GlowWatt vs WattDip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GlowWatt
This app displays real-time ComEd hourly energy prices for northern Illinois. It features at-a-glance tiles indicating price ranges and offers widgets, lock screen support, and an Apple Watch app. The application prioritizes user privacy with no sign-in or personal data collection.
- Live ComEd hourly energy prices
- At-a-glance price range tiles
- Widgets and lock screen support
- Apple Watch app and complication
- No sign-in or personal data collection
- Open source
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GlowWatt shows live ComEd hourly energy prices for northern Illinois. - At-a-glance tiles with green / yellow / red ranges - Widgets + Lock Screen support - Apple Watch app & complication - No sign-in and no personal data collection - Open source: github.com/AryanRogye/GlowWatt
WattDip
Track ComEd electricity prices and receive alerts for optimal energy usage. Customize widgets for at-a-glance price checks and set price thresholds for notifications. Manage your alerts efficiently within the app.
- Real-time ComEd electricity prices
- Price history tracking
- Customizable Home Screen widgets
- Price threshold alerts
- Adjustable alert active times
- Multiple alert management
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WattDip helps you follow ComEd electricity prices and choose when to use power. See the latest price, today’s prices and price history. Add a Home Screen widget to check prices at a glance, with colors based on the price levels you choose. Get an alert when the price goes above or below an amount you set. Use the latest five-minute price or an average of the past 10–60 minutes. Choose when alerts are active and how often they repeat, including every 30 minutes. View and manage your alerts in one place. One active alert and Classic Home Screen widgets are free. WattDip Pro is an optional yearly subscription that lets you keep multiple alerts active and use Black Titanium widgets. Black Titanium shows two price readouts, with a price-history chart in the medium size. No utility login is needed. Manage your alerts in the app, and delete your alert data in Settings. Prices cover ComEd’s Chicago market and exclude delivery charges, taxes and fees. Times use Central Time. Future price estimates may change. Alerts and widget updates may be delayed by data availability, your connection or iOS. WattDip is independently developed by Flamesilk LLC and is not affiliated with ComEd. Privacy Policy: https://flamesilk.com/wattdip/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GlowWatt at none against WattDip's 1. WattDip's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. WattDip sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. GlowWatt asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GlowWatt against 5.0 for WattDip. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
GlowWatt ships an update monthly, WattDip weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GlowWatt | WattDip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | aryan rogye | Flamesilk LLC |
Customer experience
GlowWatt
WattDip
In-app purchases
GlowWatt
No in-app purchases
WattDip
- WattDip Pro$4.991 Year
