Flir Meterlink vs PMI View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flir Meterlink
Connect multiple compatible meters simultaneously to monitor electrical and environmental conditions. Stream and record video from a videoscope, generate custom PDF reports, and receive text notifications for critical events. Data is presented in real-time graphical and numerical formats.
- Simultaneous meter monitoring
- Wi-Fi connectivity with VS80 Videoscope
- Create custom PDF reports
- Real-time graphical and numerical data
- Text notifications for alerts
- FLIR Ignite Cloud compatibility
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The Flir Meterlink mobile app allows you to connect up to seven compatible Flir meters, enabling simultaneous monitoring of various electrical and environmental conditions.In addition, it can connect via Wi-Fi with VS80 Videoscope for streaming and recording. Key Features: · Compare log files · Create detailed, custom PDF reports · Adjust dark/light display mode options · Enable text notifications for low battery, disconnected meters, or alarm events · Connect to VS80 videoscope for video streaming and recording · And many more A user-friendly dashboard provides both graphical and numerical representations of measurement data in real time, including minimum, maximum, and average values. The app is also compatible with FLIR Ignite Cloud software, allowing you to collect, analyze, make decisions, and share your findings efficiently
PMI View
This application provides a platform for viewing and analyzing power quality data from field devices. It allows real-time inspection of waveforms, vector diagrams, harmonics, and meter readings. Recordings can be easily downloaded, inspected, and exported.
- Real-time waveform viewing
- Vector diagram analysis
- Harmonics inspection
- Meter readings
- Downloadable recordings
- Exportable data
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Power Monitors’ PMI View is the premiere way to view and analyze power quality data. PMI View is a powerful platform to collect, analyze, and inspect field devices connected through direct wifi connections or TCP. PMI View allows you to see the live waveforms, vector diagrams, harmonics, and meter readings in real time. Recordings can be downloaded, inspected, and exported with ease. Step into the next generation of power quality software.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PMI View at 5.0 against Flir Meterlink's 4.3. Flir Meterlink's advantage is ratings volume (58 vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PMI View holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flir Meterlink has 58 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flir Meterlink | PMI View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (58 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 242 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Extech Instruments | Power Monitors, Incorporated |
Customer experience
Flir Meterlink
PMI View
In-app purchases
Flir Meterlink
No in-app purchases
PMI View
No in-app purchases
