Comparison

GCT Pay vs MeterMate Smart

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

Head to head

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About

GCT Pay

Features

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A GCT Payment App to top-up pre-paid utilities. View current available balance, current usage and a forecast date of utility depletion.

About

MeterMate Smart

Features

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MeterMate Smart is an energy (Water, Gas and Electricity)-based management assistant that provides online payment and inquiry services such as STS prepaid vouchers and postpaid energy bills. It mainly serves residential users and for the residential users to bind their energy devices and pay for their energy prepaid and postpaid bills online and also view energy bills and energy consumption trends to meet the comprehensive and personalized energy service needs of residential users.

Screenshots

GCT Pay4 screens

MeterMate Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GCT Pay at every 3 weeks against MeterMate Smart's every 8 months. MeterMate Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GCT Pay ships an update every 3 weeks, MeterMate Smart every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

GCT Pay versus MeterMate Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	GCT Pay	MeterMate Smart
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks — better	Every 8 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	41 MB	42 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Andre van der Walt	Meter Mate Metering Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

GCT Pay

No in-app purchases

None

MeterMate Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GCT Pay free?

GCT Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is MeterMate Smart free?

MeterMate Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do GCT Pay or MeterMate Smart have ads?

Neither GCT Pay nor MeterMate Smart shows ads.

Which is updated more often, GCT Pay or MeterMate Smart?

GCT Pay ships an update every 3 weeks, and MeterMate Smart every 8 months. Most recently, GCT Pay was updated on September 24, 2026 and MeterMate Smart on October 11, 2026.