Comparison

Hydro vs Pitto

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

Pitto

Features
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Pitto helps you keep your car road-legal and healthy, effortlessly. SCAN IT, IT'S FILED (new) • Snap a receipt, an invoice, a warranty or your registration: Pitto recognizes the document and files it in the right place, on its own. • Text recognition runs on your device: your papers never leave your phone. SMART REMINDERS (built for Quebec) • Winter tires and the switch back to summer tires, on the right dates • Registration and insurance renewals • Oil, brakes, rotation: by date or by mileage SAFETY RECALL ALERTS (free) • Pitto checks whether your vehicle is under a manufacturer recall and warns you (NHTSA data) EVERYTHING FOR YOUR CAR • Vehicle identification by VIN and a complete maintenance log (costs, photos) • Fuel and fuel-economy tracking, plus a glovebox (insurance, registration, licence) PARTS AND SHOPPING LIST • Save your part numbers, with a pre-filled online search • A shopping list to check off before the garage 100% PRIVATE • Your data and scanned documents stay on your device. No account, no ads, no trackers. FREE: full tracking for one vehicle, plus recall alerts. PREMIUM (14-day trial): unlimited vehicles, spec sheet, fuel-economy analysis, statistics and PDF/CSV export. Reminders and legal dates are provided for information only. Always check your manufacturer's manual. Not affiliated with any public agency or vehicle manufacturer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://archivevivante.github.io/pitto-legal/conditions.html Privacy Policy: https://archivevivante.github.io/pitto-legal/confidentialite.html

Screenshots

Hydro4 screens
Pitto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hydro at none against Pitto's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pitto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Hydro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Hydro versus Pitto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHydroPitto
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.716.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHydro QuébecArchive Vivante Inc.

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

Pitto

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hydro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pitto

Subscriptions2
  • Pitto Premium (mensuel)14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pitto Premium (annuel)14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Hydro free?
Hydro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pitto free?
Pitto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hydro or Pitto have ads?
Neither Hydro nor Pitto shows ads.

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