The latest update introduces significant feature expansion for energy tariff management and widget accessibility. As no performance data is available for the current release, the impact remains neutral. Future analysis will focus on whether these additions improve user retention metrics.
WattSaver 8.2 - Fixed "Not connected" and missing import prices on the newest Intelligent Octopus Go tariffs: Octopus no longer publishes their unit rates publicly, so WattSaver now reads the off-peak schedule straight from your account - Free electricity sessions: the hours Octopus gives away free are priced at £0 in your prices, schedule, widgets and recent costs - Weekend Happy Hour and Free Electricity Reward credits now appear in Usage, with the amount Octopus credited for each period Also in this release: - Compare Tariffs screen: pick a period and any tariff available in your region, and see what you actually paid next to what that same usage would have cost on Agile, Tracker, Flexible or anything else - The price widget is free: put the current Octopus unit rate and today's prices on your home screen without WattSaver Pro - Buy WattSaver Pro directly on your Apple Watch - Intelligent Octopus Go: price and usage views reveal the bonus cheap slots Octopus schedules for your charging, applied to your prices and recent costs and refreshed as Octopus re-plans them - Get notified when Octopus schedules a bonus smart charging slot outside your fixed overnight window - View Agile Export Rates screen, with the colour scale flipped so the best-paid export slots stand out - Compare screen: compare one period with another, including import, export, gas and overall net cost, with matched date ranges, aligned charts, totals and deltas - Redesigned widgets with cleaner tiles, a clearer Live view, and current electricity and gas unit prices alongside your live readings