Comparison

MeterMate Smart vs Tapz App

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

Head to head

MeterMate Smart

Smart Metering Assistant

Tapz Payments

About

MeterMate Smart

Features

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MeterMate Smart is an energy (Water, Gas and Electricity)-based management assistant that provides online payment and inquiry services such as STS prepaid vouchers and postpaid energy bills. It mainly serves residential users and for the residential users to bind their energy devices and pay for their energy prepaid and postpaid bills online and also view energy bills and energy consumption trends to meet the comprehensive and personalized energy service needs of residential users.

About

Tapz App

Features

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Tapz is an application for tipping car guards and other service workers in South Africa. Key features: . QR code scanning for payments . Digital wallet for card saving . Detailed Transaction history for transparency . Secure authentication

Screenshots

MeterMate Smart4 screens

Tapz App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tapz App at daily against MeterMate Smart's every 8 months. MeterMate Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 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

MeterMate Smart ships an update every 8 months, Tapz App daily. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

MeterMate Smart versus Tapz App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	MeterMate Smart	Tapz App
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 8 months	Daily — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	15.6
Further details — not scored
Size	42 MB	50 MB
Age rating	17+	4+
Developer	Meter Mate Metering Pty Ltd	Hannah Mathu

In-app purchases

None

MeterMate Smart

No in-app purchases

None

Tapz App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MeterMate Smart free?

MeterMate Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Tapz App free?

Tapz App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do MeterMate Smart or Tapz App have ads?

Neither MeterMate Smart nor Tapz App shows ads.

Which is updated more often, MeterMate Smart or Tapz App?

MeterMate Smart ships an update every 8 months, and Tapz App daily. Most recently, MeterMate Smart was updated on October 11, 2026 and Tapz App on September 28, 2026.