Comparison

Hydro vs Cheap Refuel

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

Cheap Refuel

Features
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Cheap Refuel finds petrol stations near to your location and shows you the current fuel prices. Cheap refuel works in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Cheap Refuel offers features such as color coding of fuel prices, map of petrol stations in your surrounding area, approximate driving times and prices calculated for your whole tank including driving costs. You can search for petrol stations at any address. Cheap refuel calculates journey times and you can start navigation to the preferred petrol station directly from Cheap Refuel. Don't waste money on expensive fuel, when you can find good deal Cheap Refuel shows you all petrol stations in your area. Finding the best petrol station has never been easier.

Screenshots

Hydro4 screens
Cheap Refuel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hydro at every 6 weeks against Cheap Refuel's every 10 months. Cheap Refuel's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hydro ships an update every 6 weeks, Cheap Refuel every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hydro versus Cheap Refuel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHydroCheap Refuel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.712.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHydro Québecornior

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
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  • 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

Cheap Refuel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hydro

No in-app purchases

None

Cheap Refuel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hydro free?
Hydro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cheap Refuel free?
Cheap Refuel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hydro or Cheap Refuel have ads?
Neither Hydro nor Cheap Refuel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hydro or Cheap Refuel?
Hydro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Cheap Refuel every 10 months. Most recently, Hydro was updated on October 16, 2026 and Cheap Refuel on October 4, 2026.

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