Comparison

Suburban Propane vs GLE

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

Head to head
About

Suburban Propane

Manage your propane service conveniently. Request fuel deliveries, monitor your tank levels remotely, and handle payments all within a single application.

Highlights
  • Request fuel delivery
  • View tank monitor readings
  • Make payments
  • 24/7 account access
Features
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The Suburban Propane app lets you Request Fuel Delivery, View the reading of your tank monitor, and make payments.

About

GLE

Manage your Great Lakes Energy account on the go. View usage and billing details, make payments, and report service issues. Access facility and payment dropbox locations with an intuitive map interface.

Highlights
  • View account balance and due date
  • Manage recurring payments
  • Access bill history (PDFs)
  • Analyze energy usage graphs
  • Report account/service issues
  • Locate facilities and dropboxes
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GLEnergy provides Great Lakes Energy members account management at their fingertips. Members can view their usage and billing, manage payments, notify member service of account and service issues and receive special messaging from Great Lakes Energy. 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. My Usage - View energy usage graphs to identify high usage trends. Navigate graphs quickly using an intuitive gesture based interface. Contact Us - Easily contact Great Lakes Energy by email or phone. You can also submit one of the many predefined messages, with the ability to include pictures and GPS coordinates. Maps - Displays facility and payment dropbox locations on a map interface.

Screenshots

Suburban Propane4 screens
GLE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GLE at 3.5 against Suburban Propane's 2.2. GLE also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 6%). Suburban Propane's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GLE holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Suburban Propane's written reviews are positive against 22% of GLE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Suburban Propane ships an update every 3 months, GLE every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Suburban Propane versus GLE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuburban PropaneGLE
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (65 ratings)3.5 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews5.9% of reviews22.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings65 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB29 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSuburban Propane LPGreat Lakes Energy

Customer experience

Suburban Propane

All ratings64 ratings
Positive28.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative67.2%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive5.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative91.2%

GLE

All ratings29 ratings
Positive65.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative31.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Suburban Propane

No in-app purchases

None

GLE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Suburban Propane free?
Suburban Propane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GLE free?
GLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Suburban Propane or GLE?
GLE is rated higher. Suburban Propane averages 2.2 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while GLE averages 3.5 from 29 ratings.
Do Suburban Propane or GLE have ads?
Neither Suburban Propane nor GLE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Suburban Propane or GLE?
Suburban Propane ships an update every 3 months, and GLE every 2 months. Most recently, Suburban Propane was updated on October 24, 2026 and GLE on October 24, 2026.

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