Octopus Watch

Smarthound

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About this app

Octopus Watch is the easiest tool to manage the (smart) tariffs provided by Octopus Energy in the UK. Octopus Watch is a paymium app for Android offering both a standard version as a one-time purchase, and an optional subscription with additional features.

Ready to supercharge your savings?

Save significantly on your electricity bill, regardless of whether you're on Agile, Go, Cosy, Flux, Tracker, or any fixed tariffs (basic or eco 7). Thinking of joining Agile? Log into the app with just your postcode and check out local rates. If you want to see your consumption history, you'll need an Octopus Energy account and an active smart meter. Please note that support for Intelligent and Intelligent Go is currently limited, with only default off-peak times available. For the latest status on tariff support check out the wiki: https://wiki.smarthound.uk/octopus-watch/tariffs/ .

With the standard version of Octopus Watch, you'll have all the tools at your fingertips to effectively manage your tariff:
• View your current rates in an instant (including for gas trackers).
• See all your upcoming rates in an easy chart and table.
• Instantly get the cheapest times to run appliances or charge your EV, and save big!
• Use the beautiful widget for current and upcoming prices on your home screen.
• Receive alerts when the next day's Agile rates are available.
• See your historic day-by-day usage.
• Use the new micro metrics to quickly see trends in your usage.
• See when your meter fails and how much data is missing.
• Understand how weather influences your usage.
• One tap comparison to see how your tariff compares to Agile, Go, and SVT.
• Check your earnings from export (only available with an export meter).
• Various options to change the app defaults to best suit your needs!
• Export cleaned data to CSV for easy use in other apps such as Microsoft® Excel®.

Want even more? A single subscription gets you access to these amazing features:
• Up to 48h Agile/Tracker rate predictions – plan your usage effectively and save even more!
• If you have an export meter, also receive Agile export rate predictions.
• Access 7-day weather forecasts across Great Britain for even better planning.
• Instant notifications when next day's Agile prices fall below your chosen threshold.
• Identify optimal half-hour blocks throughout the day to charge your EV or run appliances.
• Carbon integration - see your environmental impact both now and in the past.
• View your electricity generation regionally or nationally, and adjusted to your usage.
• Choose the best slot based on either price or lowest carbon emissions on the grid.
• One tap comparison to see how your tariff compares to most smart tariffs.
• Advanced micro metrics over 14 or 28 days, including subscription-only metrics.
• Day details – see your exact usage along with numerous statistics on a day-by-day basis.
• Day details – see exactly which data is missing when your meter stops reporting.
• Micro-optimise your usage with half-hour details within the app.
• Generate straightforward electricity reports for any period in the last year.
• Generate detailed gas reports, including heat pump efficiency information, for the last year.

Want to learn more? Check out the extensive wiki: https://wiki.smarthound.uk/octopus-watch/ .

Ratings and reviews

I found this app when I was considering switching to Agile. Since I did, it has become invaluable! The insights and predictions are ridiculously good, and close! The detail and reports superb. It is opened and used several times a day, helping me set times for all sorts of tasks, getting the best out of my electric use. Even for gas, it is helping me track changes and cost patterns, therefore helping me reduce consumption. I had reason to email support and received a reply overnight! Perfect!

Excellent app with some really useful features. I had an issue with V5 release - notifications missing - but the developer responded to my request for help extremely quickly. I can certainly recommend this app and the customer service (developer) that accompanies it. They are more than happy to deal with any questions or problems.

Just installed this app and it's really good. Starting to learn the subtleties and there's a lot of useful information to help you save money. The app and subscription should pay for themselves within a month. Also just to add I have had the absolute best customer service and assistance when I needed it. Highly recommended.

What's new

Update 5.0.2:
A brand new Android app written from scratch.
• new: (sub) flux export stats
• fix: better account updating
• fix: report dates
• fix: scaling issues
• new: one-tap import tariff comparison
• new: interactive micro metrics for 1/2/4 weeks
• new: gas calorific value
• new: UI in M3 theme
• new: (sub) full year energy data
• new: (sub) tracker predictions
• new: (sub) faster energy reports
& many other improvements

To learn more:
https://wiki.smarthound.uk/octopus-watch/changelog/