Comparison

Avista vs ctcLink

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Read full description

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.

About

ctcLink

Manage your college experience on the go. Enroll in classes, track your academic progress, and stay updated with important messages from your institution. Access grades, financial aid information, and to-do lists directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Class enrollment
  • Wait list management
  • Grade checking
  • Financial aid status
  • College messages
  • Degree progress tracking
Features
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The ctcLink mobile app is for students enrolled in Washington Community and Technical Colleges who are currently using the Student Self-Service Center. Now you can enroll in classes, view wait list, drop and swap classes, check grades, check financial aid, get messages from your colleges, see to-do lists, check degree progress and more on your mobile device.

Screenshots

Avista4 screens
ctcLink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Avista at 48% against ctcLink's 3%. Avista also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 22 months). ctcLink's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Avista holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avista has 3.5K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Avista's written reviews are positive against 3% of ctcLink's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Avista ships an update every 3 months, ctcLink every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Avista versus ctcLink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvistactcLink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better1.6 (77 ratings)
Positive reviews47.9% of reviews — better3.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3.5K — better77
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.011.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAvista CorporationWA State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

Customer experience

Avista

All ratings2,836 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive47.9%
Neutral10.4%
Negative41.7%

ctcLink

All ratings77 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral1.3%
Negative84.4%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive3.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative96.7%

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

ctcLink

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Avista

No in-app purchases

None

ctcLink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Avista free?
Avista is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ctcLink free?
ctcLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Avista or ctcLink?
Avista is rated higher. Avista averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while ctcLink averages 1.6 from 77 ratings.
Do Avista or ctcLink have ads?
Neither Avista nor ctcLink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Avista or ctcLink?
Avista ships an update every 3 months, and ctcLink every 22 months. Most recently, Avista was updated on October 18, 2026 and ctcLink on October 15, 2026.

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