Comparison

pixometer vs MeterCollect Ablese

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

MeterCollect Ablese

Easily capture meter readings for gas, water, electricity, and heat using your mobile device. Digitize consumption data for efficient annual billing and seamless transfer to relevant companies in the housing and energy sectors.

Highlights
  • Mobile meter data capture
  • Scan and photograph readings
  • Automatic data import
  • Centralized data management
  • Digital data transfer
  • Streamlined annual billing
Features
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MeterCollect – Mobile Zählerdatenerfassung Abschreiben war gestern, so geht Jahresabrechnung heute! Mit der MeterCollect Ablese-App können Hausverwalter und Ablesebeauftrage ganz einfach Verbrauchsdaten von Gas, Wasser, Strom, Wärme mobil erfassen. Einfach die App installieren und die gewünschten Zählerdaten per Mobilgerät abfotografieren, scannen und bequem digital übertragen. Die eingelesenen Zählerstände werden automatisch in das von MeterCollect zur Verfügung gestellte Dispositionsportal importiert, synchronisiert und zentral verwaltet. Die digitalisierten Daten können so einfach und schnell an die beteiligten Unternehmen aus Wohnungs- und Energiewirtschaft übermittelt werden. MeterCollect ist mit Ablese-App und Dispositionsportal eine digitale Lösung, um das Einlesen und Weiterverarbeiten von Zählerständen für Energieversorger, Wohnungswirtschaft und Wärmemessdienstleister deutlich zu vereinfachen und zu beschleunigen.

Screenshots

pixometer4 screens
MeterCollect Ablese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MeterCollect Ablese at 100% against pixometer's 50%. pixometer's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pixometer ships an update every 3 months, MeterCollect Ablese every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
pixometer versus MeterCollect Ablese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpixometerMeterCollect Ablese
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpixolus GmbHFirst Financial Software GmbH

Customer experience

pixometer

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

MeterCollect Ablese

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

pixometer

No in-app purchases

None

MeterCollect Ablese

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is pixometer free?
pixometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MeterCollect Ablese free?
MeterCollect Ablese is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do pixometer or MeterCollect Ablese have ads?
Neither pixometer nor MeterCollect Ablese shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pixometer or MeterCollect Ablese?
pixometer ships an update every 3 months, and MeterCollect Ablese every 2 months. Most recently, pixometer was updated on June 10, 2026 and MeterCollect Ablese on August 16, 2026.

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