Comparison

Powertime vs TSUISL Smart Metering

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

Head to head
About

Powertime

Easily purchase prepaid electricity and airtime, and pay municipal bills with a single click. Access your purchase history, view usage graphs, and find energy-saving tips. This app is exclusively for South African meters and networks.

Highlights
  • Prepaid electricity purchase
  • Airtime purchase
  • Municipal bill payment
  • Purchase history
  • Usage graphs
  • Energy saving tips
Features
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Buy Prepaid Electricity, airtime and Pay your bills in 1 click, 24/7, from anywhere. Features: Buy Prepaid Electricity and Airtime Pay municipal bills Purchase History Usage graphs Energy saving tips Only supports South African meters. Supported areas/networks are listed on https://powertime.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201877307-What-are-the-supported-areas-for-prepaid-electricity-vending- Please send your comments and suggestions to support@powertime.co.za.

About

TSUISL Smart Metering

Features
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This application can be used by residents of a society to access 1. View Bills 2. View Energy consumption details 3. View Complaints,Create New Complaints 4. Update your profile, generate and change password etc

Screenshots

Powertime4 screens
TSUISL Smart Metering3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TSUISL Smart Metering at every 6 weeks against Powertime's every 3 months. Powertime's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Powertime ships an update every 3 months, TSUISL Smart Metering every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Powertime versus TSUISL Smart Metering: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowertimeTSUISL Smart Metering
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPowertimeInnologixConsulting

In-app purchases

None

Powertime

No in-app purchases

None

TSUISL Smart Metering

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Powertime free?
Powertime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TSUISL Smart Metering free?
TSUISL Smart Metering is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Powertime or TSUISL Smart Metering have ads?
Neither Powertime nor TSUISL Smart Metering shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Powertime or TSUISL Smart Metering?
Powertime ships an update every 3 months, and TSUISL Smart Metering every 6 weeks. Most recently, Powertime was updated on October 23, 2026 and TSUISL Smart Metering on October 25, 2026.

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