⏲️ Meter readings

Meter readings keep track of your consumption of electricity, gas, water or heating – without any paperwork. You create one entry per meter in the household and report the current reading regularly, with a photo as proof if you like. Planbiene calculates the consumption between two readings from that and shows the history as a chart.

Creating a meter

1. Open the Meter readings entry in the menu.
2. Click + Meter in the bar at the bottom.
3. Give it a name, e.g. "Electricity meter basement".
4. Enter the unit, e.g. kWh, m³ or l.
5. Optionally pick a meter type (electricity, water, gas, heating) – its symbol appears before the name in the overview.
6. Optionally add a description, e.g. the meter number or the provider.
7. Optionally add a photo of the meter, e.g. its location or type. Use Focus to mark the area that stays visible in the detail view.

Reporting a reading

On a meter's detail page you find the + Report reading button at the bottom. Enter the value you read off and check the date (it defaults to today). A note is optional.

You can add photos to every reading – several are possible, e.g. the meter box and the meter number. Small images are enough: the photo only serves as proof and is scaled down automatically before saving.

History and consumption in the chart

The detail page shows the absolute history of the readings as a line at the top. Below it, the consumption appears as a bar chart with three views:

• Monthly – the consumption per month.
• Yearly – the total per year.
• Year comparison – the months of one year side by side, to compare the same months across years.

Consumption always comes from the difference to the previous reading; the average per month is shown below the chart.

Editing, archiving and deleting

Use the pencil icon to edit a meter or a single reading, and the trash can icon to remove it. Archive hides a meter from the active list without losing its history – Show archived brings it back.