Meter Readings vs Cash Predict
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Cash Predict
This app helps you forecast your financial future by planning ahead for expenses and savings. It provides insights into debt payoff timelines, bill payment feasibility, and the impact of financial decisions on your net worth. Focus on future planning rather than past spending.
- Financial future forecasting
- Debt payoff timelines
- Bill payment feasibility
- Savings goal setting
- Recurrent income/expense scheduling
- Bill reminders
- iCloud sync
- Financial simulations
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Know what your money can do next. Cash Predict helps you see your future balance, stay ahead of bills, and plan for the life you want. Start with your current account balances, add your expected income and scheduled payments, and see how your finances could change over the coming months and years. SEE YOUR CASH FLOW AHEAD Forecast daily balances up to one year ahead. See when money is coming in, when bills are due, and where a cash shortfall could appear. Adjust your plan and see the effect on your savings and net worth. EXPLORE UP TO 30 YEARS Future Outlook takes your plan further. Explore projections from 5 to 30 years, adjust inflation, income growth, and savings returns, and see how scheduled commitments ending could affect your future finances. ASK SIRI AND BUILD SHORTCUTS Check account balances, upcoming bills, financial reports, goals, and forecasts. Update balances, record daily spending, and mark scheduled bills as paid or income as received. Test a one-time purchase or monthly income change against your cash flow before changing your plan. Open-ended financial questions require Apple Intelligence on a supported device running iOS 27 or later. UNDERSTAND YOUR FINANCIAL PICTURE See actual versus budgeted totals, recorded net worth progress, and interactive cash flow, savings, and category charts. Get insights about projected shortfalls, emergency savings, debt, and progress toward your goals. KEEP ACCOUNTS AND BILLS ORGANIZED Manage cash, savings, credit cards, debt, and other assets in one place. Set savings goals, schedule recurring income, expenses, and transfers, and choose reminders for upcoming payments. EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS See how a new expense, a pay rise, or a larger savings contribution could change your forecast. Export your one-year budget to your preferred AI app when you want to explore it further. EASY TO START, EASY TO KEEP CURRENT Guided setup helps you create your starting budget. Keep balances updated without connecting your bank. Use widgets for a quick look at your forecast and upcoming bills, and sync your financial records between devices through iCloud. NO ACCOUNT OR BANK LOGIN REQUIRED Your financial records are stored on your devices and synced through iCloud. You choose whether to export them to another app; that service's privacy practices apply when you share. FREE TO USE, OPTIONAL PLUS Use Cash Predict with ads, or choose the optional Plus subscription for an ad-free experience and to support continued development. Plus is an annual auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. It renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://cashpredict.app/privacypolicy.pdf Terms of Service: https://cashpredict.app/termsofservice.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cash Predict at Free against Meter Readings's $0.99. Cash Predict also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (30 vs 6). Meter Readings's advantage is chart position (#153 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Cash Predict is free to download; Meter Readings costs $0.99 up front. Meter Readings sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Cash Predict sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Meter Readings against 4.8 for Cash Predict. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cash Predict has 30 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Meter Readings's written reviews are positive against 92% of Cash Predict's.
Meter Readings ships an update every 2 months, Cash Predict fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meter Readings | Cash Predict |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better | 92.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #153 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Graham Haley | Softgroup Technology LLC |
Customer experience
Meter Readings
Cash Predict
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
Cash Predict
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meter Readings
- Power User$0.49
- Pro User$4.99
Cash Predict
- Plus$9.991 Year
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