Comparison

mySamHouston vs Groop

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Schedule events in group chats
  • Integrated availability comparison
  • Cross-time zone support
  • No account required
  • Directly within messages
Features
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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

Screenshots

mySamHouston4 screens
Groop4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
mySamHouston versus Groop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermySamHoustonGroop
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (27 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB4 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperSam Houston Electric Cooperative Inc.ALISON CHEN

Customer experience

mySamHouston

All ratings27 ratings
Positive63.0%
Neutral14.8%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral22.2%
Negative33.3%

Groop

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

mySamHouston

No in-app purchases

None

Groop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mySamHouston free?
mySamHouston is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Groop free?
Groop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mySamHouston or Groop?
Groop is rated higher. mySamHouston averages 3.7 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Groop averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do mySamHouston or Groop have ads?
Neither mySamHouston nor Groop shows ads.

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