MyEPB vs Barit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyEPB
Manage your energy and fiber accounts with this app. Monitor usage, pay bills securely, and receive outage updates. It also offers resources for improving home energy efficiency and saving money.
- Pay energy and fiber bills
- Monitor real-time energy usage
- Set energy spike alerts
- Compare usage over time
- Report outages
- View outage restoration estimates
- Access outage maps
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Welcome to the official app of EPB, Gig City's world-class energy and connectivity provider! With the MyEPB app, you can unlock the ability to monitor your home's energy usage and maximize savings from the palm of your hand. Key Features: • Securely pay your EPB Energy & EPB Fiber Optics accounts* • Monitor your home's energy usage in real-time • Set alerts for energy spikes to prevent billing surprises • Evaluate the effectiveness of energy-saving improvements by comparing usage over time • Report energy and fiber outages • Obtain estimates for outage restoration progress • Access service area outage maps Want to increase your energy savings? Learn how to improve your home's energy efficiency with FREE assistance from our EPB Energy Pros℠ , and watch your savings grow in real time on the MyEPB app. All services EPB Energy Pros provides are completely free to EPB customers! • Get answers to your energy questions with a free 30-minute phone call. • Receive a detailed report on ways to save with a free EPB Home Energy Checkup℠. • Learn how to conserve energy with our video library of helpful tips and advice on YouTube. • Visit epb.com/energypros to explore energy tips and free EPB Energy Pros services. *This app is currently for residential accounts only
Barit
This app unifies smart Bluetooth device management, offering a personalized experience with custom wallpapers and power animations. It simplifies device connection and supports multiple devices for a convenient smart technology integration.
- Personalized device wallpapers
- Custom power on/off animations
- Quick Bluetooth device pairing
- Multi-device compatibility
- Unified smart device experience
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Barit is an application that integrates the data and services of smart Bluetooth device products, providing users with a complete, unified and convenient user experience. After connecting to Bluetooth smart devices through the Barit application, you can have the following experience: 1. Personalized experience: Customize device wallpapers, select from the album or download beautiful pictures from the online market. 2. Power on and off animation: Set a unique power on and off logo, and show a unique style every time you turn on and off. 3. Easy pairing: Quickly connect to Bluetooth smart devices, and the operation is intuitive and simple. 4. Multi-device compatibility: Supports a variety of Bluetooth smart devices to meet different needs. Simplify your smart Bluetooth device experience and make technology closer to life. Download now to create your own smart space!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MyEPB at 3.3 against Barit's 1.9. MyEPB also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 0%) and ratings volume (23 vs 7). Barit's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MyEPB holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of MyEPB's written reviews are positive against 0% of Barit's.
MyEPB ships an update every 3 months, Barit every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyEPB | Barit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (23 ratings) — better | 1.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Electric Power Board | SHENZHEN BBGD CO., LTD |
Customer experience
MyEPB
Barit
Bugs and requests
MyEPB
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes during use and login
- App stopped populating data
- Glitch in the system: bill vs. app mismatch
- App updated with manual restore of power incorrectly
- Server error during login
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- App not working, server issues
- App crashes when choosing date range in monthly view
- Outage data changes rapidly and is inaccurate
- App not responsive, won't open
- App says EPB is having problems or doing updates
- Unable to connect to server
- Status on the app is not accurate
Requested features
18 requests- Add bill pay option
- View and pay bill
- Combine electric and fiber bills
- Report fiber network outage
- See statement in app
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- Pay EPB bills (internet as well) within the app
- Add billing and fiber options
- View statements for electrical and fiber optic accounts
- Safe payment options online or EZ-pay
- Manage Fiber account
- View data usage per month
- Adjust fiber plan
- Add pay bill for electric & fiber optics
- Ability to pay bills
- Add billing and it'd be great
- Manage Fiber and power bills
- Realtime power consumption (kW)
- Control services via the app
Barit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyEPB
No in-app purchases
Barit
No in-app purchases
