Comparison

Prepaid Meter vs NINAuth

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

Head to head
About

Prepaid Meter

Monitor your energy, water, and fuel usage in real-time. Remotely recharge your prepaid meter without needing to enter tokens directly.

Highlights
  • Real-time consumption monitoring
  • Energy, water, and fuel tracking
  • Remote prepaid meter recharging
  • Tokenless meter top-ups
  • Usage analytics
Features
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This application lets you see and monitor your energy, water, and fuel consumptions in real-time, and also helps you to remotely recharge your prepaid meter without any stress of typing tokens into the meter directly.

About

NINAuth

Securely verify, manage, and protect your digital identity using your National Identity Number. This app offers a user-friendly and seamless experience for on-the-go identity management.

Highlights
  • Digital identity verification
  • Identity management
  • Secure identity protection
  • National Identity Number integration
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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NINAuth is your official digital companion for verifying, managing, and protecting your identity with ease. Designed to work with your National Identity Number (NIN), NINAuth provides a seamless, secure, and user-friendly way to handle digital identification on the go.

Screenshots

Prepaid Meter4 screens
NINAuth3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NINAuth at 4.7 against Prepaid Meter's 2.2. NINAuth also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 20%) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NINAuth holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NINAuth has 5.6K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Prepaid Meter's written reviews are positive against 58% of NINAuth's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prepaid Meter ships an update monthly, NINAuth every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Prepaid Meter versus NINAuth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrepaid MeterNINAuth
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (6 ratings)4.7 (5.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews57.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings65.6K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB70 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperIOBOTECH LIMITEDNational Identity Management Commission

Customer experience

Prepaid Meter

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

NINAuth

All ratings4,524 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative36.8%

Bugs and requests

Prepaid Meter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

NINAuth

Reported bugs

57 issues
  • Cannot download front and back of ID
  • Verification complete but unable to create PIN
  • Cannot take a selfie
  • Face verification fails
  • Unable to create PIN
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  • Cannot link or delink phone number
  • Old phone number not reflected after removal
  • Names arranged wrong, cannot correct
  • Verification is very difficult
  • Facial authentication kept failing
  • Cannot delink unauthorized number
  • Cannot link a new number
  • Face verification not working for months
  • Cannot sign up for months
  • Photo verification and lighting error message
  • Cannot upload supporting documents to verify address
  • Email confirmation code not sent
  • App stops responding during sign up
  • Facial recognition not working
  • Cannot log in most times
  • Cannot update phone number
  • Phone number OTPs not being sent
  • Address update not reflected
  • Trust index cannot be updated
  • Link ID option missing
  • App goes straight to face verification which never works
  • Login recognition fails after first use
  • Forgot password using facial recognition fails
  • Face verification error: 'NO ENROLLED USER FOUND'
  • App requests well-lit room even in daylight
  • Selfie capture not working
  • App shows only NIN, no other options
  • Cannot get past picture phase
  • App not responding
  • Signing up does not work
  • Authentication does not get past error
  • App malfunction
  • New application is malfunction
  • Virtual NIN not available
  • Cannot use it and verify anything
  • PIN creation fails
  • Unable to update details
  • Tax ID info no longer available
  • Slip download no longer available
  • Phone number starting with 0702 not recognized
  • App has syntax errors
  • App is a complete mess
  • App is not working
  • App is very rubbish
  • App is not functional
  • App is buggy
  • App is not responding
  • Signing up does not work
  • App was created to be downloaded but not used
  • Cannot upload supporting documents
  • Email confirmation not sent
  • Clueless developer

Requested features

10 requests
  • Allow users to update their details
  • Make services available when needed
  • Allow adding international phone numbers
  • Option to correct names
  • Add option to download E-ID card
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  • Incorporate all NIMC services into one application
  • Option to link address
  • Option to add phone numbers
  • Virtual NIN card functionality
  • Provision for virtual NIN

In-app purchases

None

Prepaid Meter

No in-app purchases

None

NINAuth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prepaid Meter free?
Prepaid Meter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NINAuth free?
NINAuth is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prepaid Meter or NINAuth?
NINAuth is rated higher. Prepaid Meter averages 2.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while NINAuth averages 4.7 from 5.6K ratings.
Do Prepaid Meter or NINAuth have ads?
Neither Prepaid Meter nor NINAuth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prepaid Meter or NINAuth?
Prepaid Meter ships an update monthly, and NINAuth every 3 weeks. Most recently, Prepaid Meter was updated on November 3, 2026 and NINAuth on November 5, 2026.

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