Comparison

RouteGuard vs Ecosoft Energy

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

Head to head
About

RouteGuard

This app provides fleet monitoring and detailed marine weather forecasts. It displays ship positions, routes, and planned tracks alongside wind, wave, and pressure forecasts. Fleet performance data, including speed and consumption alerts, is also available.

Highlights
  • Ship positions and routes
  • Marine weather forecasts
  • Wind, waves, and pressure data
  • Fleet performance alerts
  • 3D globe navigation
  • Real-time decision support
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Revolutionary and visually stunning, RouteGuard App is the spectacular fleet monitoring and -weather app from MeteoGroup. RouteGuard App, based on the most stunning consumer app MeteoEarth, provides ship positions, routes and planned tracks, combined with weather and ocean forecasts. Wind, waves, tropical storms, pressure, global currents and more weather forecasts are at your fingertips. The fleet pop-up labels show alerts for performance on speed and consumption. The fleet overview table and its details tables shows all the data you need: performance, weather, fuel consumption, speeds and distances, reported positions. • Navigate the 3D globe • Zoom in and out and spin seamlessly from place to place • Pause to highlight particular weather conditions and move easily back and forward • Search for you vessels and for the weather forecast for any place on earth The weather forecasts are based on our own weather model: the Nautical MeteoBase, which is the most accurate weather forecast for global marine operations. RouteGuard is a professional service available to MeteoGroup’s customers only and has been developed specifically to support fleet operators in their responsible jobs. With detailed marine weather forecasts in combination with fleet monitoring produced 24/7/365, all those involved in fleet management now have access to real-time decisions support data on the go.

About

Ecosoft Energy

Features
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Ecosoft Energy provides tools and devices for optimizing energy usage, to lower energy costs. Display current dynamic energy tariffs. Control your EcoSwitch and Smart Grid Controller devices, to take advantage of fluctuating prices.

Screenshots

Ecosoft Energy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RouteGuard at every 3 months against Ecosoft Energy's every 9 months. RouteGuard also leads on iOS requirement (8.3 vs 15). Ecosoft Energy's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RouteGuard ships an update every 3 months, Ecosoft Energy every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RouteGuard versus Ecosoft Energy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRouteGuardEcosoft Energy
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.3 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDTN Germany GmbH.Ecosoft B.V.

In-app purchases

None

RouteGuard

No in-app purchases

None

Ecosoft Energy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RouteGuard free?
RouteGuard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ecosoft Energy free?
Ecosoft Energy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RouteGuard or Ecosoft Energy have ads?
Neither RouteGuard nor Ecosoft Energy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RouteGuard or Ecosoft Energy?
RouteGuard ships an update every 3 months, and Ecosoft Energy every 9 months. Most recently, RouteGuard was updated on November 1, 2026 and Ecosoft Energy on October 27, 2026.

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