Comparison

SMUD vs My Davis

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

Head to head
About

SMUD

Manage your home electricity service with ease. View your bill, track usage, report outages, and make payments all from your device. Stay informed about your energy consumption and billing history.

Highlights
  • View bill history
  • Make payments
  • Track electricity usage
  • Get outage information
  • Report power outages
  • Schedule auto bill pay
Features
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The SMUD App offers our residential customers easy access to the things that are most important to you when it comes to home energy usage. We want your experience to be fast and simple, so once you sign in, you'll stay signed in on your device until you sign out, no matter how many times you visit. The first thing you'll see is a summary of your bill, electricity use, outage info and how to get in touch with us. Tap a tile to reveal the features: Bill - See your bill history - Make a payment - See your payment history - Schedule or cancel payments - Add or change payment methods - Schedule auto bill pay - Enroll in paperless billing Usage - See how much electricity you've used in this billing cycle - Check the current cost of your electricity use Outage - Get up-to-the minute outage info - Report a power outage See and do everything that's most important to you when it comes to your residential electricity service. Tap into energy with the SMUD App.

About

My Davis

Report non-emergency issues in your city quickly and easily. Submit details about problems like potholes or graffiti directly to local authorities. Stay informed about your community's needs.

Highlights
  • Report potholes
  • Report graffiti
  • Submit community issues
  • Directly contact city services
  • Fast issue reporting
Features
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See a pothole that needs filling? Graffiti making a mess of your neighborhood? Tap right into your city and report the issue fast with My Davis!

Screenshots

SMUD4 screens
My Davis2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SMUD at 4.4 against My Davis's 3.0. SMUD also leads on ratings volume (931 vs 3) and review sentiment (23% vs 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

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

SMUD holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMUD has 931 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of SMUD's written reviews are positive against 0% of My Davis's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMUD ships an update every 2 months, My Davis every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SMUD versus My Davis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMUDMy Davis
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (931 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews22.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings931 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB46 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSMUDGOGov, Inc.

Customer experience

SMUD

All ratings931 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive22.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative72.6%

My Davis

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

SMUD

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when accessing usage data
  • Autopay feature not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Customizable payment scheduling
  • Improved push notification support

My Davis

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SMUD

No in-app purchases

None

My Davis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMUD free?
SMUD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Davis free?
My Davis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SMUD or My Davis?
SMUD is rated higher. SMUD averages 4.4 out of 5 from 931 ratings, while My Davis averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do SMUD or My Davis have ads?
Neither SMUD nor My Davis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMUD or My Davis?
SMUD ships an update every 2 months, and My Davis every 5 months. Most recently, SMUD was updated on October 24, 2026 and My Davis on October 6, 2026.

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