IAMMETER vs ELCON smartACCESS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IAMMETER
Monitor your home's electricity consumption in real-time. Track energy flow, grid import/export, and solar PV production. Integrate with popular home automation systems.
- Real-time electricity usage tracking
- Monitor energy flow
- Solar PV system production monitoring
- Grid import/export tracking
- Home automation integration
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This app is a tool of IAMMETER (https://www.iammeter.com), an online energy monitoring system developed by us. By installing our WiFi energy meter and running this app, you can 1. Track your home electricity usage in real-time. To learn more, please visit https://www.iammeter.com/doc/iammeter/residential_electricity_system.html; 2. Monitor the entire energy flow, the energy imported from/exported to grid and solar PV system production, for you solar PV system. To learn more, please visit https://www.iammeter.com/doc/iammeter/monitor-your-solar-system.html; 3. Integrate with some Home Automation system, such as Home Assistant, openHAB, NodeRED, etc. To learn more, please visit https://www.iammeter.com/doc/iammeter/home_automation.html. To buy our WiFi energy meters, please visit our Aliexpress Store https://devicebit-iot.aliexpress.com. For more details, please visit https://www.iammeter.com Customer Support: Email: support@devicebit.com Mobile: +86 13911890238
ELCON smartACCESS
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we can provide a Bluetooth key to replace the traditional physical key. You can also generate new Bluetooth keys or keyboard passwords and send them to the visitors via phone, to remotely control your locks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IAMMETER at every 6 weeks against ELCON smartACCESS's every 15 months. ELCON smartACCESS's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IAMMETER ships an update every 6 weeks, ELCON smartACCESS every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IAMMETER | ELCON smartACCESS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 339 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beijing Lewei IoT Technologies Co.,Ltd. | ELCON Sicherheitstechnik GmbH |
In-app purchases
IAMMETER
No in-app purchases
ELCON smartACCESS
No in-app purchases
