Wiser 2 vs Clipsal Cortex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wiser 2
Control your C-Bus home automation system remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Manage lighting, security, climate, entertainment, and energy monitoring with a consistent user experience. Set up favorite widgets for quick access to frequently used functions.
- Remote C-Bus home control
- Lighting, security, climate management
- Entertainment and energy monitoring
- Favorites home page
- Multiple home controller support
- Consistent user experience
Read full descriptionHide full description
C-Bus® Wiser™ Home control products from Schneider Electric enable the control over your C-Bus home automation ecosystem from any connected location. The Wiser 2 Application makes connecting to and controlling of your home easy, from inside or away from your home you can have control over all C-Bus connected devices, providing a consistent user experience from iPhone or iPad. After connecting your mobile device to your home using the connection details of your Wiser home controller, there is nothing more to configure. You will have available at your fingertips, everything your C-Bus Wiser Home Control has access to. This may include lighting, security, climate, entertainment as well as energy and camera monitoring. You can have multiple devices connected to your Wiser Home Control simultaneously with a consistent user experience synchronized across all devices. The Wiser 2 Mobile Application as of Version 3.7.3 supports Wiser MK II and C-Bus Home Controller. The Wiser 2 Application is supporting a Favorites home page where you can add your favorite widgets for quick access to common functions when inside or away from the home. Wiser 2 C-Bus® Home Control supports connecting to multiple home controllers. Manage and control multiple homes from within the single application. Add edit and delete controllers from within the application. Switch home by selecting the Switch Controller and maintain separate favourites pages for each Controller.
Clipsal Cortex
Understand and manage your home's energy consumption with real-time data and cost breakdowns. Track solar system performance, identify appliance usage, and compare energy plans to save money and reduce bill shock.
- Track solar system payback
- Real-time home energy data
- Appliance usage and cost breakdown
- Compare energy plans
- Monitor impact on bills
Read full descriptionHide full description
Energy has long been a complex issue for consumers. Technology today enables us to demystify energy consumption and end bill shock. With the ‘power of data’ and ‘sensors’ put together, we believe we can make energy simple and transparent for consumers. In order to login, you need to have a Clipsal Cortex meter installed by a licensed electrician. Clipsal Cortex features: - Savings tab: Turn your solar system into a financial investment and track its payback over time. - Live tab: Real time data in your home to squeeze every dollar out of your solar and battery investment. - Usage tab: See your appliance usage and cost breakdown and change your behaviour to save more. - Bills tab: See the impact your solar investment is having on your bills and compare available energy plans based on your data to see which will save your more.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clipsal Cortex at 76% against Wiser 2's 3%. Clipsal Cortex also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Wiser 2's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clipsal Cortex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of Wiser 2's written reviews are positive against 76% of Clipsal Cortex's.
Wiser 2 ships an update every 4 months, Clipsal Cortex every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wiser 2 | Clipsal Cortex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.8% of reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schneider Electric SA | Clipsal Solar |
Customer experience
Wiser 2
Clipsal Cortex
In-app purchases
Wiser 2
No in-app purchases
Clipsal Cortex
No in-app purchases









