SMUD vs CanvassLocal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- View bill history
- Make payments
- Track electricity usage
- Get outage information
- Report power outages
- Schedule auto bill pay
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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.
CanvassLocal
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Win your local race without party infrastructure. CanvassLocal is the field platform for down-ballot campaigns — a mobile-first, door-to-door canvassing tool built for independent, nonpartisan, and third-party candidates running for local office. It gives grassroots campaigns the capability that big-money operations buy from enterprise vendors, in a tool a first-time volunteer can pick up at the curb. KNOCK THE RIGHT DOORS Import the voter file your county clerk already sends, cut turf on a map, and route volunteers to the highest-value doors first. No backtracking, no guesswork. WORKS AT THE DOOR — EVEN WITH NO SIGNAL The field has dead zones, so CanvassLocal is offline-first. Knock, record how each voter is leaning, add notes, and navigate turf with zero bars. Everything syncs the moment you're back online — no lost doors, no duplicate work. SEE THE RACE MOVE Every recorded conversation updates turf-by-turf support and your live win probability, so a volunteer sees their effort matter and a candidate watches the odds change with each shift. Honest numbers, never inflated. BUILT FOR VOLUNTEERS, NOT CONSULTANTS One primary task per screen, big touch targets for one-handed use in bright sun, and an interface that needs no training. Power lives under a surface a first-timer can use. RUN YOUR TEAM Invite volunteers with a join code, assign territory, and track coverage in real time. NONPARTISAN BY DESIGN CanvassLocal is built for local races and works the same for every campaign — no party machine, no insider playbook, no budget required. CanvassLocal is free to download. A campaign account is required to sign in; create one in the app or join an existing campaign with an invite code. Questions? Visit canvasslocal.com/support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CanvassLocal at every 3 days against SMUD's every 2 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SMUD ships an update every 2 months, CanvassLocal every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMUD | CanvassLocal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (931 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 22.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 931 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SMUD | John Edwards |
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
CanvassLocal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SMUD
No in-app purchases
CanvassLocal
No in-app purchases









