Gruff Automation vs Markedroid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Gruff Automation
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Control Your Electricity Costs: The Gruff Saver Socket is a Wi-Fi connected socket that monitors electricity prices and automatically turns on/off your devices to save you money during off-peak hours. Stop Overpaying for Electricity: Introducing the Gruff Saver Socket, the innovative way to take control of your electricity bills. This Wi-Fi connected socket seamlessly integrates with your home network and retrieves real-time market electricity prices. With this information, the Gruff Saver Socket can automatically switch on and off your plugged-in devices based on the current price per hour. This means your appliances will only operate during off-peak hours when electricity is cheapest, saving you money without any manual effort. Smart Savings, Simplified: The Gruff Saver Socket is easy to set up and use. Simply connect it to your Wi-Fi network and configure it through the user-friendly app. You can then choose which devices you want to connect to the socket and set personalized preferences for their operation based on electricity prices. The Gruff Saver Socket takes care of the rest, automatically optimizing your energy consumption and saving you money on your electricity bills. Benefits: Reduce your electricity costs by automatically using appliances during off-peak hours. Gain real-time insights into market electricity prices. Easy to set up and manage through a user-friendly app. Convenient and automated solution for saving energy. Gruff Saver Socket - Smarter Electricity Use, Lower Bills.
Markedroid
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MarkeDroid optimises your solar panels and batteries by selecting the best energy source for your home at any time or activating flexibility services. With hourly accuracy, it calculates 24 hours ahead to determine the optimal times to buy, sell, store electricity, or provide grid services. Factoring in market prices, home energy use, and solar production, the system is fully automated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gruff Automation at every 6 weeks against Markedroid's every 16 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gruff Automation ships an update every 6 weeks, Markedroid every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gruff Automation | Markedroid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks โ better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Altos Engineering OU | Markedroid |
In-app purchases
Gruff Automation
No in-app purchases
Markedroid
No in-app purchases








