First Electric vs Summit View Data Collection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First Electric
Manage your utility account with ease. Make payments, view billing and usage history, report service issues, and receive important news alerts. Find facility and payment locations on an interactive map.
- Account management
- Bill payment
- Usage tracking
- Service issue reporting
- News alerts
- Location maps
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The First Electric Cooperative app is a new and improved way to manage your account. Make a payment, view usage and billing information, notify us of account and service issues, receive up-to-date news alerts and more. 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 First Electric 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.
Summit View Data Collection
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Allows users to collection information based on the configurations setup in summitview.tech/summitmanagement. Records that are collected from this application can be uploaded into summit view for further analysis and reporting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: First Electric at every 2 months against Summit View Data Collection's every 6 months. Summit View Data Collection's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
First Electric ships an update every 2 months, Summit View Data Collection every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Electric | Summit View Data Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | First Electric Cooperative Corporation | CrateBind, LLC |
In-app purchases
First Electric
No in-app purchases
Summit View Data Collection
No in-app purchases
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