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Electricity

See your usage between bills, not after them.

Readings that add up to a picture.

Log readings for one or more meters and watch consumption take shape, instead of waiting for a bill to explain what happened.

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The problem

A meter reading on its own says nothing. Usage is the difference between two readings, and that difference stays invisible unless somebody keeps the history — which is why the bill is usually the first news.

The approach

LifeRoster keeps a reading series per meter. Because consecutive readings are stored with their dates, consumption between them follows directly, and a chart of usage over time comes for free.

What it does

Key capabilities

Everything listed here is built and in use in Electricity today.

  • Multiple meters

    Track one meter or several, each with its own reading series and detail screen.

  • Consumption chart

    A per-meter chart showing how usage moves across the readings you have logged.

  • Reading and bill history

    The full series behind the chart, browsable as a list.

  • Linked documents

    Point a document in the vault at a meter and it appears on that meter's screen — the paper bill and the readings it covers, in the same place.

  • Meter state

    Mark a meter as running or stopped, so a disconnected or seasonal meter stops distorting the picture without being deleted.

  • Folders and export

    File meters into your own categories, and export a report as a PDF choosing which meters and how much history to include.

In practice

A typical workflow

Step through it — each step shows where you are in the flow.

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Read the meter

Usage is worked out from your readings rather than stored beside them. Correct a mistyped reading and every figure around it corrects itself.

Pictures on this record

Photograph the meter face with the reading. It takes a second at the meter and settles any later argument about whether a digit was misread — which is the whole problem with a number typed from memory in a dark stairwell.

How capture and scanning work
Details

What it is like to live with

The things that decide whether a module still helps after a year of real use.

On a phone

Meters are read where they are installed, often in a cupboard or a stairwell. The entry sheet is a single numeric field with a large keypad, and it works with no connection at all.

Your data

Meter records stay private to your account — encrypted on your device and protected while syncing. LifeRoster does not connect to your utility provider; readings are the ones you enter.

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Good to know

  • Track one meter or several, each with its own history and chart.
  • A meter with logged readings refuses deletion, so a series is never lost by accident.
  • Units used per month feed the usage report, next to the distance you drove.
  • The assistant understands a spoken or typed meter reading with no connection at all.

Try Electricity in LifeRoster.

Open the app on web, Android or iOS. Everything works offline, and syncs when you are back online.

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