Comparison

SPOT Hunter vs SpotElectric

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

Head to head
About

SPOT Hunter

Features
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Track electricity prices clearly and without unnecessary complexity. SPOT Hunter shows hourly and 15-minute day-ahead spot prices for 40 European bidding zones. Find the cheapest hours, compare today with tomorrow on a shared price axis, and decide when to run appliances, charge your EV, or use surplus solar energy. Free: - Today's hourly prices in a clear, interactive chart - 40 European bidding zones — pick your country and zone - 12 currencies and unit (kWh/MWh) switching - Available in 24 languages With PRO: - Tomorrow's prices as soon as the market publishes them (around 13:00 CET) - Final price: add time-banded distribution charges and VAT to the spot price - Alerts for price ranges and daily summaries - Price history for better planning - Home screen widgets: level overview, graph, heatmap and insights Great for: - Households on a spot (dynamic) electricity tariff - Solar (PV) and home-battery owners - EV drivers who want to charge during the cheapest hours SPOT Hunter is designed to be fast, simple, and easy to understand at a glance. PRO is a monthly or yearly subscription with a 14-day free trial, and includes Family Sharing. The app is free to use; PRO unlocks tomorrow's prices, the final price, alerts, history and widgets. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled in your App Store settings. General EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://spothunter.ales-urbanek.cz/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://spothunter.ales-urbanek.cz/privacy/

About

SpotElectric

Features
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SpotElectric – your smart app for tracking real-time spot electricity prices across Europe. FEATURES • Live spot electricity prices from the ENTSO-E exchange • Interactive charts with 15-minute resolution • Support for 30+ European countries and bidding zones • Automatic currency conversion (EUR, CZK, PLN, HUF…) • Display prices per kWh or MWh • Add distribution fees and VAT • Daily statistics (min, avg, max) • Current price interval highlighted in chart PREMIUM FEATURES (optional SpotElectric Premium subscription) Some advanced features require a SpotElectric Premium subscription: • Price Alerts – get notified when price drops below / rises above your threshold • Consumption Calculator – see how much washing, cooking, or EV charging costs • Best Time Window – find the cheapest 1-4h block for your appliances • Today vs Yesterday – track daily price trends • Chart Sharing – export and share price charts 30+ SUPPORTED COUNTRIES Czechia, Slovakia, Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, Ireland, Great Britain, Switzerland, and more. PRICING • Basic – FREE • Premium Monthly – €2.99 / 79 CZK (auto-renews) • Premium Yearly – €24.99 / 649 CZK (auto-renews, save 32%) Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in App Store settings. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account. Data sourced from the official ENTSO-E Transparency Platform. Available in English, Czech, Slovak, and German. Terms of Use (EULA): https://innoflow.cz/SpotElectric/terms_of_use.html Privacy Policy: https://innoflow.cz/SpotElectric/privacy_policy.html

Screenshots

SPOT Hunter4 screens
SpotElectric4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SpotElectric at every 2 weeks against SPOT Hunter's monthly. SpotElectric also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). 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. SPOT Hunter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and SpotElectric sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SPOT Hunter ships an update monthly, SpotElectric every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
SPOT Hunter versus SpotElectric: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSPOT HunterSpotElectric
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAles UrbanekLudek Bartos

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SPOT Hunter

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$19.991 Year
2 purchases

SpotElectric

Subscriptions2
  • SpotElectric Premium$2.991 Month
  • SpotElectric Premium$24.991 Year

Questions

Is SPOT Hunter free?
SPOT Hunter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpotElectric free?
SpotElectric is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SPOT Hunter or SpotElectric have ads?
Neither SPOT Hunter nor SpotElectric shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SPOT Hunter or SpotElectric?
SPOT Hunter ships an update monthly, and SpotElectric every 2 weeks. Most recently, SPOT Hunter was updated on November 9, 2026 and SpotElectric on October 31, 2026.

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