Comparison

Plume Home vs Pay

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

Head to head
About

Plume Home

Enhance your home network with intelligent WiFi management, robust security features, and intuitive controls. Optimize performance, manage connected devices, and protect your household from cyber threats.

Highlights
  • Intelligent WiFi fine-tuning
  • Device profiles and groups
  • Bandwidth prioritization (Traffic Boost)
  • Home security and threat protection
  • Parental controls and content filtering
  • Network usage monitoring
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The Plume Home app brings together WiFi intelligence, security and easy management of your network and household to enhance your connectivity experience. Unlike other mesh WiFi systems, Plume automatically fine-tunes your network for peak performance—blocking interference, allocating bandwidth appropriately to all your connected devices, and prioritizing speed to live apps like video conferencing and streaming. All managed through a single mobile app. - Simple setup In a matter of minutes you will be able to add all your connected devices and ensure extenders are properly placed around the home for optimal coverage. - Profiles and groups Create user profiles for each member of the household to assign devices to them or even assign devices to groups like ‘light bulbs’ or ‘living room’ to easily manage them. Use profiles and device groups to set security policies, schedule Focus time, apply internet Timeouts, and optimize bandwidth with Traffic Boosts—giving you better control over online time and network performance. - Traffic Boost Prioritize your network how you want to. Choose to make sure specific applications, profiles, devices, or whole app categories are first in line for bandwidth. Feel confident that your video meeting, live TV stream, or gaming session has what it needs. Want Plume to handle it? Plume Home’s default Automatic Mode will prioritize any live traffic that needs it. - Home security Protect your devices from cyber threats like malware and phishing. No one home? Prioritize the network for security devices and applications like smart locks and cameras, and get instant alerts for any unusual activity. Use Motion to detect any movement when the home should be empty. - Parental controls Set predefined access profiles for kids, teens, or adults to automatically filter restricted content. Schedule Focus time to pause connectivity for specific profiles, devices, app categories, or the entire network. Need a quick break? Instantly restrict internet access from the home dashboard with a Timeout. Want to see where your bandwidth is going? See detailed usage graphs for all profiles and devices down to individual apps.

About

Pay

Securely pay utility bills, view statements, and track consumption. Manage your account contact information on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Secure bill payment
  • View billing statements
  • Track utility consumption
  • Manage contact information
  • Account management
Features
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With the PayGPWA Mobile App, you will be able to securely pay your GPA or GWA utility bill, view your past and current billing statements, track your monthly utility consumption, and manage your utility account’s contact information with your iOS powered mobile device.

Screenshots

Plume Home4 screens
Pay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Plume Home at 4.6 against Pay's 2.4. Plume Home also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 28) and review sentiment (28% vs 18%). Pay's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Plume Home holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plume Home has 15K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Plume Home's written reviews are positive against 18% of Pay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plume Home ships an update monthly, Pay every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Plume Home versus Pay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlume HomePay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (15K ratings) — better2.4 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews27.9% of reviews — better18.2% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better28
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlume Design, Inc.Guam Power Authority

Customer experience

Plume Home

All ratings14,813 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive27.9%
Neutral8.3%
Negative63.7%

Pay

All ratings28 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative64.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative72.7%

Bugs and requests

Plume Home

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App login issues and frequent sign-outs
  • Unreliable motion detection and notification features
  • Inconsistent ad-blocking and content filtering

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow more customization and manual control options
  • Implement port forwarding and dynamic DNS support
  • Provide desktop app or web interface for better network management
  • Add ability to set time limits or usage quotas per user/device

Pay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Plume Home

No in-app purchases

None

Pay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plume Home free?
Plume Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pay free?
Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plume Home or Pay?
Plume Home is rated higher. Plume Home averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Pay averages 2.4 from 28 ratings.
Do Plume Home or Pay have ads?
Neither Plume Home nor Pay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plume Home or Pay?
Plume Home ships an update monthly, and Pay every 2 months. Most recently, Plume Home was updated on November 12, 2026 and Pay on November 3, 2026.

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