Apex Outage vs TLE® Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apex Outage
This utility app provides outage and account information specifically for Apex Utilities Services customers. It allows users to access important details related to their services.
- Outage information
- Account details
- Utility services access
- Apex specific data
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The SmartCE app is an outage and account information utility from DataVoice International. It has been modified specifically for the Town of Apex Utilities Services.
TLE® Access
This app provides secure and convenient mobile access to TLE Centers. It stores your access ID and communicates it to the access control system for quick authentication.
- Secure access ID storage
- Safe communication with access control system
- Convenient door access
- Efficient authentication process
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TLE Access is a sleek and simple mobile application designed to enable door access to TLE Centers. It securely stores your access ID and communicates it safely to the access control system for authentication, making the door access process more convenient and efficient.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TLE® Access at 100% against Apex Outage's 40%. TLE® Access also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 27 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TLE® Access holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Apex Outage's written reviews are positive against 100% of TLE® Access's.
Apex Outage ships an update every 27 months, TLE® Access every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Apex Outage | TLE® Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (7 ratings) | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | dataVoice International | The Learning Experience |
Customer experience
Apex Outage
TLE® Access
In-app purchases
Apex Outage
No in-app purchases
TLE® Access
No in-app purchases
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