Energy CURB vs Voltaware Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Energy CURB
Monitor your home's energy consumption in real-time, including solar production. Gain insights to track costs over time and identify specific appliance usage to save money and energy.
- Real-time home energy monitoring
- Solar production tracking
- Track energy costs over time
- Identify appliance energy usage
- Monitor idle appliance consumption
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Elevation's Curb is your smart home energy monitoring system. The Curb app provides actionable data on how your home consumes energy. With these insights from Curb, you can save money/energy by: - Monitoring energy costs/use in real-time on your overall home (including solar production) - Tracking energy costs/use in your home over time - See what specific active and idle appliances are using electricity in your home in real-time To purchase a Curb energy monitor, visit: poweredbyelevation.com Customer Support: Website: https://www.poweredbyelevation.com/contact-us Email: support@poweredbyelevation.com
Voltaware Home
Monitor your home's energy usage in real-time to understand consumption patterns, identify excessive use, and reduce electricity costs. This service helps you lower your carbon footprint and save money on your electricity bill.
- Real-time electricity consumption viewing
- Appliance-specific consumption breakdown
- Daily/monthly energy consumption and cost tracking
- Smart sensor for usage pattern detection
- Carbon footprint reduction guidance
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Voltaware is an easy-to-use energy monitoring service for everyone who wants to control their energy consumption, reduce their carbon footprint and save on their electricity bill. The Voltaware sensor is quick and easy to install unobtrusively in your fusebox without interrupting your electricity supply. The sensor learns your energy usage patterns and displays your electricity consumption on your mobile – putting you back in control. Voltaware helps to reduce electricity usage costs for families, small business, large corporations and housing associations. The smart sensor detects usage patterns and shows where excessive consumption might be occurring. Reduce your costs and save the planet. To use the app, you need to sign up for a Voltaware account and have the sensor installed in your home or business. Key Features: • View electricity consumption in real time. • See your consumption itemised by appliances • Understand your total energy consumption and cost by day or month. Voltaware – Electricity data intelligence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Voltaware Home at 5.0 against Energy CURB's 2.2. Voltaware Home also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 27%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Energy CURB's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). 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.
Voltaware Home holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Energy CURB has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Energy CURB's written reviews are positive against 50% of Voltaware Home's.
Energy CURB ships an update every 2 months, Voltaware Home every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Energy CURB | Voltaware Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (55 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 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 | 13.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curb, Inc. | voltaware.com |
Customer experience
Energy CURB
Voltaware Home
In-app purchases
Energy CURB
No in-app purchases
Voltaware Home
No in-app purchases
Questions
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