Neptune 360 Mobile vs SMRT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Neptune 360 Mobile
This app allows field personnel to collect and analyze meter reading data on-site. It provides immediate insights into usage patterns, identifies potential leaks, and helps improve customer service by enabling faster, more informed responses during site visits.
- On-site meter reading data collection
- Real-time data analysis
- Leak and reverse flow identification
- Customer water usage graphing
- E-Coder alert display
- Hourly interval data (96 days)
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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 Neptune 360 Mobile™ 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 Neptune 360®, Neptune 360 Mobile™ 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 phone or tablet, Neptune 360 Mobile™ 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 Neptune 360 Mobile™ 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 Neptune 360 Mobile™ 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.
SMRT
This app digitizes meter reading routes, replacing paper sheets and outdated handheld devices. It allows for offline work, automatic syncing to billing platforms, and on-demand work order creation. Users can view meter details, update comments, and track route progress.
- Input meter readings
- Create work orders
- Offline work capability
- Sync to billing platform
- View meter details
- Track route progress
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The SMRT (Starnik Meter Reading Technology) app is intended for use by meter readers utilizing the Starnik platform. The SMRT app replaces printed meter reading route sheets as well as old, expensive, and outdated handhelds. The SMRT app automatically syncs to the billing platform and allows you to: • Input meter readings for meters assigned to your route • Create work orders on demand as problems are identified in the field • Work Offline and easily sync when network is available • View specific meter and service address related details • View and update meter comments • View the meter’s exact GPS location on a map • Easily see progress along the route (# of meters read vs total meters in the route) • Notify meter readers of potential leaks with high usage alerts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SMRT at 5.0 against Neptune 360 Mobile's 2.7. SMRT also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Neptune 360 Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SMRT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Neptune 360 Mobile has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Neptune 360 Mobile ships an update every 4 months, SMRT fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Neptune 360 Mobile | SMRT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 239 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neptune Technology Group | Starnik Systems Inc. |
Customer experience
Neptune 360 Mobile
SMRT
In-app purchases
Neptune 360 Mobile
No in-app purchases
SMRT
No in-app purchases
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