Comparison

Etherma NFC vs EnergyPricing

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

Head to head
About

Etherma NFC

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With the app you can bring the updated ETH-7-segment thermostat within Ecodesign standard. You can control the thermostat settings via NFC (Near Field Communication). All parameters of the thermostat can be configured with the app. You can also create weekly schedule with 3 individual slots per day, for the automatic function of the thermostat. You can also copy one days information to another. You can save different scenarios e.g. for different rooms, read/modify existing settings from a thermostat and write them back to thermostat. Please consult the thermostats instructions manual for more details on using the device and app.

About

EnergyPricing

Features
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Your dynamic tariff and your solar panels in one app: know when power is cheap, and when your own panels are making it. Live Dutch electricity and gas prices for dynamic contracts, shown as the all-in price you actually pay. Works with any energy provider. No account needed. NEW: YOUR OWN SOLAR - A production forecast for your own roof: what your panels will make today and tomorrow, hour by hour - That forecast drawn right over the price chart, so you can see where the sun and the cheap hours line up - What today's solar is worth at your provider's real feed-in rate, with a net-metering (salderen) switch ready for 2027 - Set up your roof in a minute: find your address on the map, and measure tilt and orientation by holding your phone against a panel A CALCULATOR THAT KNOWS YOUR PANELS - Pick a device (washing machine, dishwasher, dryer, boiler, EV charger) and get the window that is really cheapest for you, with your own solar counted in - See how much of that window your panels cover, and what that saves over grid prices alone - "Starts in 2h 30m" goes straight into your appliance's delay timer, or into your calendar with one tap APPLE WATCH (PLUS) - The current price on your wrist, with the cheapest window and the day's chart - Scrub through the day with the Digital Crown - Complications for the current price and for when prices drop next - A Smart Stack card that comes up by itself before the cheapest hours and when prices go negative LIVE PRICES - An interactive chart of today's electricity prices, per hour or per quarter hour - Color-coded from cheap to expensive, with today's average and how right now compares - A plain-language summary of how today's prices look - Today's gas price - Full support for negative prices YOUR PRICE, NOT THE MARKET PRICE - Pick your energy provider — fees, energy tax and VAT are filled in for you and kept up to date - Or set them yourself WIDGETS - The current price, the cheapest hour and the day's curve on your Home Screen and Lock Screen SIRI AND SHORTCUTS - Ask Siri what power costs now, when it's cheapest, or what tomorrow looks like - Use the price and the cheapest window in your own Shortcuts and automations ENERGYPRICING PLUS One purchase, no subscription: - Tomorrow's prices as soon as they're published, in a 48-hour view - The Apple Watch app and complications - A notification when the cheapest time of the day starts - Alerts for negative prices today and tomorrow, and for an unusually expensive spike tomorrow - A Live Activity countdown when prices go negative - Support for an independent developer Net metering (salderen) ends on 1 January 2027. From then on, when you use your own power matters. EnergyPricing shows you when.

Screenshots

Etherma NFC4 screens
EnergyPricing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Etherma NFC at Free against EnergyPricing's $1.99. Etherma NFC also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On 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

Etherma NFC is free to download; EnergyPricing costs $1.99 up front. EnergyPricing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Etherma NFC asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Etherma NFC versus EnergyPricing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEtherma NFCEnergyPricing
PriceFree — better$1.99
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOuman OyPanMan Productions

In-app purchases

None

Etherma NFC

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EnergyPricing

One-time1
  • Energypricing Plus$2.99

Questions

Is Etherma NFC free?
Etherma NFC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EnergyPricing free?
EnergyPricing costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Etherma NFC or EnergyPricing have ads?
Neither Etherma NFC nor EnergyPricing shows ads.

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