Comparison

Hydro vs Fidelity

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

Fidelity

Features
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• Field Service Management: Manage your teams from a field service calendar, and measure overall team efficiency. • Risk Management: Identify risk across assets, zones, and sites. Safety is always top of mind. • Work Offline Anywhere: Great for remote areas or working underground without an internet connection. • Unique On-boarding: With the use of unique codes, it’s never been easier to track asset compliance across portfolios. • Location-Based: Inspections hold geo-location and time related information, helping you keep track of assessments. • Dedicated Cloud Hosting: Secure 256-bit AES-TLS encryption, and lightning-fast infrastructure.

Screenshots

Hydro4 screens
Fidelity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fidelity at fortnightly against Hydro's every 6 weeks. 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, Fidelity fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Hydro versus Fidelity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHydroFidelity
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.715.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHydro QuébecAssetPool

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

Fidelity

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hydro

No in-app purchases

None

Fidelity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hydro free?
Hydro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fidelity free?
Fidelity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hydro or Fidelity have ads?
Neither Hydro nor Fidelity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hydro or Fidelity?
Hydro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Fidelity fortnightly. Most recently, Hydro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Fidelity on October 19, 2026.

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