For general around the house wiring, I prefer an analog meter. None of that phantom crap to deal with.... And if it's just 120 / 240 ac, my cheap neon tester is really all I need to find if wires are hot or not. In my opinion, digital meters are more for working on electronics, where precision measurements of voltages or resistances are needed. Even to test a bell transformer, if my analog meter shows a voltage somewhere near 20v, I know the transformer is working. Precision is only needed on circuit boards, where for example a transistor should have 6.8 volts on the collector.
For auto work, I made my own tester. A domelight bulb in a socket, with alligator clips on the wires. Far too often I'd connect a meter to a wire under the hood, go inside the car to turn the key, and could not see the meter. I can always see that bulb, and it's a lot brighter than those 12V testers that they sell, which are usually dim, and tend to be cheaply made and have a short life. (Or they cost a fortune to buy one that is made halfway well).