AreaCoder vs PG&E Toolkit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AreaCoder
This utility app helps you quickly and accurately add area codes to your local phone numbers. It's designed to simplify dialing when 10-digit requirements are implemented or when you need to prefix numbers with +1 for US dialing.
- Add area codes to local numbers
- Prefix numbers with +1
- Accurate and fast processing
- Saves finger strain
- Visual examples provided
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10-digit mobile phone dialing requirement coming to your locale in the form of a telephone number area code "overlay"? Have some local (7-digit) stored phone numbers in your iPhone Contacts to which you will need to prepend your current area code? Want to prefix +1 on your USA phone numbers? This little App will save wear-and-tear on your fingers, do the job quickly and do it accurately! Check the "before (far-left) & after (far-right)" screenshots of my iPhone Contacts entry for the Apple Store on Higuera Street in downtown San Luis Obispo, California. They tell the whole story - in pictures!
PG&E Toolkit
Monitor your electricity usage and compare costs across different PG&E rate schedules to find the best plan for your home. Ideal for EV and solar owners looking to reduce their energy bills.
- Monitor PG&E energy usage
- Compare PG&E rate schedules
- Find best rate plan
- View energy usage histories
- Generate usage charts and plots
- Supports EV and solar owners
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Save $$$ on your electricity bills! My PG&E Toolkit enables you to monitor your PG&E energy usage and compare costs across the various PG&E rate schedules using your actual usage data. Using this app you can find your best rate schedule based on your actual energy usage data. By switching to a better PG&E rate schedule you can save lots of money on your electricity bill! Excellent app for electric vehicle (EV) owners, solar array (PV) owners, and home owners seeking to lower their energy bills! Features include: • View your real energy usage histories over days, months, years • Compare costs across various PG&E rate schedules, including schedules E1, E6, E7, E9 and the newer EV and ETOU rate schedules. • Great companion app for Solar Array/PV owners and electric vehicle/EV owners. • Excellent tool for electric vehicle owners to determine the best rate plans • View energy and cost analyses for multiple rate schedules based on your live data • Easily generate charts and plots of your energy usage across the day, month, year or lifetime • Includes multiple time-scale options: perform analyses over various ranges of time • Tip-of-the-finger quick access to your PG&E energy usage history • Universal app - access from nearly all mobile devices, including tablets and phones My PG&E Toolkit stores your energy data in the cloud in near-real-time to provide you rapid up-to-date most-current data analyses. To use this app, you need to have electricity service via PG&E infrastructure, and have access to your PG&E online account account. For details on how to sign up for your free PG&E account please see: https://pge.com Notes Regarding the Subscription: • Title of service: My PG&E Toolkit Data Access • Length of subscription: 1 month • Price of subscription: $4.99/month. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. • Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by the user • Privacy policy: https://ndilitechnologies.com/privacy.html • Terms of use/EULA: https://ndilitechnologies.com/termsofuse.html Ndili Technologies, Inc. other than being an official PG&E Approved 'Share My Data' (Green Button) Vendor, has no other affiliation to, and is not otherwise associated or sponsored by PG&E.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AreaCoder at 100% against PG&E Toolkit's 38%. AreaCoder also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). PG&E Toolkit's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
PG&E Toolkit is free to download; AreaCoder costs $0.99 up front. PG&E Toolkit sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. AreaCoder asks for nothing beyond the download.
AreaCoder holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of AreaCoder's written reviews are positive against 38% of PG&E Toolkit's.
AreaCoder ships an update every 3 months, PG&E Toolkit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AreaCoder | PG&E Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | 3.6 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas ROBB | Ndili Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
AreaCoder
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In-app purchases
AreaCoder
No in-app purchases
PG&E Toolkit
- PG&E Real Meter Data Analyses14 Days trial$4.991 Month
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