Comparison

Connectino vs Atom Smart Metering

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Smart Metering Redefined

Free

🔧 Utilities

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About

Connectino

Features

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Connectino is a widely Customizable App to control your Smart Home. It utilizes publicly available XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) Servers to communicate over the Cloud with your Smart Home. No need to spend money for hosting and maintaining any Servers or Services in the Cloud. You can realize your Smart Home with the Framework of your choice supporting XMPP (e.g. ioBroker, Home-Assistant, FHEM, openHAB). We will provide instructions for the different Software Frameworks on our webpage: www.connectino.de.

About

Atom Smart Metering

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This app can be used to buy prepaid tokens for water, electricity or gas meters that are supplied by Atom and loaded on the Atom SGC. The App also allows the end-user to see his/hers token history for past prepaid purchases. The end-user will be able to see and manage all of his/hers devices on one mobile application.

Screenshots

Connectino4 screens

Atom Smart Metering4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Connectino at 13.0 against Atom Smart Metering's 15.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Connectino ships an update every 5 weeks, Atom Smart Metering every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

Connectino versus Atom Smart Metering: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Connectino	Atom Smart Metering
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks — better	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	15.6
Further details — not scored
Size	9 MB	32 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	SEVENSTAX GmbH	Accitrack

In-app purchases

None

Connectino

No in-app purchases

None

Atom Smart Metering

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Connectino free?

Connectino is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Atom Smart Metering free?

Atom Smart Metering is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Connectino or Atom Smart Metering have ads?

Neither Connectino nor Atom Smart Metering shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Connectino or Atom Smart Metering?

Connectino ships an update every 5 weeks, and Atom Smart Metering every 2 months. Most recently, Connectino was updated on October 26, 2026 and Atom Smart Metering on October 19, 2026.