Octoscope - Energy Simplified

Name: Octoscope - Energy Simplified
Rating: 4.5 (100 reviews)
Author: Robert Owen

Smart Tools for Octopus Energy

Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad

100 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Robert Owen
Language

EN
English
Size

35.9
MB

Save Money. Cut Carbon. Take Control of Your Energy. Octoscope is the must-have companion for Octopus Energy customers. Whether you’re on Agile, Go, Intelligent Octopus, or any other tariff, Octoscope helps you reduce bills and lower your carbon footprint. Track live and upcoming electricity prices, monitor carbon intensity, and get smart alerts so you know the best times to charge your EV, run the washing machine, or put on the dishwasher. With powerful insights and an easy-to-use design, Octoscope brings your electricity, gas, and export data together in one place. Compare tariffs using your real usage data, explore detailed trends, and discover new ways to save money while going greener. Why Octoscope? • All-in-One Energy Dashboard – Electricity, gas, and export usage in one clean interface. • Smart Scheduling – See upcoming prices & carbon intensity to plan your usage. • Tariff Comparison – Find the cheapest Octopus tariff based on your actual data. • Custom Notifications – Get real-time alerts when prices drop or carbon is low. • Bills Made Simple – Browse and download your Octopus bills directly. • Data Freedom – Export to CSV or use Shortcuts & Siri for full control. • Widgets & Watch Support – Energy prices at a glance on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. • Saving Sessions – Track results and auto-join future sessions. • Trends & Analysis – Visualise your energy use and spot opportunities to save. Octoscope is independent and actively developed with user feedback. It is not affiliated with Octopus Energy. Questions or suggestions? Contact us at support@octoscope.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

100 Ratings

Brilliant
02/03/2024

DMW570
An app that stands head and shoulders above the crowd. Well worth giving the free trial a go to try the extra features. I particularly like seeing the dynamic Agile price as a complication on my Apple Watch. Happy with the subscription when it kicks in for 12 months next week.
Brilliant
02/03/2024

DMW570

An app that stands head and shoulders above the crowd. Well worth giving the free trial a go to try the extra features. I particularly like seeing the dynamic Agile price as a complication on my Apple Watch. Happy with the subscription when it kicks in for 12 months next week.
Can’t connect with my API
21/08/2024

Marty*37
Turned out to be my fault in copy and paste. All now working fine and getting to grips with the various functions. Thanks to Rob for a very prompt response to my previous review.

Developer Response
Hi there,I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble connecting. If you'd like support with your issue please drop me a line at support@octoscope.app and we can get to the bottom of it & get you connected.All the best,RobDeveloper
Can’t connect with my API
21/08/2024

Marty*37

Turned out to be my fault in copy and paste. All now working fine and getting to grips with the various functions. Thanks to Rob for a very prompt response to my previous review.
Developer Response 20/08/2024
Hi there,I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble connecting. If you'd like support with your issue please drop me a line at support@octoscope.app and we can get to the bottom of it & get you connected.All the best,RobDeveloper
Ripoff of Octopus Watch
13/08/2024

Nijntje1986
Octoscope is such an obvious copycat of Octopus Watch that I'm surprised Apple doesn't remove it. Octoscope is just ugly, over-full, and clearly here to confuse. The most annoying thing? The need to subscribe to access features that is constantly thrown in your face. You can see the slider to find the best slot but once you want to use the feature you get a pop-up window that you need to subscribe... Octopus Watch has a base app for just £2 that offers 90% of the features of Octoscope! Yeah, nope.

Developer Response
Hi there! Thanks for your review, I’m sorry to hear you feel this is a copy of Octopus Watch. I’d like to explain the positioning of the two apps and hopefully I can help you see the ecosystem in a more positive light.First up, this is not a “copycat” of Octopus Watch. Both are mature apps in a competitive ecosystem that includes many others. As with any crowded market, you’ll find similar features across multiple apps. This is normal software development. Octoscope and Octopus Watch adopt radically different designs and appeal to different users.You’re right to call out that Octoscope and Octopus Watch have different business models. I am proud that Octoscope is a freemium app. I never bombard users with requests to pay. Users see the paywall once during onboarding and later only if they try to access Pro features. The vast majority of users get great features without paying me a thing. In contrast, Octopus Watch has a price of entry that will discourage many. I understand you prefer paymium apps over freemium ones, and I respect your willingness to pay app developers for their work, but that does not mean Octoscope is a poor choice for other folks.You’re absolutely right you need a subscription to use Octoscope’s “slot finder” tools. Different apps will restrict different features. On the flip side, Octoscope users get carbon intensity data and daily breakdowns for free (both are subscription features in Octopus Watch). This is another form of choice for users - a good thing. You’ve called Octoscope a copycat but take issue with a difference in feature restrictions. Alas, we cannot have our cake and eat it.These apps exist in a competitive space. They are different and offer choice. That is good for users.
Ripoff of Octopus Watch
13/08/2024

