# Meter Readings — Home energy tracker

> Home utility meter reading and cost tracking application. (iPhone/iPad app by Graham Haley.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meter-readings/id320551309 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Graham Haley](https://appshunter.io/developer/315200686)
- Category: Finance, Utilities
- Price: $0.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 151 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 14 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2009-07-01
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meter-readings/id320551309/reviews.md

## What is Meter Readings?

Apple's iPad APP OF THE WEEK (UK and Ireland), March 2011

AppStore Rewind 2011, one of Apple's favourite iPhone finance apps of 2011 (UK and Ireland)

Closely monitor your household energy and water usage and the chances are you will SAVE MONEY!

This useful application makes it easy to monitor your household utility meters. Once you start entering readings, your usage, costs and savings are calculated and displayed in easy to visualise graphs.

KEY FEATURES 
- Monitor up to five separate meters, e.g. electricity, gas, water, solar ... etc
- Quick entry of readings, as often as you like
- Use the rear-facing torch/flashlight when reading your meters (if your device has one)
- Local reminders so you don't forget to enter your readings
- Displays usage and costs for the latest readings period, and compares this with your average or previous year
- Plots graphs of usage and costs per day, week, month, quarter or year, so that you can visualise changes over time, e.g. against the previous year
- Multiple colour themes (black, red, blue, green ... etc)
- Import historical readings from a CSV file
- Backup your data and sync it between devices by email, AirDrop, Dropbox or iCloud
- Export your readings as a CSV file for easy import into a spreadsheet
- Universal app, works on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

METERS, CURRENCY AND RATES
- User configurable units, so the app could be used for other types of measurement
- Support for meters that count up (e.g. electricity, gas, water ... etc) or down (e.g. oil)
- Uses the currency from your device's region setting, but you can override this per meter (e.g. for holiday homes)
- Handles a wide range of rates and charges, e.g. fixed or time based rates, per-unit rates, stepped rates for up to 12 levels, Economy 7/10, time of day meters ... etc

BILLS
- Check your bills by comparing any pair of readings (e.g. those submitted to your supplier)
- View your usage and costs since your last bill, as well as an estimate of when and how much your next bill will be

POWER USER FEATURES (via a ONE-TIME in-app purchase)
- Additional meter types, reading combinations and ways of calculating usage
- Support for rate changes, if/when you switch supplier or they change your rates
- Support for resetting your readings, e.g. if you get a replacement meter
- Automatic backups to iCloud

PRO USER FEATURES (via a ONE-TIME in-app purchase)
- Removes the restriction on meter numbers, e.g. for landlords, businesses and professionals

SUPPORT 
Please use the link to my support page from the AppStore page or from the app itself (or simply go to http://grahamhaley.co.uk/meters/.

Alternatively, contact me directly via my support pages and you will get a quick response.

## Key features

- Monitor multiple utility meters
- Track usage and costs
- Visualize data with graphs
- Compare current vs. historical usage
- Set local reminders
- Export data to CSV
- Backup and sync data

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $0.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro User | $4.99 | one-time |
| Power User | $0.49 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #144 in Top Paid · Finance (US App Store)

## What do users think of Meter Readings?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- ⭐ Used since 2010, superb app
- ⭐ Best energy usage tracker
- ⭐ Great app, fantastic for monitoring
- ⭐ Saved me losing ££s
- ⭐ Long term user, excellent support
- ⭐ Brilliant, helps monitor usage
- ⭐ Powerful, hides depth under simple UI
- ⭐ Meter app, used for many years
- ⭐ Brilliant app, helps monitor usage
- ⭐ Avocado Grower keeps track of sub meter
- ⭐ Exactly what I needed, full-featured
- ⭐ Genius! Helpful to check meter readings
- ⭐ Very useful, full-featured
- ⭐ Awesome, full-featured and reliable
- ⭐ Great independent developer, great app

**Cons**

- 🐛 Misleading, no smart meter integration
- 🤔 Rate changes should be included in base price
- 🤔 Impossible to contact developer

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Prices and measurements displayed incorrectly
- Complicated to use, unless you have a post-graduate degree

**Most requested features**

- Add ability to show power in and power out on same graph for heat pump efficiency
- Add camera support to capture meter readings
- Improve export to Excel functionality
- Add support for cubic feet to kWh conversion for gas meters
- Add ability to view data in landscape mode with longer time frame
- Add feature to compute utility consumption per unit (e.g. water per rental unit)
- Increase number of digits to support larger meter readings

## Recent user reviews (10 of 151)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meter-readings/id320551309/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Used since 2010.  Superb app.

*2025-05-04*

I have input solar panel, gas and electric generation results since Aug2010. It now holds (and easily exports to .CSV) thousands of my readings data accurately and without any degradation in performance whatsoever. This is the only app needed to monitor solar panel generation as well as my gas and electric usage. For recording meter data, and data comparison over the years look no further. Bravo Graham!

