy to understand at a glance. PRO is a monthly or yearly subscription with a 14-day free trial, and includes Family Sharing. The app is free to use; PRO unlocks tomorrow's prices, the final price, alerts, history and widgets. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled in your App Store settings. General EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://spothunter.ales-urbanek.cz/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://spothunter.ales-urbanek.cz/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ecosoft Energy at none against SPOT Hunter's 4. Ecosoft Energy also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). SPOT Hunter's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). 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
Both are free to download. SPOT Hunter sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Ecosoft Energy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ecosoft Energy ships an update every 7 months, SPOT Hunter monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ecosoft Energy | SPOT Hunter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ecosoft B.V. | Ales Urbanek |
In-app purchases
Ecosoft Energy
No in-app purchases
SPOT Hunter
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Monthly Family Subscription$3.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Yearly Family Subscription$39.991 Year
