Comparison

GloBird vs Gainsborough Forte

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

Head to head
About

GloBird

Manage your energy account, view balances, and submit meter readings. Monitor usage charts and control your battery for virtual power plant participation.

Highlights
  • View account details and balance
  • Submit meter reads
  • See recent correspondence
  • View usage charts
  • Control battery for virtual power plant
Features
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The GloBird Energy app lets you view your account details, account balance, submit meter reads, see recent correspondence, view your usage charts, and control your battery as part of our virtual power plant.

About

Gainsborough Forte

Features
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The Gainsborough Forte app gives you keyless convenience and the ability to configure and access your smart lock via Bluetooth. • Lock/unlock your smart lock and check your lock’s status • Manage unique guest access codes • Schedule temporary or recurring access codes for certain times of day so you control access to your home • Send virtual keys to guests with your smartphone for additional keyless convenience • View past activity to see when guests used the lock, giving you greater peace of mind • Select length of time delay for auto-locking to make coming and going even easier • Receive low battery warnings with advanced notice • Customise push notifications • Configure built-in alarm warnings Adding a WiFi Bridge enables remote access, allowing you to use the above functions from anywhere when connected to your home's WiFi.

Screenshots

GloBird4 screens
Gainsborough Forte3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GloBird at weekly against Gainsborough Forte's every 3 months. Gainsborough Forte's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GloBird ships an update weekly, Gainsborough Forte every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
GloBird versus Gainsborough Forte: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGloBirdGainsborough Forte
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGLOBIRD ENERGY PTY. LTD.Allegion (Australia) Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

GloBird

No in-app purchases

None

Gainsborough Forte

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GloBird free?
GloBird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gainsborough Forte free?
Gainsborough Forte is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GloBird or Gainsborough Forte have ads?
Neither GloBird nor Gainsborough Forte shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GloBird or Gainsborough Forte?
GloBird ships an update weekly, and Gainsborough Forte every 3 months. Most recently, GloBird was updated on November 12, 2026 and Gainsborough Forte on November 8, 2026.

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