BGE Smart Home vs CellBadge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BGE Smart Home
This app helps residential customers manage their home's energy use with smart technology. It guides you through setting up smart devices and allows you to monitor and control lighting, appliances, and thermostats from anywhere. You can also receive energy use notifications and create custom rules to save energy.
- Monitor and control smart devices
- Manage energy use
- Control lighting and appliances
- Receive energy use notifications
- Automated smart home rules
- Setup guidance for smart technology
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BGE Smart Home is a pilot program to help residential customers take control of their home's energy use, increase comfort and lower energy costs. Participants in this program receive a BGE Smart Home kit filled with easy-to-use smart technology products like plugs, LEDs and occupancy sensors. Downloading the BGE Smart Home app is the first step in getting your smart home up and running. The BGE Smart Home app guides you through the process of setting up your new smart home technology and helps you seamlessly manage your new devices from a single app. Through the app, you can: - Monitor and control your smart home devices and energy use. Anytime, anywhere. - Control lighting, appliances, smart thermostats and more. - Receive notifications about your home's energy use. - Save energy by using automated smart home rules customized to your specific energy needs. Enrollment in this pilot is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit https://bgesmartenergy.com/residential/smart-home-pilot for more information on eligibility and how to enroll. Questions? Give us a call at 1.888.316.8056 or email BGESmartHome@icf.com.
CellBadge
This app grants registered users access to various community amenities like pools, sports courts, and parks. It offers a paperless registration process and allows remote control of gates and doors using Bluetooth locks, even without AC power or WiFi.
- Access community amenities
- Paperless online registration
- Remote gate and door control
- Bluetooth lock integration
- Check access status
- View approved locations
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The CellBadge mobile application provides access to community amenities such as swimming pools, sports courts, dog parks, storage areas, boat docks, RV parks, etc.. HOA communities trust CellBadge to easily control access to community amenities - guarded or un-guarded - using simple yet powerful administrative tools. No more keys, fobs or passes for homeowners using a convenient paperless online registration process. No AC power? No WiFi? No problem! Using the new CellBadge “unguarded” access solution, customers may now control access remotely using a solar-powered, outdoor-rated Bluetooth lock on any door or gate. The CellBadge mobile application allows anyone registered and approved for access to open doors or gates from their own mobile device. Users may review their access status, see all the locations they are approved for access and be instantly granted access.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BGE Smart Home at 3.9 against CellBadge's 2.9. BGE Smart Home also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BGE Smart Home holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 16 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 75% and 75% positive.
BGE Smart Home ships an update every 6 weeks, CellBadge every 14 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BGE Smart Home | CellBadge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 2.9 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | People Power Company | CallBadge |
Customer experience
BGE Smart Home
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In-app purchases
BGE Smart Home
No in-app purchases
CellBadge
No in-app purchases
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