mySamHouston vs Groop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mySamHouston
Manage your Sam Houston Electric Cooperative account on the go. View usage, pay bills, report outages, and contact customer service easily. Access historical billing information and find payment locations.
- View and pay bills
- Manage payment methods
- Track energy usage
- Report service issues
- View outage information
- Contact customer service
- Find payment locations
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Sam Houston EC received its charter May 16, 1939, and has been providing electricity to East Texas ever since. The Cooperative was founded by a handful of farmers and rural residents who dreamed of bringing “power to the people.” In the early 1940s, there were just over 600 Co-op members. Today, Sam Houston EC serves 55,000 members and 74,000 meters across parts of 10 counties. mySamHouston provides Sam Houston Electric Cooperative members account management at their fingertips. Members can view their usage and billing, manage payments, notify customer service of account and service issues and receive special messaging from SHEC. 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. Make a payment now or schedule it for a future date. My Usage - View energy usage graphs to identify high usage trends. Navigate graphs quickly using an intuitive gesture based interface. Contact Us - Easily contact Sam Houston Electric Cooperative by email or phone. You can also submit one of the many predefined messages, with the ability to include pictures and GPS coordinates. Service Status - Displays service interruption and outage information. You can also report an outage directly to your service provider. Map - Displays facility and payment dropbox locations on a map interface.
Groop
Effortlessly schedule events directly within your group chats. Compare availabilities in a shared calendar without leaving your conversation. Plan meetings, hangouts, or vacations efficiently across time zones.
- Schedule events in group chats
- Integrated availability comparison
- Cross-time zone support
- No account required
- Directly within messages
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DEVELOPED BY ESTHER HE & ALISON CHEN Tired of having everyone leave the group chat for another site just to schedule events? Schedule directly in your conversations with Groop! Keep the discussion going while organizing event details Compare everybody’s availabilities in one calendar directly in the chat Plan all meetings, hang-outs, appointments, or vacations efficiently without any disconnect Works across different time zones No account or login required How to Use: Open Messages and tap the + button Select Groop Enter event name, time frame, and dates Send the Groop message Tap the message bubble to add your availability Enter a name and submit Tap the bubble again to view the combined calendar or edit your availability Have any questions? Contact us at groopsupport@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Groop at 100% against mySamHouston's 44%. Groop also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). mySamHouston's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Groop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mySamHouston has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of mySamHouston's written reviews are positive against 100% of Groop's.
| Parameter | mySamHouston | Groop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sam Houston Electric Cooperative Inc. | ALISON CHEN |
Customer experience
mySamHouston
Groop
In-app purchases
mySamHouston
No in-app purchases
Groop
No in-app purchases









