Comparison

Hydro vs Comwave Connect

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Hydro

Monitor power outages, track your electricity usage, and manage your account. Get outage updates, view consumption data, and access billing information. Receive personalized recommendations to help you save energy.

Highlights
  • Track power outage status
  • Monitor electricity consumption
  • View billing and payment history
  • Sign up for payment plans
  • Receive outage notifications
  • Get personalized energy-saving tips
Features
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With the Hydro-Québec app, follow track the status of an outage, access information about your account and track your electricity consumption. Power outages The tool to find out more about ongoing outages and planned service interruptions. • Track the service status for any addresses you want at any time. • Manage the tracking options for any addresses you want. • Add a label for the addresses you are tracking: daycare, school, condo, parents. • Activate notifications to receive information about the service status and to find out if there are any planned service interruptions at those addresses. • Report an outage easily. Your consumption Your consumption data presented in different ways to help you track, understand and manage your electricity consumption: • An overview of your hourly electricity consumption from the previous day • An overview of the current period and a forecast of the bill amount • Detailed analysis of your electricity consumption, including a breakdown by use • Comparison with households similar to yours Your account Quick access to sign up for services and manage your account. • See your account balance and next billing date. • See your billing and payment history. • Sign up for the Equalized Payments Plan to pay the same amount every month, winter and summer alike, and receive an alert when you use more electricity than anticipated. • Sign up for Pre-Authorized Debit and avoid late payments. • Turn on notifications to receive billing notices and payment due reminders. Determine your home’s profile and get customized recommendations so you can build your action plan and save. You can easily update your profile when necessary. Click on “More” to for even more! • Options for modifying your home’s profile or for selecting, modifying or adding an account in your Customer Space • App settings to turn on the notifications, modify the language and define your connection options, including Continuous connection • Quick links to the most commonly used online services • Information about how to contact us • Information about touring facilities that are open to the public • Hydro-Québec news

About

Comwave Connect

This mobile solution enables secure instant messaging, presence checks, and HD voice and video calls with team members. It allows for seamless call transfers, synchronized contact lists, and screen sharing for enhanced collaboration. Requires a Comwave Business Line with specific services enabled.

Highlights
  • Secure Instant Messaging
  • Real-time Presence Status
  • HD Voice and Video Calls
  • Seamless Call Transfer
  • Screen Sharing
  • Synchronized Contact Lists
Features
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This is Comwave's mobile unified communication solution. Installed on your iPhone, you can IM securely with team members within your organization, check their status, take calls, control features, collaborate and share screens (PC & Mac), and video chat. Voice & Video - Make and receive HD Voice and Video calls - Move calls from your desk phone to your mobile without call interruption - Synchronize call logs, buddy lists and service settings across all devices - Corporate and personal phone directory at your fingertips Instant Messaging, Presence and Collaboration - Instantly view the presence of contacts across all devices - Know the status of each of your contacts (available, away, busy, offline, in meeting, do not disturb) You must have a Comwave Business Line with Comwave Connect Services enabled.

Screenshots

Hydro4 screens
Comwave Connect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hydro at 4.6 against Comwave Connect's 2.0. Hydro also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Comwave Connect's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hydro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hydro has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Hydro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Comwave Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hydro ships an update every 6 weeks, Comwave Connect every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hydro versus Comwave Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHydroComwave Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.712.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHydro QuébecComwave

Customer experience

Hydro

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive64.9%
Neutral11.3%
Negative23.8%

Comwave Connect

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hydro

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • System verification for outages not working
  • Application not supported message
  • Application doesn't work
  • Impossible to connect after update
  • Forgets biometric data
Show 18 more
  • Application does not work
  • Cannot login to pay bill
  • Address no longer shown in outage info
  • Consumption information not working consistently
  • App crashes or shows white screen
  • Login issues
  • Application is slow
  • Services often unavailable
  • Outdated design
  • Application not functioning
  • Inconsistent information
  • Cannot login
  • App is often down
  • No updates during outage
  • Inconsistent with website
  • Forgets credentials
  • Not working when it counts
  • Information not reliable during outages

Requested features

7 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to classify multiple addresses
  • Add 2FA
  • Real-time maintenance team arrival status
  • Consumption history beyond one day
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  • Maintain compatibility with older iOS versions
  • Native iOS app development

Comwave Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hydro

No in-app purchases

None

Comwave Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hydro free?
Hydro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Comwave Connect free?
Comwave Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hydro or Comwave Connect?
Hydro is rated higher. Hydro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Comwave Connect averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hydro or Comwave Connect have ads?
Neither Hydro nor Comwave Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hydro or Comwave Connect?
Hydro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Comwave Connect every 11 months. Most recently, Hydro was updated on October 12, 2026 and Comwave Connect on October 6, 2026.

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