Comparison

FieldSense MeterSense vs TESCO Test Board

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

Head to head
About

FieldSense MeterSense

This utility app facilitates the administration, configuration, and service of Honeywell smart meters. It enables communication with various Honeywell meter families, supports multiple ANSI C12 protocols, and allows for local or remote meter readings. Data can be stored, viewed, managed, and synchronized to a server.

Highlights
  • Honeywell smart meter communication
  • Support for ANSI C12 protocols
  • Local and remote meter readings
  • Meter data storage and management
  • Meter location and photo association
  • Synchronization to Metercat Server
  • Extensive meter function library
Features
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The MeterSense app is a component of Connexo FieldSense, a solution for the administration, configuration and service of Honeywell smart meters. Features: Communication to Honeywell smart meters - Support for Honeywell meter families: AC250 NXS, NXU, Alpha 4, A3 ALPHA, REXUniversal. - Support for all ANSI C12 communication protocols: ANSI C12.18, ANSI C12.21, ANSI C12.22. - Local communication to Honeywell smart meters via meter’s optical port using Bluetooth. - Remote communication to Honeywell smart meters: - IPv4 for meter equipped with WAN interface (e.g., cellular modem). - IPv6 for meters connected via SynergyNet® mesh network. Meter readings: store, view, manage - View and manage list of meter readings generated by the app. - Open a stored meter readings and display all meter data in a comprehensive set of meter views. - Capture and associate meter photo to a reading (when the reading is performed over optical port). - Capture and associate meter location to a reading (when the reading is performed over optical port). Synchronize to Metercat Server via secure HTTPS interface, upon successful authentication: - Metercat Server sends to the app the data/settings authorized to the user by the Connexo FieldSense administrator (e.g., authorized functions, authorized meter programs, phone book entries, etc.). - MeterSense sends to the server the meter readings, meter locations/photos, audits logs and any other data generated by the app during operation in the field. Extensive library of meter functions - Support extensive library of functions for Honeywell meters. Integrated HTML Help - App >Help offers detailed information on app functionality and useful reference documentation for Honeywell smart-meters.

About

TESCO Test Board

Features
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T3 Turbo Tester – professional mobile application for testing and verification of single-phase and three-phase electricity meters using the original T3 Turbo Tester hardware. Key features: - WiFi connecion to the T3 testboard - Testing of electronic meters (active/reactive energy, different accuracy classes) - Multiple testing modes, single-step, sequences. - Sequence customization - Storing test results to T3 testboard internal database - Built-in meter database - Test report generation (PDF and CSV) Designed for energy suppliers, meter testing laboratories and certified installers. Works exclusively with original T3 Turbo Tester hardware. - has demonstration mode to use without real hardware, user: demo1, board IP: 192.168.0.1

Screenshots

FieldSense MeterSense4 screens
TESCO Test Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

FieldSense MeterSense and TESCO Test Board are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

FieldSense MeterSense ships an update every 3 months, TESCO Test Board every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FieldSense MeterSense versus TESCO Test Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFieldSense MeterSenseTESCO Test Board
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.315.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHoneywell International, Inc.TESCO-The Eastern Specialty Company

In-app purchases

None

FieldSense MeterSense

No in-app purchases

None

TESCO Test Board

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FieldSense MeterSense free?
FieldSense MeterSense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TESCO Test Board free?
TESCO Test Board is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FieldSense MeterSense or TESCO Test Board have ads?
Neither FieldSense MeterSense nor TESCO Test Board shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FieldSense MeterSense or TESCO Test Board?
FieldSense MeterSense ships an update every 3 months, and TESCO Test Board every 2 months. Most recently, FieldSense MeterSense was updated on October 1, 2026 and TESCO Test Board on October 28, 2026.

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