Comparison

pixometer vs HB

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

Head to head
About

pixometer

Easily track your energy consumption by scanning your meter with your phone's camera. The app reads the meter aloud and allows you to save readings with date, time, and photo proof. Understand your usage patterns and share data with family for collaborative energy management.

Highlights
  • Scan meter readings with phone camera
  • Reads meter results aloud
  • Save readings with date, time, and photo proof
  • Edit example meters in the portal
  • Sync data across multiple devices
  • Supports mechanical and digital LCD meters
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Understand your energy usage with pixometer With our pixometer App, you’ll get a grasp of your energy usage. Scan your meter using the camera of your mobile device – just as simple as a barcode. pixometer will even read the result to you aloud. Register a free pixometer account so you can edit the provided example meters in the pixometer portal (https://pixometer.io/portal/) to match your actual meters. In this way you can also save all your readings with date, time and a photo proof. You can use the same account on multiple devices to get synced data. Sharing an account with your family makes everyone participate. When scanning your meter with the pixometer app on a regular basis, you’ll soon get an understanding of your energy usage. You can also use the app to snap your meter reading if your tariff is about to change or if you need a proof for other reasons. The pixometer app recognizes mechanical counters (single and double tariff) as well as digital LCD meters. If the scan mode does not automatically snap a picture, tap the capture button to take a picture and enter the reading manually. Our algorithms will learn from all saved images (anonymously) so that the next update will deliver improved recognition performance.

About

HB

Track and analyze the consumption and costs of various meters, including electricity, gas, and water. Avoid unexpected bills by identifying high usage early. Visualize data with charts and export reports.

Highlights
  • Track electricity, gas, water, and other meters
  • Visualize consumption with graphs
  • Manage unlimited meters per type
  • Attach photos and documents to meters
  • CSV/Excel import and export
  • Generate PDF reports
  • Backup and auto-backup data
Features
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Überwachen sie den Verbrauch und die Kosten folgender Zählerarten: - Stromzähler - Gaszähler - Wasserzähler - Heizölzähler - PV-Anlage - Mini-Solar Rückwärtszähler - Betriebsstundenzähler - Positiv-Zähler (z.B.Photovoltaik) - Abwärts-Zähler (z.B. Füllstände) - virtueller Zähler - Sonstige Zähler - Sensor (nicht kumulierte Werte) Vermeiden Sie Überraschungen bei der Jahresabrechnung ! Erkennen Sie rechtzeitig hohe Verbräuche ! Meine Empfehlung ist 1 x pro Woche die Zählerstände eintragen und man bekommt schnell eine Übersicht über die Kosten und den Verbrauch eines Zählers, als Text und Grafik dargestellt. Features: - Es können für jede Zählerart beliebig viele Zähler angelegt werden. - Erstellen von Objekten und Einheiten zur Zählerzuordnung. - Grafische Zähler-Übersicht aller Zähler mit Verbrauch: 6 Monate, 12 Monate, Alle Daten. - Zähler mit Zählerfoto und bis zu 4 Foto- oder PDF-Dokumenten. - Unbegrenzte Anzahl an Dokumenten pro Zähler verwalten. - Trendgrafik der letzten 10 Verbrauchswerte in Zählerstandverwaltung. - Bei Gaszähler Angabe vom m3 -> KWH Faktor für Kostenrechnung. - Stromzähler für Ein- und Zweitarifzähler (Hoch- und Niedrigtarifzähler). - Positiv-Zähler, z.B. für Einspeisung (Einnahmen). - PV-Zähler für Bezug, Ertrag, Einspeisung, Eigenverbrauch, Einsparung. - Virtuelle Zähler (enthalten Ergebnisse mehrerer Zähler durch addition oder subtraktion) - Speicherung Tageshöchsttemperatur bei Zählerstandeingabe (Automat.Temperaturermittlung vom Wetterdienst möglich) - Automatisches Kameralicht bei Zählerstandablesung möglich. - Zählerstand-Foto erstellen/speichern bei Zählerstandablesung. - Zählerstand-Eingabe per Sprache (Freischaltung per InApp-Kauf) - Terminverwaltung mit Erinnerungen und Wiederholungen. - CSV-Import -Export / Excelformat - Statistik: Alle Daten / Jahr / Monat / Abrechn.Zeitraum, als Text und zoombare Grafik (Fläche-, Linien- und Balkendiagramm) - Statistik einer ganzen Einheit oder eines Objektes. - PDF-Berichtserstellung mit Mailversand. - Backup und Autobackup der Daten Lokal und in iCloud. - Tarif-Simulation, Tarif Verlauf. - Tarifcheck mit aktuellen Verbrauchswerten durch Check24. In der Lite-Version sind 10 Zählerstände pro Zähler speicherbar, was zum testen der APP ausreicht. Wenn die App gefällt, wäre ich für eine (positive) BEWERTUNG sehr dankbar. Aktuelles und FAQs zu Standardfragen sind auf der Homepage verfügbar. Endbenutzer-Lizenzvertrag (EULA) :https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Datenschutzerklärung:http://www.hb-mobilesoft.com/datenschutzerklaerung

Screenshots

pixometer4 screens
HB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HB at 100% against pixometer's 50%. HB also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). pixometer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. HB sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. pixometer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HB holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of pixometer's written reviews are positive against 100% of HB's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pixometer ships an update every 3 months, HB weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
pixometer versus HB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpixometerHB
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperpixolusBernhard Halbauer

Customer experience

pixometer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative36.7%

HB

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

pixometer

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

HB

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Version$3.991 Year
One-time3
  • Freischaltung Spracheingabe$1.99
  • Entwickler unterstützen$2.99
  • Activation of the full version$6.99

Questions

Is pixometer free?
pixometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HB free?
HB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, pixometer or HB?
HB is rated higher. pixometer averages 1.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while HB averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do pixometer or HB have ads?
Neither pixometer nor HB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pixometer or HB?
pixometer ships an update every 3 months, and HB weekly. Most recently, pixometer was updated on November 1, 2026 and HB on November 6, 2026.

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