Nijntje1986

Octoscope is such an obvious copycat of Octopus Watch that I'm surprised Apple doesn't remove it. Octoscope is just ugly, over-full, and clearly here to confuse. The most annoying thing? The need to subscribe to access features that is constantly thrown in your face. You can see the slider to find the best slot but once you want to use the feature you get a pop-up window that you need to subscribe... Octopus Watch has a base app for just £2 that offers 90% of the features of Octoscope! Yeah, nope.
Developer Response 10/10/2024
Hi there! Thanks for your review, I’m sorry to hear you feel this is a copy of Octopus Watch. I’d like to explain the positioning of the two apps and hopefully I can help you see the ecosystem in a more positive light.First up, this is not a “copycat” of Octopus Watch. Both are mature apps in a competitive ecosystem that includes many others. As with any crowded market, you’ll find similar features across multiple apps. This is normal software development. Octoscope and Octopus Watch adopt radically different designs and appeal to different users.You’re right to call out that Octoscope and Octopus Watch have different business models. I am proud that Octoscope is a freemium app. I never bombard users with requests to pay. Users see the paywall once during onboarding and later only if they try to access Pro features. The vast majority of users get great features without paying me a thing. In contrast, Octopus Watch has a price of entry that will discourage many. I understand you prefer paymium apps over freemium ones, and I respect your willingness to pay app developers for their work, but that does not mean Octoscope is a poor choice for other folks.You’re absolutely right you need a subscription to use Octoscope’s “slot finder” tools. Different apps will restrict different features. On the flip side, Octoscope users get carbon intensity data and daily breakdowns for free (both are subscription features in Octopus Watch). This is another form of choice for users - a good thing. You’ve called Octoscope a copycat but take issue with a difference in feature restrictions. Alas, we cannot have our cake and eat it.These apps exist in a competitive space. They are different and offer choice. That is good for users.
Pointless
13/07/2025

Christheclimber
This app is ok I guess, but I really could not find a point to it. I had hoped it world be able to give a clear indication as to which tariff would be cheaper for me, but the information it provides is too basic to be useful - disappointingly there is no accounting for shifting load to a different tariff’s cheaper times so the advice it gives is useless.

Developer Response
Hi there, thank you for your feedback. I understand that load shift prediction during tariff comparison is important to you, and that specific feature is something I’ve deliberately not built in Octoscope. I understand you’ve bounced off the app, and hope you’ve found another tool for this job.If you’re interested to understand why, please read on.As a developer, I could analyse electricity patterns and make a good guess at categorising usage (e.g. EV charging, washing, cooking etc). I could then make assumptions about load shift potential and predict what a new tariff may cost a user, were they to make specific load shifting adjustments. I understand this is the feature you’re looking for.The problem for me is that requires a bunch of technological and lifestyle assumptions that would be wrong a lot of the time. The last thing I want is to encourage a tariff switch based on a modelled cost that may not be achievable in practice: that’s bad financial advice. Only my users know how much load they can really shift, so Octoscope answers a limited but precise question: “what would this tariff have cost you, based on how you actually used energy?”Rob
Pointless
13/07/2025

Christheclimber

This app is ok I guess, but I really could not find a point to it. I had hoped it world be able to give a clear indication as to which tariff would be cheaper for me, but the information it provides is too basic to be useful - disappointingly there is no accounting for shifting load to a different tariff’s cheaper times so the advice it gives is useless.
Developer Response 18/11/2025
Hi there, thank you for your feedback. I understand that load shift prediction during tariff comparison is important to you, and that specific feature is something I’ve deliberately not built in Octoscope. I understand you’ve bounced off the app, and hope you’ve found another tool for this job.If you’re interested to understand why, please read on.As a developer, I could analyse electricity patterns and make a good guess at categorising usage (e.g. EV charging, washing, cooking etc). I could then make assumptions about load shift potential and predict what a new tariff may cost a user, were they to make specific load shifting adjustments. I understand this is the feature you’re looking for.The problem for me is that requires a bunch of technological and lifestyle assumptions that would be wrong a lot of the time. The last thing I want is to encourage a tariff switch based on a modelled cost that may not be achievable in practice: that’s bad financial advice. Only my users know how much load they can really shift, so Octoscope answers a limited but precise question: “what would this tariff have cost you, based on how you actually used energy?”Rob