LabCom vs MeterPix Utility Meter Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LabCom
Download measurement results from your PoolLab Photometer device to your iPhone. Share data with other devices and applications via a free cloud service. Update your device's firmware for improved accuracy and bug fixes.
- Download measurement results
- Cloud data sharing
- Firmware updates
- Increased accuracy
- Bug fixes
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With this app you can download measurement results from your PoolLab Photometer device to your iPhone and, using the free cloud service, even to share the data with other devices and applications. It is now also possible to upgrade the firmware of your PoolLab with your iPhone or iPad, providing increased accuracy on some parameters as well as few minor bug fixes compared to the original firmware that your PoolLab shipped with.
MeterPix Utility Meter Scanner
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MeterPix is an AI-powered app that simplifies utility meter reading for electricity, gas, water, and solar users. With advanced AI recognition, including Apple Vision ML and ChatGPT-4, users can snap a photo of their meter, and the app automatically extracts and records the reading. Key features include: - AI-Powered Scanning – Instantly detect and log meter readings with high accuracy. - Multi-Utility Support – Works with electricity, gas, water, and solar meters. - Historical Tracking – Visualise usage trends with graphs. - Manual Entry Option – Flexibility to input readings if needed. - Sharing - Send your latest readings by email Instructions: - On the Meter tab, start by adding a utility meter. - Once added, select the meter from the meters list. - Click on "Add Reading". - Capture a photo of a utility meter, select an OCR result and click on submit. - This will add the reading to the meter's reading. - Go to the Share tab to send the meter readings to any email. - Optionally, go to the Settings tab and add an Open AI API key: then when the OCR is done, in addition to using Apple's Vision ML framework, the app will also submit the image to ChatGPT and retrieve a result.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LabCom at Free against MeterPix Utility Meter Scanner's $0.99. LabCom also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
LabCom is free to download; MeterPix Utility Meter Scanner costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LabCom ships an update every 6 weeks, MeterPix Utility Meter Scanner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LabCom | MeterPix Utility Meter Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Water-I.D. GmbH | Erik Bogaerts |
In-app purchases
LabCom
No in-app purchases
MeterPix Utility Meter Scanner
No in-app purchases
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