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Notchrow: Meter Log

Log electric and water readings. See use and your price estimate. Not a bill.

Notchrow: Meter Log

What it does

Homes and meters

Add a home, then add meters to it. An electric meter can have one register or a day and night pair. A water meter has one register. Each meter stores the unit, the price per unit, and an optional standing charge per day. You type those prices. Notchrow does not look up a tariff and does not connect to a supplier.

Logging a reading

Open a meter and enter the date and the number you see. Registers are expected to go up. If the new number is lower, mark the meter as replaced. A replacement starts a new baseline and does not treat the gap as use. A short note is optional.

The estimate

For a dual electric meter, day use and night use are priced separately. The standing charge is the daily amount times the days in the interval. Each part is rounded to the currency's usual fraction before the parts are added. The home total adds the latest interval on each meter. The screen says this is not a bill.

The included sample uses US dollars. From 2 October 2026 to 2 November 2026 is 31 days. Day use 114.6 kWh at 0.28 is 32.09. Night use 77.4 kWh at 0.14 is 10.84. Standing charge 31 days at 0.45 is 13.95. The electric estimate is 56.88. Water use 3.575 cubic metres at 1.85 is 6.61. The home total is 63.49. These are sample prices, not your tariff. Replace them.

The included sample uses US dollars. From 2 October 2026 to 2 November 2026 is 31 days. Day use 114.6 kWh at 0.28 is 32.09. Night use 77.4 kWh at 0.14 is 10.84. Standing charge 31 days at 0.45 is 13.95. The electric estimate is 56.88. Water use 3.575 cubic metres at 1.85 is 6.61. The home total is 63.49. These are sample prices, not your tariff. Replace them.

History and the chart

The meter screen charts recent intervals and lists the day, night, and standing parts. History shows every interval for the home, newest first, and can filter by meter.

Reminders

Choose one day of the month or an every-few-days rhythm. The reminder is a local notification on this phone. It does not read the meter. If you deny notification permission, logging still works.

From the running app

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How a session works

Notchrow is a household meter log for Android. You type the number on an electric or water meter. The app keeps the previous reading, works out the use for that interval, and shows a price estimate from prices you entered. The estimate is not a utility bill.

Homes and meters Add a home, then add meters to it. An electric meter can have one register or a day and night pair. A water meter has one register. Each meter stores the unit, the price per unit, and an optional standing charge per day. You type those prices. Notchrow does not look up a tariff and does not connect to a supplier.

Logging a reading Open a meter and enter the date and the number you see. Registers are expected to go up. If the new number is lower, mark the meter as replaced. A replacement starts a new baseline and does not treat the gap as use. A short note is optional.

The estimate For a dual electric meter, day use and night use are priced separately. The standing charge is the daily amount times the days in the interval. Each part is rounded to the currency's usual fraction before the parts are added. The home total adds the latest interval on each meter. The screen says this is not a bill.

Questions

Does Notchrow need an account?

No. Homes, meters, and readings stay in a private file on this phone. There is no sign-in.

Is the estimate a bill?

No. It uses the prices you type. The screen says it is not a bill, and it does not promise to match an invoice.

What stays free?

One home you created and two meters you created. History, charts, reminders, and estimates are included. The sample home does not count toward that limit.

What does the one-time purchase add?

notchrow_more_meters raises the limit to six homes and twenty-four meters and unlocks CSV export. It is not a subscription. Google Play shows the price.

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