Comparison

Nextbase vs GRIDCON

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

Head to head
About

Nextbase

Manage and control compatible dash cams to record, download, and share footage. Features include automatic parking recording, voice commands, and emergency SOS alerts. Secure cloud storage is also available.

Highlights
  • Video playback and sharing
  • Smart parking recording
  • Voice control
  • Guardian Mode for speed/location alerts
  • Witness Mode for trusted contact alerts
  • Emergency SOS with location sharing
  • Cloud storage for recordings
Features
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The Nextbase app is only compatible with Nextbase Piqo, 385GW and 385GWX Dash Cam models. We’ve got your back. The Nextbase app is designed to help you effortlessly prove you're not at fault or share a breathtaking drive. Trusted by millions of drivers worldwide, Nextbase Dash Cams lead the world. Compatible Nextbase Dash Cams will have access to the below features in the Nextbase app: Video Playback Download & share videos from your Dash Cam using the Nextbase app. Smart Parking Triggers recording automatically when your car is knocked. *Pro Install Cable or Quick Connect Cable required. Voice Control Nextbase native voice control gives you hassle-free direct command of your Dash Cam. Guardian Mode Stay in control with Guardian Mode. Set speed and location limitations on your Dash Cam and get a notification if your car breaks them. Witness Mode Never face danger alone again. Simply use voice commands to control your Dash Cam anytime you feel on edge, in a road rage incident, or if you’re pulled over and it will inform your trusted contact so they can step in and help. Emergency SOS Get instant life-saving help. If you, or whoever is driving are unresponsive after an accident, your Dash Cam will share location and key medical details and dispatch the emergency services. Cloud Storage Store your Dash Cam recordings on the Nextbase secure server making it easier to share with friends, family and your insurance company. Nextbase Skins Apply visual effects and overlays to your Dash Cam videos! Personalise your videos with real time speed, GPS and G-force data. Some of these features can be utilised with activation of a paid subscriptions via the Nextbase app. For your own safety do not operate Nextbase app whilst driving.

About

GRIDCON

Features
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GRIDCON shows Ireland's electricity grid as a car dashboard, live and at a glance, in bright plasma colour. Twin gauges read system frequency and demand. Warning lights come on when wind passes 40 percent of generation, when the island starts importing power, when SNSP passes 70 percent and when carbon climbs. A spinning wind turbine and a glowing sun show what the weather is giving the grid at this moment. Every figure is real. GRIDCON reads EirGrid's Smart Grid Dashboard for the whole island, the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. DASH Everything at a glance. Frequency and demand gauges, the renewables pod, supply gauges for wind, solar, SNSP and carbon, live interconnector flows, and a countdown to the next update. FREQUENCY The balance of supply and demand, second by second. The last fifteen minutes of system frequency at five-second resolution, with the deviation from 50 Hz and the highs and lows of the window. SUPPLY Wind and solar output against EirGrid's forecasts, each one's share of generation and today's peaks. SNSP through the day, and the fuel mix behind it. DEMAND What the island is drawing, against yesterday and against the forecast for the rest of the day. Carbon intensity against its forecast, with the cleanest time ahead to run the washing machine or charge the car. MARKET A live chart of the Irish Sea, with power pulsing along EWIC, Greenlink and Moyle in the direction it flows. Each cable's flow against its capacity, and the imbalance settlement price for every half hour. BUILT FOR EVERY SCREEN GRIDCON runs on iPhone, on iPad in every orientation, and on both displays of iPhone Duo. Reduce Motion stills every needle, light and pulse. KIND TO THE GRID GRIDCON asks EirGrid only for figures that are due to have changed, one request at a time, and keeps everything it has between launches. It opens on the last figures it fetched and never hammers the feed. Pull down on the Dash to check for anything newer. No account. No ads. No tracking. Supported by EirGrid Group Data. GRIDCON is not affiliated with EirGrid.

Screenshots

Nextbase4 screens
GRIDCON4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nextbase at Free against GRIDCON's $0.99. Nextbase also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On 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

Nextbase is free to download; GRIDCON costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nextbase ships an update every 4 weeks, GRIDCON every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nextbase versus GRIDCON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextbaseGRIDCON
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (599 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews19.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings599 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNEXTBASE UKStuart Woolley

In-app purchases

None

Nextbase

No in-app purchases

None

GRIDCON

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nextbase free?
Nextbase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GRIDCON free?
GRIDCON costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nextbase or GRIDCON have ads?
Neither Nextbase nor GRIDCON shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nextbase or GRIDCON?
Nextbase ships an update every 4 weeks, and GRIDCON every 8 months. Most recently, Nextbase was updated on November 14, 2026 and GRIDCON on November 13, 2026.

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