Meter Reading vs iMeter Reader

Tired of surprise utility bills? Meter Reading is the simple utility tracker for your electric, natural gas and water meters. Scan or type your meter readings, see what your usage costs so far, and know before the utility bill arrives whether you are on track or heading for a higher bill. No spreadsheets, no account, no hassle. SCAN YOUR METER IN SECONDS Point your camera at the meter and the app reads the numbers for you, right on your device. Works with digital displays and number wheels on electric, gas and water meters. Older dial meters? Type or speak the reading instead. YOUR UNITS, YOUR WAY kWh, CCF and gallons are preset for US meters. Therms, cubic feet or anything else you can type in yourself, for every meter. Gas meters in cubic meters can be converted to kWh automatically. KNOW YOUR UTILITY BILL BEFORE IT ARRIVES Enter your rate plan: price per kWh, base charge and monthly payments. The app does the math: costs to date, a forecast for the whole year and the expected credit or balance due. Tiered rates, rate changes and a plan comparison are built in, and a reminder tells you before your contract term ends. DASHBOARD: EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE Every meter gets its own dashboard: current reading, this year's usage with forecast, monthly trend, comparison with last year, a heatmap across all years and automatic insights when your usage looks unusual. Pick the cards you want and put them in your order. SOLAR, NET METERING AND HEAT PUMPS Virtual meters calculate what no single meter shows: how much solar power you use yourself, how much you send back to the grid and how much you buy from your utility. Start from a template (solar with grid export, solar with self-consumption, solar with heat pump) or write your own formula. Enter your export credit rate to see what your solar earns, and the heat pump meter shows your seasonal performance factor. BUILT FOR HOMEOWNERS, RENTERS AND LANDLORDS Manage multiple homes, rental units and properties, assign meters to each one and read all meters of a property in one go. Print a QR code for every meter and open the right one with a scan. Create annual statements and utility cost statements for your tenants as PDF. NEVER MISS A READING Set reminders for each meter: daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly. Add up to four photos, notes and tags to every reading, and mark the readings you have reported to your utility. SEE HOW WEATHER DRIVES YOUR BILL Outdoor temperature, rain and sunshine hours right next to your usage. Find out how much a heat wave or a cold snap really costs you in heating and cooling. IMPORT, EXPORT, BACKUP CSV import and export for readings, rate plans, payments and gas conversions. PDF reports to share. Back up your data to a file, with a reminder. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your readings and rate plans stay on your device. No sign-up, no account, no cloud required. Light and dark mode, for iPhone and iPad, in 30 languages. FREE, NO SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Every feature is free. Premium only removes the ads and supports further development. SUPPORTED METERS • Electric meters, including time-of-use (peak/off-peak) and multi-rate meters • Bidirectional net meters for solar, also with multiple rates • Solar production meters and grid export meters • Plug-in energy monitors and prepaid electric meters with balance forecast • Heat pump meters with seasonal performance factor, district heating meters • Natural gas meters, heating oil tanks and pellet heating • Water meters, irrigation and sprinkler submeters (excluded from sewer charges) • Virtual meters with your own formula Whether you own, rent or manage properties: Meter Reading helps you understand your electricity usage and lower your utility bills. Download for free today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

iMeter Reader is the smart way to track your electricity, gas, and water meters. Add a meter, scan readings with the camera, and see exactly how much energy you use — and what it costs you. Energy contracts are optional add-ons you attach to a meter for full tariff tracking. Whether you rent, own your home, or share a flat, iMeter Reader helps you document meter readings consistently, avoid surprise back-payments, and spot unusual consumption spikes early. — WHAT iMETER READER DOES — • AI METER SCANNING Point your camera at the meter display and the reading is captured automatically. It runs on your device first — instant, offline, and private. When a meter is hard to read, optional cloud AI steps in for a confident result. Works with analog (Ferraris), digital, and smart meters. • ELECTRICITY, GAS & WATER Track electricity and gas meters — and hot and cold water meters too. Single- and dual-tariff (day/night) electricity meters are supported. Manage your main home, holiday flat, small business or heat pump meter, all in parallel. • AI ASSISTANT Ask the built-in AI assistant questions about your meters, contracts, bills, and consumption in plain language. • UPLOAD OR PHOTOGRAPH A CONTRACT OR INVOICE Upload a PDF — or photograph a paper contract or bill — and AI fills the form for you. iMeter Reader automatically detects whether the document is a contract or an invoice, then extracts tariff name, provider, base price, price per kWh, annual consumption, monthly payment, contract length, notice period, price guarantees, and sign-up bonuses. • RUNNING COSTS & USAGE PER CONTRACT The meter comes first — add a contract whenever you like. iMeter Reader then tracks the consumption inside the contract period, recalculated automatically each time you add a reading dated within it. Enter your prices and it shows your accumulated running costs and total usage to date — and reminds you before the contract ends or a price guarantee expires. • EMAIL YOUR PROVIDER Need to contact your energy provider? If they're listed in the app you can email them directly; if not, start from a built-in template. When your contract details (provider, meter number) and your saved profile address are filled in, they're placed into the email automatically — you just check it and send from your own device. It all happens locally, so your data stays private. • USAGE ANALYSIS & CHARTS Generate bar, line, or area charts per meter. Compare months and spot seasonal patterns at a glance. • READING REMINDERS Set weekly, bi-weekly, or every-4-weeks reminders. • ELECTRICITY & GAS TARIFF COMPARISON — PER METER Compare tariffs for a specific meter without leaving the app, powered by CHECK24 (Germany) — no account needed. Open it from the meter or its usage chart: the postal code and an annual consumption estimate come from that meter, and ten common filters start with a pre-set selection you can change, clear or reset. Filters are saved per meter on your device. Loads only with your explicit consent. • PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Readings stored locally — AI features opt-in only. No forced sign-up, no ads, no background tracking. Optional AI features and the tariff comparison use the cloud only with your explicit consent — everything else runs locally. **Manage your devices** in Settings — see where iMeter Reader is installed and sign out remotely. Anonymous usage statistics (counts only) can be turned off any time in Settings. — WHO IT'S FOR — • Renters who want to check utility bills • Homeowners with heat pumps or solar PV • Flatshares with shared electricity, gas, or water meters • Small businesses and home offices • Anyone planning to switch providers who needs reliable usage data — ACCESSIBILITY & LANGUAGES — iMeter Reader is available in English, German, Arabic, and Turkish — including full RTL layout for Arabic. Dynamic font sizes, high contrast, and system dark mode are built in.