Comparison

Hydro vs Mobicité

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

Mobicité

Pay for parking remotely in Montréal with ease. Access parking rates, regulations, and a map of paid parking zones. Manage your account, add multiple payment methods, and receive notifications before your session ends.

Highlights
  • Remote parking payment
  • View parking regulations
  • Interactive parking map
  • Manage multiple credit cards
  • Transaction history
  • Parking session alerts
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Mobicité is the best way to pay for parking remotely in Montréal, wherever you may be! Enjoy its many advantages: • Remote payment: Use a credit card to pay for your parking space on the spot. • Information on applicable regulations: Consult the parking rates and regulations before paying. • Parking map: View a map of the Agence de mobilité durable de Montréal's entire on- and off-street paid parking offer. • Account management: You can add more than one credit card to your account, and view or download your transaction history at any time with the option of filtering it by date or period. • End-of-parking notification: Receive an alert 10 minutes before the end of your parking session. It's simple, fast and secure! Questions or comments? Write to us at sac@agencemobilitedurable.ca

Screenshots

Hydro4 screens
Mobicité4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hydro and Mobicité both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 65% of Hydro's written reviews are positive against 26% of Mobicité's. Mobicité's advantage is ratings volume (558 vs 7). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Hydro against 4.7 for Mobicité. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobicité has 558 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Hydro's written reviews are positive against 26% of Mobicité's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hydro versus Mobicité: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHydroMobicité
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings)4.7 (558 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews — better25.7% of reviews
Number of ratings7558 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.716.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHydro QuébecSociété en commandite Stationnement de Montréal

Customer experience

Hydro

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

Mobicité

All ratings558 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews179 reviews
Positive25.7%
Neutral12.8%
Negative61.5%

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

Mobicité

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hydro

No in-app purchases

None

Mobicité

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hydro free?
Hydro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mobicité free?
Mobicité is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hydro or Mobicité?
Mobicité is rated higher. Hydro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Mobicité averages 4.7 from 558 ratings.
Do Hydro or Mobicité have ads?
Neither Hydro nor Mobicité shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hydro or Mobicité?
Hydro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Mobicité every 6 weeks. Most recently, Hydro was updated on September 25, 2026 and Mobicité on September 24, 2026.

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