Comparison

NGO vs Lucity 2.0

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

Head to head
About

NGO

This app simplifies meter reading data collection and analysis in the field. It provides on-the-spot insights into water usage patterns, leak detection, and reverse flow, improving customer service and operational efficiency for utilities.

Highlights
  • On-site meter data collection
  • Real-time data analysis
  • Leak and reverse flow detection
  • Customer water usage graphing
  • AMI functionality in hand
  • Troubleshooting usage anomalies
Features
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ANALYZE AND PRESENT DATA AT THE SOURCE Simplify the collection of meter reading data and turn it into actionable information with the NGO™ app. This app enables your personnel to make the most of their time while in the field, providing on-the-spot analysis and presentment capabilities. Part of the enhanced R900® System, NGO leverages the detailed, accurate metering data from the E-Coder® absolute encoder register. Analyze that metering data at the source to improve your customer service as well as identify leaks and reverse flow. AUTOMATE AND OPTIMIZE YOUR FIELD OPERATIONS Neptune makes it easy for your utility to optimize workforce and operational efficiency. Running on any common iOS phone or tablet, NGO enables your field techs to collect detailed data logging information when needed during on-site customer visits. They can immediately generate graphs of a customer’s water usage patterns to show exactly when they used more water than usual or when a probable continuous leak began somewhere in their house. The graphs also provide all E-Coder alerts to further aid in troubleshooting usage anomalies. Our NGO app is easy to install and use, and immediately puts AMI functionality literally in the palm of your hand – including 96 days of hourly interval data as well as flags for leaks, tamper, and reverse flow straight from the meter. PROVIDE PROACTIVE, CONFIDENT CUSTOMER SERVICE The NGO app helps your utility save time and money, especially when it comes to saving truck rolls by allowing faster response in the field. It puts the power of Neptune’s E-Coder technology and advanced analysis into more of your utility personnel’s hands. With simplified access through the app to accurate, timely information, your personnel can take care of a customer’s water-related issue or answer a question then and there, in a single site visit. Quickly, easily, and confidently, they can inform customers of high water consumption and identify leaks and other problems much earlier, cutting weeks and possibly months in the discovery and saving customers a great deal of money in the process. All this proactivity can head off high bill complaints, reduce delinquent payments, and eliminate write-offs.

About

Lucity 2.0

Access work order data, asset inventory, inspection records, and GIS maps from your mobile device. Enables real-time information sharing between office and field crews, with offline capabilities for areas with no connection.

Highlights
  • Work order management
  • Asset inventory access
  • Inspection record viewing
  • GIS map integration
  • Real-time data sharing
  • Offline mode
Features
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Lucity Mobile gives your team access to Lucity work order data, asset inventory and inspection records, and GIS maps from an iPhone or iPad. Real-time information sharing keeps your office and field crews in sync. If a real time connection is not available, take the app offline!

Screenshots

NGO3 screens
Lucity 2.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lucity 2.0 at 3.8 against NGO's 2.5. Lucity 2.0 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 36 months). NGO's advantage is review sentiment (14% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. NGO sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Lucity 2.0 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lucity 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of NGO's written reviews are positive against 0% of Lucity 2.0's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NGO ships an update every 36 months, Lucity 2.0 every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NGO versus Lucity 2.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNGOLucity 2.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (8 ratings)3.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.29.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeptune Technology GroupCentralSquare Technologies, LLC

Customer experience

NGO

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%

Lucity 2.0

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

NGO

One-time4
  • Data Log$9.99
  • Off Cycle$9.99
  • Pressure$9.99
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  • Purchase All Modes$19.99
None

Lucity 2.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NGO free?
NGO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lucity 2.0 free?
Lucity 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NGO or Lucity 2.0?
Lucity 2.0 is rated higher. NGO averages 2.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Lucity 2.0 averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do NGO or Lucity 2.0 have ads?
Neither NGO nor Lucity 2.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NGO or Lucity 2.0?
NGO ships an update every 36 months, and Lucity 2.0 every 3 months. Most recently, NGO was updated on November 2, 2026 and Lucity 2.0 on November 2, 2026.

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