Comparison

Duke Energy vs My Durham City

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

Head to head
About

Duke Energy

Manage your energy accounts conveniently from your mobile device. View and pay bills, report outages, track energy usage, and access customer support. Save money with energy-saving offers.

Highlights
  • Easy login with Touch ID/Face ID
  • View and pay bills
  • Report power outages
  • Track energy usage
  • Set up bill reminders
  • Access energy-saving offers
Currently charting
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With the Duke Energy app, you’ll be able to easily manage and view your accounts anywhere, anytime. Current features of the Duke Energy app allow you to: • Easily log in. Using your Duke Energy account, you’ll be able to log in once and have options to set up either Touch ID® or Face ID® to easily access your account. • View and pay bill. Access your bill from anywhere and set up automatic payments. You can also view your billing history and easily compare bills from last year and last month. • Report an outage. Inform us if your power is out and get updates on when it is estimated to be restored. • Track energy usage. View your past and recent energy use so you can better manage it and get more detailed information. • Set up bill reminders. Stay on top of your bill and always know when to pay. • Save more. Take advantage of our energy and money-saving offers. • Customer service. Contact our customer support if you ever have questions about your service or your energy bill.

About

My Durham City

Features
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See a code violation that's making a mess of your neighborhood? Tap right into your city and report the issue fast with My Durham City!

Screenshots

Duke Energy4 screens
My Durham City2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Duke Energy at fortnightly against My Durham City's every 7 months. Duke Energy also leads on chart position (#196 vs unranked). My Durham City's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duke Energy ships an update fortnightly, My Durham City every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and January 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Duke Energy versus My Durham City: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuke EnergyMy Durham City
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (171K ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.7% of reviews
Number of ratings171K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
Best chart rank#196 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB46 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDuke EnergyGOGov, Inc.

Bugs and requests

Duke Energy

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Daily usage graphs not working
  • Unable to log in consistently
  • Payment information not saving properly
  • App redirects to website instead of in-app functionality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add last month/last year usage comparison
  • Display dollar amount in addition to kWh
  • Improve outage map and notifications
  • Implement two-factor authentication
  • Allow scheduling of bill payments

My Durham City

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Duke Energy

No in-app purchases

None

My Durham City

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Duke Energy free?
Duke Energy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Durham City free?
My Durham City is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Duke Energy or My Durham City have ads?
Neither Duke Energy nor My Durham City shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Duke Energy or My Durham City?
Duke Energy ships an update fortnightly, and My Durham City every 7 months. Most recently, Duke Energy was updated on September 24, 2026 and My Durham City on January 15, 2026.

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