Avista vs Field Console
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Avista
Manage your energy account conveniently from your mobile device. View account summaries, pay bills, and get real-time outage information. Sign in securely with your online account credentials.
- Easy sign-in with myavista.com credentials
- View real-time account balance and bill history
- Securely pay bills
- Interactive outage map with restoration information
- Report power outages
- Manage billing and outage alerts
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Access your energy account anywhere, anytime with Avista’s free mobile app. Whether at home or on the go, Avista customers can enjoy these convenient features: EASY SIGN IN • Sign in to the app using your myavista.com account credentials • If you do not have a myavista.com online account, create one to use with the mobile app and myavista.com • You can even use Touch ID or Face ID to sign in on supported devices • Choose "Remember me" to skip entering your email every time you sign in ACCOUNT SUMMARY • View your real-time account balance, payment due date, and balance details • Access your bill and payment history • Download your bill as a PDF • Easily switch between multiple accounts PAY YOUR BILL • Securely make immediate or scheduled payments • Add or remove payment methods from your wallet OUTAGE INFORMATION • View the interactive outage map, complete with area weather, regional outage information, and restoration information • Check outage status and track restoration progress • Report a power outage • See status of specific outages, including estimated restoration times • Search the outage map by address • Know when a crew is on site working to repair the outage CONVENIENT ALERTS • Sign up for and manage in-app push notifications for billing reminders or outage events You must be an Avista customer to use the app and report outages Data rates may apply.
Field Console
This app provides Search and Rescue teams with remote control of the AirFlare Detector for ground and drone-assisted searches. It allows for configuration, search management, GPS tracking, and result analysis. It is exclusively for use with AirFlare Detector hardware.
- Remote Detector Operation
- Search Subject Configuration
- GPS Location Tracking
- Search Result Management
- GIS Software Integration
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AirFlare Field Console is designed for use by Search and Rescue personnel only. Please search “AirFlare” if you are an outdoor adventurer looking for our wilderness safety app. AirFlare Field Console is a critical component of AirFlare search technology used by Search and Rescue to support ground and air (drone-enabled) searches. Field Console enables complete remote operation of the AirFlare Detector, including search subject configuration, starting and stopping searches, GPS location tracking and sharing, notification of successful detection of a lost adventurer’s phone, search result file management and viewing, and transfer of search results for further inspection and analysis in GIS software. Field Console is only for use with the AirFlare Detector hardware. Please contact us if you are a member of a Search and Rescue Team interested in AirFlare search technology: support@airflare.com Or contact us via our SAR page: http://airflare.com/sar/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Avista at 3.5K against Field Console's 1. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Field Console holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avista has 3.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Avista ships an update every 3 months, Field Console every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Avista | Field Console |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Avista Corporation | Vector Flight LLC |
Customer experience
Avista
Field Console
Bugs and requests
Avista
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sign-in issues and inability to remember passwords
- Inconsistent app behavior across devices
- Errors when trying to view or export invoices
Requested features
4 requests- Energy usage tracking and analysis
- Customizable notifications and alerts
- Improved UI and user experience
- Seamless integration with online account
Field Console
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Avista
No in-app purchases
Field Console
No in-app purchases
