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title: "The Monocle - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in Australia | Apple App Store"
description: "Monitor and control your CATCH Power devices."
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# The Monocle — Australia
> CATCH Power Energy Monitor

![The Monocle App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/f8/63/33/f86333a2-85f0-9ee3-51ac-12114c04731e/monocole-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [PROJECT H PTY](https://apptail.io/developer/project-h-pty-zDob) (Australia)
**Category:** Utilities
**Rating:** 2.3/5 (54 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** au.com.catchpower.monocle1
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** Australia
**Version:** 2.8.3 (released 2026-09-14)
**Original Release:** 2022-03-09
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/app/id1610948446)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/the-monocle-UKCi/australia](https://apptail.io/app/the-monocle-UKCi/australia)

## The Monocle Description
Monitor and control your CATCH Power devices.

## The Monocle Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/8c/3a/41/8c3a411f-f689-5035-5b65-e8eccdfd64fb/cceae87e-0465-41f6-ba82-d47bd7756133_Screenshot_2024-08-06_at_12.06.15_U202fPM.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/10/c9/60/10c96040-56d6-a2e7-e63d-90cade5fa7b4/304a8731-1bc3-482c-b0cb-c068ff688f4f_Screenshot_2024-08-06_at_12.09.50_U202fPM.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/d6/dc/3e/d6dc3ead-97c6-bbe9-8f68-abfa75a3e62b/80038afe-a75b-4dd2-8dab-eb6147ec8375_Screenshot_2024-08-06_at_12.21.48_U202fPM.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/e8/6f/e3/e86fe3b0-bb92-b1fd-066d-733b1db9f84d/aec6428f-e16d-4f25-b15d-f07c31e2e7ff_Screenshot_2024-08-06_at_12.13.55_U202fPM.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/5a/f6/e5/5af6e535-45e1-bb4a-50d5-9772e2d6332e/bddc2816-eb81-4956-b576-3cf709d7ed95_Screenshot_2024-08-06_at_12.13.04_U202fPM.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/1f/83/cf/1f83cf60-8141-4bd1-5477-94576d1434f4/53ba86b6-92b0-4004-89dd-01f183718cf5_Screenshot_2024-08-06_at_12.52.29_U202fPM.png/1242x2688.png)

## The Monocle Rating Breakdown in Australia
- 5 stars: 12 (22%)
- 4 stars: 3 (6%)
- 3 stars: 4 (7%)
- 2 stars: 5 (9%)
- 1 stars: 30 (56%)

## The Monocle Reviews in Australia

### **--- "Needs modern update"
Some new modern graphics to match the likes of Tesla and Alpha ESS would be welcome. Needs dark mode, opening at night get blinded by white light that can't be changed. Derek the no import man is getting a bit old. Maybe just an icon that zero export active.
-- Powercoolchase, 2025-12-06

### *---- "Needs Improvement"
We have ongoing useability and reliability issues etc. It is not intuitive and regularly loses connectivity with the solar hardware.
-- AppStoreAppReview, 2025-10-07

### **--- "Good product let down by app"
Love the idea of the catchcontrol, but it’s really let down by the app. Trying to understand the new market section is really difficult and there’s no documentation I can find anywhere. Please hire a usability consultant and look at the Tesla app for inspiration.
-- rdmarsh, 2025-06-02

### ***** "Intuitive and easy"
I find the new calendar features easy to navigate, this allows me to set up multiple schedules for my car and hot water
-- Byd blue2370, 2024-11-28

### ***** "Good, most issues in other reviews have been fixed."
Pros
- no more login issue (mentioned in previous reviews)! Fixed about a year ago.
- useful information, tidy graphs, ability to remotely control power flow.
- nice to see automated power savings.
- bug with timer was quickly corrected after giving feedback.
Cons
- minimal ‘how to’ information. The app isn’t super intuitive, so there’s a bit of a learning curve.. but you only need to learn once 🤷 

Definitely now 5 stars after bug fixes.
-- Charlie2455, 2024-11-05

### *---- "Who wrote this?"
We’ve waited months and months for this promise device. It turns up and we get this app. Seriously? If there’s an alternative product, I’ll be replacing this immediately.
-- iPK75, 2024-10-10

### *---- "App lets the device down"
Monocle App is only useful for overriding the preset schedule, ie remotely turn the controlled circuit on or off. 
To set the schedule you need the Catch Configurator App. 
I’ve been trying to get the Monocle App to give me information on my solar battery status - a task I think it is supposed to be capable of. I am unable to find a comprehensive user guide on the Catch website. 
Have tried reaching out to support and received a one line email back saying “sure, tell us what the problem is”. I described the issues as best I could but I have not had a response.
-- TheSkypilot, 2024-07-06

### ***-- "Great Hardware, Average App"
The CATCH Control is great hardware to help lower your electricity bills. 

The app requires multiple steps to perform an action when it could be achieved in one gesture, for example:

- you can't swipe through daily usage graphs to compare stats.
- to go each feature, you must press menu then select the feature, rather than pressing a button at the bottom of the screen. 

The app provides screens that aren't needed, for example, on the Home Screen: 

- if you press the House image, you go to a screen that displays exactly the same information but in a different format.
- if you press the Device Control image, you go to a select device screen pop-up that's really hard to use and that serves the same function as the device list in the Control feature. 

Please take inspiration from the award winning apps on the App Store.
-- Gonzo_3000, 2024-04-26

### *---- "Not good enough in 2023, but slightly better in 2024!"
(April 2024):  The app now no longer recognises my login credentials.  I use a password manager, they haven’t changed.  The app has just decided not to accept them anymore 😢.  Always a journey with this app.

V2.0 review (March 2024): The app now seems to remember your login details which is a major boon for its overall usability. V1.0 was university assignment quality, V2.0 is like a pretty good 2014-2015 era app. This app would fit right in on an iPhone 5S. The stats pages and graphs do not work for me in V2.0, my solar input is always generating 0 W, even though I am managing to export power to the grid. If you touch the graph, you’re blessed with a massive tooltip that covers almost the entire graph and will not disappear under any circumstances. This tooltip will never go down to the corner store for a pack of smokes it will stay with you for life. Nice job on V2.0, still a long way to go though in my view. V1.0 review: The app asks you to log in basically each time you open it. That’s such a big pain and it’s really not reasonable to expect that sort of major usability issue in a modern app. There are so many other way to deal with authentication. Otherwise, the app is functional, but that’s about as good of a compliment as you can give it. It’s about the quality I’d expect of a really good uni assignment.
-- Shivy10, 2024-04-04

### ***** "Updated App is really good!"
The old app for Catch was a bit clunky and did tend to ask you to login each time but the new version is really good and seems to have fixed this issue. We’ve got 2 Catch relays and they monitor our system perfectly and give fantastic control of our hot water too. I’d highly recommend these guys.
-- Party.Boi, 2024-03-30

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## The Monocle Available In
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/the-monocle-UKCi/australia)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/the-monocle-UKCi/new-zealand)

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