Comparison

Meter Readings vs Scan Receipts

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

Scan Receipts

Features
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Track every project expense — from travel to home renovation. Snap a photo of any receipt, invoice, or document. Our OCR engine instantly extracts amounts, dates, and vendor names — no manual entry needed. Scan QR codes and barcodes to log items in seconds. ORGANIZE BY PROJECT - Create projects for trips, events, renovations, or any goal - Categorize expenses with custom tags - Search expenses by name, category, or notes SMART SCANNING - Receipt and invoice OCR — auto-extract totals, dates, vendors - QR code and barcode scanner built in - Supports fiscal QR formats from multiple countries MULTI-CURRENCY - Support for 150+ world currencies - Record expenses in any currency, per project or globally - Perfect for international travel and remote teams CSV EXPORT - Export expense data to CSV for reporting - Filter exports by project or export everything at once - Share reports with your team or accountant instantly iCLOUD SYNC - Sync your data across devices with iCloud - Your expenses stay up to date everywhere BUILT FOR YOUR LIFE Whether you're managing a business trip, planning a wedding, tracking construction costs, or splitting vacation expenses — organize it all in one place. Pro upgrade available as a one-time purchase to unlock unlimited scans, unlimited categories, ad-free experience, and instant export.

Screenshots

Meter Readings4 screens
Scan Receipts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scan Receipts at Free against Meter Readings's $0.99. Scan Receipts also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Meter Readings's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#152 vs unranked). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meter Readings ships an update every 2 months, Scan Receipts every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Meter Readings versus Scan Receipts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeter ReadingsScan Receipts
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#152 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraham HaleyYingwen Wang

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

Scan Receipts

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

Scan Receipts

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Meter Readings free?
Meter Readings costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Scan Receipts free?
Scan Receipts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Meter Readings or Scan Receipts have ads?
Scan Receipts shows ads; Meter Readings does not.
Which is updated more often, Meter Readings or Scan Receipts?
Meter Readings ships an update every 2 months, and Scan Receipts every 3 days. Most recently, Meter Readings was updated on October 19, 2026 and Scan Receipts on October 16, 2026.

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