Outfox Energy vs Meaco
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Outfox Energy
Easily manage your energy account on the go. Submit meter readings, check your balance, make payments, and download statements. Track your energy usage and access more features conveniently.
- Submit meter readings
- Check account balance
- Make payments
- Download statements
- Track energy usage
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Pay less for your energy with Outfox Energy. Why pay more? Choose competitive energy prices and highly rated customer service, without compromising on support. With the Outfox Energy app, you can: View your bills and payments Submit meter readings Check your tariff details Manage your account in one place Get support whenever you need it
Meaco
Control your smart-enabled Meaco products remotely via Wi-Fi. Adjust settings, set timers, and monitor product status directly from your smartphone for enhanced convenience at home.
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Remote control
- Set ON/OFF timers
- Check product status
- Change settings and modes
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The Meaco App is designed to provide you with more control than ever before. Connect to your smart-enabled Meaco products quickly and easily via Wi-Fi and access their full functionality from the palm of your hand. Use the app to set ON and OFF timers, check the status of your product, change settings and modes. All features have been engineered on the app for seamless use in the home. No more searching for the air circulator remote in the dark or crossing the room to check if your dehumidifiers water tank is full.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Meaco at 4.0 against Outfox Energy's 1.0. Meaco also leads on review sentiment (21% vs 4%). Outfox Energy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 19 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Meaco holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Outfox Energy's written reviews are positive against 21% of Meaco's.
Outfox Energy ships an update every 3 weeks, Meaco every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Outfox Energy | Meaco |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.3% of reviews | 21.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 275 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Centralogic Consultancy Limited | Meaco (U.K.) Limited |
Customer experience
Outfox Energy
Meaco
Bugs and requests
Outfox Energy
Reported bugs
52 issues- 🐛 Invalid JSON format error
- 🐛 Blank screen after Face ID
- 🐛 App crashes when selecting gas meter readings
- 🐛 Login issues with '+' in email
- 🐛 App crashes and previous login not recognised
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- 🐛 Incorrect information displayed
- 🐛 Cannot download bills
- 🐛 Parsing error messages
- 🐛 'Remember me' function not working
- 🐛 New app update can't login
- 🐛 Invalid account ID displayed
- 🐛 Asks to change password and contact details
- 🐛 Credit balance shown as debit balance
- 🐛 Meter readings show as blanks
- 🐛 Direct debits not added to balance
- 🐛 Non-functional settings/preferences screen
- 🐛 New app won't save login details
- 🐛 Shows wrong balance in account
- 🐛 Gas rate showing 5p per day instead of kWh
- 🐛 Cannot go into tariff details to check rates
- 🐛 App shows debit when in credit
- 🐛 Latest update totally unstable
- 🐛 Inaccurate data and wrong balance figures
- 🐛 Previous app was much better
- 🐛 App doesn't remember password
- 🐛 Loads old account
- 🐛 Login process is a nightmare
- 🐛 App doesn't remember device or login
- 🐛 Full blown sign-in required every time
- 🐛 Account/tariff details not showing
- 🐛 Initially nothing worked
- 🐛 Cannot log on
- 🐛 Password & username not accepted
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Logging in with correct details shows 'id not found'
- 🐛 Password managers only send password
- 🐛 Cannot click remember me until clicking done on keyboard
- 🐛 Focus doesn't work
- 🐛 Fails to allow most users to login
- 🐛 Cannot use app to pay
- 🐛 Proceed to pay button doesn't move on
- 🐛 App says I can submit meter readings but won't let me
- 🐛 New app rubbish
- 🐛 No Face ID login
- 🐛 Shows wrong balance
- 🐛 Upgrade stopped app working properly
- 🐛 Doesn't show usage
- 🐛 Constantly have to sign in
- 🐛 Doesn't show smart meter readings
- 🐛 Cannot change direct debit amount
- 🐛 Monthly total or meter reading as a number, no daily/hourly usage
- 🐛 Email must be valid error for valid email
Requested features
8 requests- 💡 Ability to track daily energy usage
- 💡 Interactive graphical interface for usage
- 💡 Setting to select default property
- 💡 Option to set up a PIN
- 💡 Flashlight button for meter readings
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- 💡 Notifications for meter reading reminders
- 💡 Dark mode option
- 💡 Advanced analytics dashboard
Meaco
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Outfox Energy
No in-app purchases
Meaco
No in-app purchases
