Comparison

Meter Readings vs CashWise

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

CashWise

Easily track your spending and income with this cash-book style finance app. Organize your finances into categories, view detailed breakdowns, and generate monthly statements. Upgrade for advanced features like annual statements and CSV imports.

Highlights
  • Cash-book style expense tracking
  • Categorize and break down spending
  • Generate monthly PDF statements
  • Secure encrypted vault
  • Export and import financial data
  • Demonstration mode for trying Pro features
Features
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CashWise is an easy-to-use cash-book style app, designed to help you look after your money with minimal fuss. Simply record what you spend when you spend it, and CashWise will keep track of how much money you have left. Keep track of the cash in your pocket, your savings or your debt, in any currency. CATEGORIES Get super-organised by arranging your finances into categories, then view or print them with summary totals and pie charts. BREAKDOWN A detailed breakdown lets you quickly see what you have spent money on. And with a quick search, you can view and change any transaction. STATEMENTS View and send monthly PDF statements by email, or upgrade to CashWise Pro (via a single in-app purchase) to produce annual statements and print directly to an AirPrint enabled printer. EXPORT & IMPORT Export all your financial information whenever you want, or Go Pro for the ability to export your data on a monthly or annual basis and import data from CSV files. SECURITY Your financial details are kept safe in an encrypted vault using state-of-the-art 256-bit AES encryption, simply set a passcode to restrict access. FREE vs PRO CashWise is a free app, and all the basic features will remain free forever - that is a promise. Go Pro and you can unlock all the Pro features with a single in-app purchase to: • Manage your money across several accounts at once (one account is included free). • Create recurring transactions. • Completely customise your categories (built-in categories are included free). • View an annual breakdown of your transactions (monthly breakdown is included free). • Export your financial data on a monthly or annual basis (full export is included free). • Import data from CSV files. • Produce annual PDF statements (monthly statements are included free) • Print a statement direct to an AirPrint enabled printer (emailing statements is included free) • Turn off adverts. TRY-BEFORE-YOU-BUY Try all the Pro features for free before you upgrade by using the built-in 'demonstration mode'. This also lets you show off CashWise to others without revealing your finances. NEED HELP? If you need help or want to make a suggestion, just drop us an email and we'll do our best — BeCashWise.com/Help - Be CashWise

Screenshots

Meter Readings4 screens
CashWise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CashWise at Free against Meter Readings's $0.99. CashWise also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Meter Readings's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (96% vs 77%). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CashWise is free to download; Meter Readings costs $0.99 up front. Meter Readings sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and CashWise sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CashWise holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 96% of Meter Readings's written reviews are positive against 77% of CashWise's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meter Readings ships an update every 2 months, CashWise every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Meter Readings versus CashWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeter ReadingsCashWise
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (6 ratings)4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews — better76.9% of reviews
Number of ratings69 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#152 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraham HaleyAdam Wasiak

Customer experience

Meter Readings

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

CashWise

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

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

CashWise

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
1 purchases

CashWise

One-time1
  • CashWise Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Meter Readings free?
Meter Readings costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is CashWise free?
CashWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Meter Readings or CashWise?
CashWise is rated higher. Meter Readings averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while CashWise averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Meter Readings or CashWise have ads?
CashWise shows ads; Meter Readings does not.
Which is updated more often, Meter Readings or CashWise?
Meter Readings ships an update every 2 months, and CashWise every 5 months. Most recently, Meter Readings was updated on October 19, 2026 and CashWise on October 4, 2026.

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