Comparison

STEINEL DCS™ Legacy vs MeterMind

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

Head to head
About

STEINEL DCS™ Legacy

Features
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This is the STEINEL DCS™ Commissioning App for the STEINEL Digital Control Solution™ line of products. The STEINEL DCS™ integrates load control with occupancy sensors, photo sensors and switches to provide simple code compliant solutions for lighting, plug load and HVAC integration through BACnet. Time saving wireless commissioning is accomplished via Bluetooth connection from a Smart Phone or Tablet to a STEINEL DCS™ Digital Controller, which communicates to the sensors and switches by the 2 wire bus. Key Features Include: • 3 x 20A Relays (expandable via BLE Mesh) • Current Monitoring Per Relay • 3 x 0-10v Dimming Zones • Multizone Daylight Harvesting • Partial On & Off • 20 A Receptacle Control • Use Cases • Demand Response Input • 24V External Input Signal • Internal Time Clock • Sequence of Operations • Min. & Max. manual dimming levels • Light Scenes • Wired data line • BLE MESH for groupings • BACnet • App Compatible to 3.0.6 R firmware

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MeterMind

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Capture your electricity, gas and water meter readings – by camera or by hand – and see your consumption and costs at a glance. FEATURES: • Add meters – electricity, gas and water • Read meters by camera or photo – every detected value is shown to you for confirmation before it is saved • Consumption at a glance – calculated automatically and spread day by day across weeks, months, quarters and years • Clear charts with the costs for each period • Tariffs with unit price and base price – for a single meter or for all meters of a type • Gas prices in €/kWh just like on your bill, with a conversion factor in kWh per m³ • Warnings for unusual values, e.g. when a reading is lower than the last one • Document a meter replacement without breaking your consumption history • Import Energy Checker backups (.ecbackup) EASY TO USE: Open the app, tap your meter, scan or type the current reading – done. The app automatically calculates your consumption since the last reading. PRIVACY: Your data stays on your device. With iCloud, it is synced between your devices through your own iCloud – we never see it. Reading recognition runs on your device. No separate account, no ads, no tracking. Ideal for households, landlords and anyone who wants to keep an eye on their energy consumption.

Screenshots

STEINEL DCS™ Legacy4 screens
MeterMind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: STEINEL DCS™ Legacy at 3 against MeterMind's 1. STEINEL DCS™ Legacy also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
STEINEL DCS™ Legacy versus MeterMind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTEINEL DCS™ LegacyMeterMind
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteinel GmbHAndre Jaszka

In-app purchases

None

STEINEL DCS™ Legacy

No in-app purchases

None

MeterMind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STEINEL DCS™ Legacy free?
STEINEL DCS™ Legacy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MeterMind free?
MeterMind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do STEINEL DCS™ Legacy or MeterMind have ads?
Neither STEINEL DCS™ Legacy nor MeterMind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STEINEL DCS™ Legacy or MeterMind?
STEINEL DCS™ Legacy ships an update every 2 months, and MeterMind every 2 months. Most recently, STEINEL DCS™ Legacy was updated on October 14, 2026 and MeterMind on October 25, 2026.

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