Comparison

Meter Readings vs Edifito

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

Head to head
About

Meter Readings

Easily track your home's energy and water consumption to identify potential savings. Visualize usage and costs with detailed graphs and compare them against historical data. The app supports various meter types and offers advanced features for detailed analysis.

Highlights
  • Monitor multiple utility meters
  • Track usage and costs
  • Visualize data with graphs
  • Compare current vs. historical usage
  • Set local reminders
  • Export data to CSV
  • Backup and sync data
Features
Currently charting
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Apple's iPad APP OF THE WEEK (UK and Ireland), March 2011 AppStore Rewind 2011, one of Apple's favourite iPhone finance apps of 2011 (UK and Ireland) Closely monitor your household energy and water usage and the chances are you will SAVE MONEY! This useful application makes it easy to monitor your household utility meters. Once you start entering readings, your usage, costs and savings are calculated and displayed in easy to visualise graphs. KEY FEATURES - Monitor up to five separate meters, e.g. electricity, gas, water, solar ... etc - Quick entry of readings, as often as you like - Use the rear-facing torch/flashlight when reading your meters (if your device has one) - Local reminders so you don't forget to enter your readings - Displays usage and costs for the latest readings period, and compares this with your average or previous year - Plots graphs of usage and costs per day, week, month, quarter or year, so that you can visualise changes over time, e.g. against the previous year - Multiple colour themes (black, red, blue, green ... etc) - Import historical readings from a CSV file - Backup your data and sync it between devices by email, AirDrop, Dropbox or iCloud - Export your readings as a CSV file for easy import into a spreadsheet - Universal app, works on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad METERS, CURRENCY AND RATES - User configurable units, so the app could be used for other types of measurement - Support for meters that count up (e.g. electricity, gas, water ... etc) or down (e.g. oil) - Uses the currency from your device's region setting, but you can override this per meter (e.g. for holiday homes) - Handles a wide range of rates and charges, e.g. fixed or time based rates, per-unit rates, stepped rates for up to 12 levels, Economy 7/10, time of day meters ... etc BILLS - Check your bills by comparing any pair of readings (e.g. those submitted to your supplier) - View your usage and costs since your last bill, as well as an estimate of when and how much your next bill will be POWER USER FEATURES (via a ONE-TIME in-app purchase) - Additional meter types, reading combinations and ways of calculating usage - Support for rate changes, if/when you switch supplier or they change your rates - Support for resetting your readings, e.g. if you get a replacement meter - Automatic backups to iCloud PRO USER FEATURES (via a ONE-TIME in-app purchase) - Removes the restriction on meter numbers, e.g. for landlords, businesses and professionals SUPPORT Please use the link to my support page from the AppStore page or from the app itself (or simply go to http://grahamhaley.co.uk/meters/. Alternatively, contact me directly via my support pages and you will get a quick response.

About

Edifito

Manage your condominium or building with ease. Access important information, track common expenses, make online payments, and reserve shared spaces. Send invitations to visitors quickly and efficiently.

Highlights
  • Consult common expenses
  • Track expenses
  • Online payments
  • Manage common space reservations
  • Send visitor invitations
Features
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Edifito App es la aplicación perfecta para los residentes de condominios o edificios. Con Edifito App, tendrás acceso rápido a toda la información importante de tu condominio: podrás consultar y hacer seguimiento de los gastos comunes, realizar pagos online, gestionar reservas de espacios comunes y enviar invitaciones a tus visitas de forma sencilla y ágil.

Screenshots

Meter Readings4 screens
Edifito4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meter Readings at 96% against Edifito's 17%. Meter Readings also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and chart position (#139 vs unranked). Edifito's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Edifito is free to download; Meter Readings costs $0.99 up front. Meter Readings sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Edifito asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meter Readings holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meter Readings has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Meter Readings's written reviews are positive against 17% of Edifito's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Meter Readings versus Edifito: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeter ReadingsEdifito
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews — better17.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#139 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraham HaleyGonzalo Cortes

Customer experience

Meter Readings

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.6%

Edifito

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive17.0%
Neutral9.4%
Negative73.6%

Bugs and requests

Meter Readings

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Prices and measurements displayed incorrectly
  • Complicated to use, unless you have a post-graduate degree

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add ability to show power in and power out on same graph for heat pump efficiency
  • Add camera support to capture meter readings
  • Improve export to Excel functionality
  • Add support for cubic feet to kWh conversion for gas meters
  • Add ability to view data in landscape mode with longer time frame
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  • Add feature to compute utility consumption per unit (e.g. water per rental unit)
  • Increase number of digits to support larger meter readings

Edifito

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Meter Readings

One-time2
  • Power User$0.49
  • Pro User$4.99
None

Edifito

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meter Readings free?
Meter Readings costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Edifito free?
Edifito is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Meter Readings or Edifito?
Meter Readings is rated higher. Meter Readings averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Edifito averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Meter Readings or Edifito have ads?
Neither Meter Readings nor Edifito shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meter Readings or Edifito?
Meter Readings ships an update every 2 months, and Edifito every 2 months. Most recently, Meter Readings was updated on October 23, 2026 and Edifito on October 22, 2026.

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