ChapMobile vs Consumers Energy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChapMobile
Access public hearing calendars for U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. View court hearings, Meetings of Creditors, and attorney schedules. Track specific cases and debtors, and find court contact information.
- View hearing calendars by judge
- Search by debtor or case number
- Track attorney schedules
- Monitor specific cases and debtors
- Access 341 Meetings of Creditors
- Court locations and contact info
- Download and print calendars
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ChapMobile is a public hearing calendar for customers of the participating U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. Attorneys, Trustees, or the general public can view public calendar information including court hearings and Meetings of Creditors. The opening screen will allow for court selection. After selection of a court, you will have access to view the following: 1. Hearing Calendars for judges of the court (Search by debtor, or case number) a. now with the ability to view moving and opposing counsel directly on each hearing. 2. Attorney Calendar (Search by attorney name to view scheduled court hearings) 3. My List a. stores your attorney team in an easily readable format. b. stores user specified cases and debtors they would like to keep track of. c. pulls down 341 hearings for your team of attorneys filterable by individual attorney names. 4. 341 Meetings of Creditors by trustee (Search by debtor, case number, or attorney) a. Bug fix for 341 date and time order (Reported by MSSB). 5. Locations – Includes court address with email and phone information 6. Settings – Set preferences for default Court, hearing judge selection, My Lists, hearing and case type filters, and color themes. Reset settings at any time. 7. Downloads – Download and print Hearing and 341 calendars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx44Bv93XA8
Consumers Energy
Manage your energy services with ease. Pay bills securely using various methods, report outages with an interactive map, and receive personalized alerts for payments and service interruptions. Centralize all your energy accounts in one convenient location.
- Flexible, secure bill payments
- Multiple payment options (PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, etc.)
- Centralized account management
- Scheduled payments
- Real-time alerts for bills and outages
- Interactive outage map
- Customizable settings
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Manage your energy services seamlessly, anytime, anywhere with the Consumers Energy app. This intuitive app simplifies bill payments, outage reporting, and offers personalized alerts and settings. - Flexible, Secure Bill Payments: Pay your bills using PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, checking and savings accounts, or credit/debit cards. - Centralized Account Management: All your energy accounts, one accessible place. - Scheduled Payments: Align your payments with your financial schedule. - Real-Time Alerts: Stay updated on bills, payments, and service interruptions. - Interactive Outage Map: Monitor real-time service conditions in your area. - Custom Settings: Personalize your app experience to fit your needs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Consumers Energy at 4.7 against ChapMobile's 4.0. Consumers Energy also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (23K vs 9). ChapMobile's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 25%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Consumers Energy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Consumers Energy has 23K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of ChapMobile's written reviews are positive against 25% of Consumers Energy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ChapMobile ships an update every 5 months, Consumers Energy every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChapMobile | Consumers Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (9 ratings) | 4.7 (23K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 24.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 23K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | US Bankruptcy Court - Utah | Consumers Energy |
Customer experience
ChapMobile
Consumers Energy
Bugs and requests
ChapMobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Consumers Energy
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not allowing account creation
- Automatic logout issues
- Payment processing problems
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add energy usage dashboard like website
- Allow changing payment date
- Improve login stability and security
- Provide more detailed energy consumption data
In-app purchases
ChapMobile
No in-app purchases
Consumers Energy
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ChapMobile free?
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