### 5/5 — Best energy usage tracker

*2025-01-17, version 6.5*

I’ve used this for 10 years, it is by far the best tracker for energy usage I’ve found and I’ve tried most.

### 5/5 — Great App

*2024-11-01, version 6.5*

Been using this app for years and find it so useful to monitor my energy use. Technical support is also excellent with a super fast response. Highly recommended 👍🏻

### 5/5 — This app has saved me £’s

*2024-05-27, version 6.4.5*

My energy supplier wanted £242 a month for electricity & gas . This app has helped me budget and keep track of what I’m spending on a daily/weekly/monthly basis . I spending under £100 a month now I don’t have the awful anxiety I did over switching the heating on as many people do in the UK now

### 1/5 — Stone Age App - Don’t Buy

*2024-04-26, version 6.4.5*

It gives the impression of having Smart Meter integration - totalling misleading.  It provides nothing to enable Smart Meter integration. Manually entering dats id from the 1980s - maybe before!

### 5/5 — Useful

*2023-07-20, version 6.4.5*

Had this app years, has been really useful over the years but especially useful over the last couple years to monitor energy usage more closely and keep on top of things

### 3/5 — Rate settings

*2023-07-01, version 6.4.5*

Graphics and tables are great. Only issue is when you change the rates of unit costs or conversions it changes all the previous table values.

### 4/5 — Nice app - rate changes should be included in base price

*2023-02-25*

I like the app so far, particularly the simplicity of setting up and dual rate economy 7 meters and entering the readings. Far better than other products where you have to setup separate meters and combine via a  virtual meter.

I’m a bit disappointed that you need to purchase an upgrade to handle rate changes. In today’s climate frequent rate hikes are a fact of life along with the necessity for supplier changes. I believe this feature should be factored into the base price - it is not “power user” imho.

### 5/5 — Impossible to contact you

*2023-02-10*

Love this App and have been using it since 2012 to monitor Electricity, Solar, Water and now Heat Pump. Graham - not sure if it is me but trying to contact you as you recommend just takes me around in a loop 😤 I have a question. Your App offers the facility to record two daily readings which I use for day and night rate electric. Now having a heatpump I have been recording power in and power out as Heatpumps use these data to measure efficiency (or lack of it 😄). Is there any way to show these two data lines on the same graph (not just the delta). This would give a easy to read visual picture of the heatpump efficiency (known as the COP). Many thanks.

**Developer response:** You can email me from the bottom of the support page. The app supports graphing each line separately or combined. I don’t support graphing the two lines together. You could use an R1-R2 meter type, that would show what you are after (I think).

### 5/5 — Awesome app. Saved me losing ££s

*2022-12-02, version 6.4.5*

If it wasn't for this app i wouldn't have noticed my faulty electric meter that would have cost me an extra £80 per month.
Well thought out and very useful. Not over complicated. Nice to see an app made with attention to the end user.

## Frequently asked questions about Meter Readings

### What does the Meter Readings app do?

This app helps you monitor your household energy and water usage by allowing you to enter meter readings. It calculates your usage and costs, displaying them in easy-to-understand graphs. The goal is to help you identify patterns and save money on your utility bills.

### What are the key features of Meter Readings?

Key features include monitoring up to five separate meters (electricity, gas, water, etc.), quick entry of readings, local reminders, and detailed graphs of usage and costs per day, week, month, quarter, or year. It also allows for data backup and syncing via email, AirDrop, Dropbox, or iCloud.

### How does the app handle different meter types and rates?

The app is configurable for various units and supports meters that count up or down. It can handle a wide range of rates and charges, including fixed, per-unit, stepped rates, Economy 7/10, and time-of-day meters. You can also override currency settings per meter.

### Is Meter Readings free to use?

The core functionality of the app is free. However, there are optional one-time in-app purchases for 'Power User' and 'Pro User' features, which unlock additional meter types, advanced calculation methods, rate change support, meter resetting, and unlimited meter numbers.

### What devices is Meter Readings compatible with?

This is a universal app, meaning it works on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. It utilizes the device's region setting for currency but allows for overrides, making it adaptable for various locations and needs.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.5 — 2024-08-26

Fixed a layout issue when viewing readings for meters with multiple counters.

Minor cosmetic changes.

The app now requires iOS 12.0 or above.

### 6.4.5 — 2022-11-29

New marketing screenshots.

### 6.4.4 — 2022-11-28

Fixed another minor layout issue.

### 6.4.3 — 2022-10-13

Fixed a layout issue on the usage and cost charts.

### 6.4.2 — 2022-08-19

Help text only, no functional changes.

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