Comparison

Hawaiian Electric Mobile vs IC

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

Head to head
About

Hawaiian Electric Mobile

Stay informed about power outages across Hawaiian islands with real-time updates on affected areas, customer impact, and estimated restoration times. Report outages, manage your electric account, pay bills, and locate EV fast chargers with driving directions.

Highlights
  • View outage information
  • Report outages
  • Manage electric account
  • Pay electric bills
  • Locate EV fast chargers
  • Receive outage alerts
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The Hawaiian Electric or HECO mobile application is a great way to view information on known outages for the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Lanai, and Molokai. Get up-to-date outage information, such as areas impacted; number of customers affected; and estimated restoration time. Receive important information from Hawaiian Electric with our alert and news notification service. Be advised of outages near your current location, using the geolocation feature on your mobile device and sign up for alerts on a specific outage. You can also report an outage directly or get access to the county-specific trouble lines from the mobile application. You can access your online account to view your electric bill, as well as stop/move your electric service if needed. Payments can be made directly from your checking account or with a credit card through Speedpay. You can also start new electrical service. In addition, you can access an interactive map to find any of our electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers across the islands we service. The map allows you to find a fast charger close to you and receive information about the charger type and location. Step-by-step driving instructions are also available to help you get to your EV fast charger quickly!

About

IC

This app allows you to read, save, and export the usage history of various Japanese NFC transportation cards. Easily check your card balance and view past transactions, with the option to export data as a CSV file.

Highlights
  • Read IC card balance
  • View usage history
  • Export history as CSV
  • Supports multiple Japanese IC cards
  • Save card data
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That can acquire, save, and export the usage history of transportation Japanese IC cards such as Suica and Pasmo and more ▼FEATURE You can check the balance and usage history of transportation IC cards. The read usage history can be exported as CSV. ▼SUPPORTED CARDS ・Suica ・PASMO ・ICOCA ・manaca ・nimoca ・PiTaPa ・TOICA ・SUGOCA ・Kitaca ・Hayakaken ・PASPY ・SAPICA ・IruCa ・icsca ・OKICA ・ICa ・nanaco ・Edy ・WAON

Screenshots

Hawaiian Electric Mobile4 screens
IC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: IC at 74% against Hawaiian Electric Mobile's 10%. IC also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (385 vs 73). Hawaiian Electric Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. IC sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Hawaiian Electric Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IC holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IC has 385 ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Hawaiian Electric Mobile's written reviews are positive against 74% of IC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hawaiian Electric Mobile ships an update every 4 months, IC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hawaiian Electric Mobile versus IC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHawaiian Electric MobileIC
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (73 ratings)4.9 (385 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews74.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings73385 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHawaiian ElectricShintaro Kawamura

Customer experience

Hawaiian Electric Mobile

All ratings73 ratings
Positive24.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative71.2%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative87.5%

IC

All ratings385 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative16.1%

In-app purchases

None

Hawaiian Electric Mobile

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

IC

One-time5
  • All CSV Export$0.99
  • One free coffee for Developer.$0.99
  • タコスをご馳走する$3.99
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  • 広告非表示$4.99
  • お寿司をご馳走する$7.99

Questions

Is Hawaiian Electric Mobile free?
Hawaiian Electric Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IC free?
IC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hawaiian Electric Mobile or IC?
IC is rated higher. Hawaiian Electric Mobile averages 2.1 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while IC averages 4.9 from 385 ratings.
Do Hawaiian Electric Mobile or IC have ads?
Neither Hawaiian Electric Mobile nor IC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hawaiian Electric Mobile or IC?
Hawaiian Electric Mobile ships an update every 4 months, and IC every 2 months. Most recently, Hawaiian Electric Mobile was updated on September 26, 2026 and IC on September 25, 2026.

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