Comparison

myMTE vs Congregate Members

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

Head to head
About

myMTE

Manage your utility account with ease. Pay bills, track energy consumption, report outages, and contact member support directly from your mobile device. Gain insights into your usage to help manage costs.

Highlights
  • Pay bills and view history
  • Manage recurring payments
  • Monitor daily energy consumption
  • Report power outages
  • Contact member support
  • View outage map
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Put the power of the myMTE mobile app to work for you. Designed to simplify your member experience, our app allows you to quickly pay your bill, manage your energy usage, report an outage and more. Additional Features: BILL PAY - Quickly view your current account balance and due date, manage recurring payments and modify payment methods. You can also view bill history, including PDF versions of paper bills directly on your mobile device. ENERGY CONSUMPTION - View your daily energy consumption to monitor changes and quickly identify usage peaks to better manage your bills. It’s a great way to learn how to change your habits and save money. CONTACT MEMBER SUPPORT - Easily contact your service provider by email or phone. You can also submit one of the many predefined messages, with the ability to include pictures and GPS coordinates. OUTAGE REPORTING - With a few quick taps, your outage is reported to our 24/7 Control Center. Our upgraded outage map provides you with more information than ever before.

About

Congregate Members

Access your church's member content, public sermons, and articles on your mobile device. Features include a member directory, calendar, announcements, news, and a virtual library. Requires an active Congregate service plan and a user account with member access.

Highlights
  • Member directory
  • Calendar and announcements
  • Sermons and articles
  • Shared files and virtual library
  • Attendance and finance tracking
  • Integrated Bible
Features
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The Congregate Members app brings your website's member content plus public sermons and articles to your mobile device. For church websites powered by Congregate, use the Congregate Members app to access all your member content, including: • Member directory • Calendar • Daily announcements • News • Job assignments • Sermons • Articles • Shared files • Message center • Virtual library • Attendance tracker • Song tracker • Finance tracker • Class tracker • User-added member pages • Integrated Bible • Visitor tracker • And more! The Congregate Members app requires the following: • An active Congregate service plan/Congregate-powered church website • A user account with member access • An internet connection

Screenshots

myMTE4 screens
Congregate Members4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Congregate Members at 3.9 against myMTE's 3.0. Congregate Members also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). myMTE's advantage is ratings volume (59 vs 19). 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

Congregate Members holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of myMTE's written reviews are positive against 44% of Congregate Members's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
myMTE versus Congregate Members: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyMTECongregate Members
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (59 ratings)3.9 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews44.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMiddle Tennessee Electric Membership CorporationDP Media Group

Customer experience

myMTE

All ratings59 ratings
Positive49.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative45.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative76.7%

Congregate Members

All ratings19 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral22.2%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

myMTE

Reported bugs

38 issues
  • App will not load
  • App is laggy
  • Energy usage report slow/won't load
  • Trouble logging in
  • App not working
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  • App acts like it wants to open then closes
  • App updated, now doesn't work
  • App crashes on launch
  • Pop ups freeze the app
  • Not sending authentication numbers
  • App freezes routinely
  • Verification code not sent
  • Projected bill option doesn't work
  • App closes upon login
  • App crashes immediately
  • App not working or auto draft weird
  • App won't let me log into my account
  • App bugs out after one run
  • Login issues with auto input/Face ID
  • App does not allow sign in with facial recognition
  • App fails to recognize face
  • App logs out randomly
  • App deletes account number
  • App won't let me log in
  • App is blocking correct functionality for end-users that disallow Google products
  • Usage charts scaling and time distribution are wrong
  • Cannot recover password or sign in
  • Redirects to App Store when trying to pay online
  • App won't let me login anymore
  • Have to change password every time
  • App stopped tracking electric usage
  • App signs me out randomly
  • Update broke login functionality
  • App not working on iPhone since merge
  • Error occurred while signing in
  • App never retains password
  • No data since last update
  • Login screen kept disappearing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add TouchID sign on
  • Fix login issues with Google Log Blocking
  • Improve app stability after updates
  • Allow users to talk to a person

Congregate Members

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

myMTE

No in-app purchases

None

Congregate Members

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myMTE free?
myMTE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Congregate Members free?
Congregate Members is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myMTE or Congregate Members?
Congregate Members is rated higher. myMTE averages 3.0 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Congregate Members averages 3.9 from 19 ratings.
Do myMTE or Congregate Members have ads?
Neither myMTE nor Congregate Members shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myMTE or Congregate Members?
myMTE ships an update every 2 months, and Congregate Members every 2 months. Most recently, myMTE was updated on October 21, 2026 and Congregate Members on October 24, 2026.

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