Comparison

First Electric vs Central Pay

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Central Pay

This app offers a convenient way to manage laundry payments at participating locations. Users can purchase credit, start machines via Bluetooth, and check their account balance. It also provides real-time machine availability and completion alerts.

Highlights
  • Pay for laundry cycles
  • Purchase credit via app
  • Start machines via Bluetooth
  • Check account balance
  • View machine availability
  • Receive cycle completion alerts
Features
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ATTENTION: Only for use in participating laundry locations. Central Pay by Central Laundry Equipment provides the easiest and smartest complete laundry solution. This app allows you to pay for laundry cycles from your account by using Bluetooth to communicate with the washer or dryer. Simply use Central Pay to purchase credit right from the app, then use that credit for your laundry. Start laundry machines via Bluetooth by scanning QR code or entering the machine number on the machine. Check your card/account balance, and add value to your account for laundry. For participating laundry rooms, you can view machine availability as well as receive alerts when your laundry cycle is complete.

Screenshots

First Electric4 screens
Central Pay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Central Pay at 100% against First Electric's 8%. Central Pay also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). First Electric's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Central Pay holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of First Electric's written reviews are positive against 100% of Central Pay's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First Electric ships an update every 2 months, Central Pay every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
First Electric versus Central Pay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst ElectricCentral Pay
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (31 ratings)4.7 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3138 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB67 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFirst Electric Cooperative CorporationKioSoft Technologies LLC

Customer experience

First Electric

All ratings31 ratings
Positive51.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative38.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative91.7%

Central Pay

All ratings38 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

First Electric

No in-app purchases

None

Central Pay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First Electric free?
First Electric is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Central Pay free?
Central Pay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, First Electric or Central Pay?
Central Pay is rated higher. First Electric averages 3.4 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Central Pay averages 4.7 from 38 ratings.
Do First Electric or Central Pay have ads?
Neither First Electric nor Central Pay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, First Electric or Central Pay?
First Electric ships an update every 2 months, and Central Pay every 14 months. Most recently, First Electric was updated on October 17, 2026 and Central Pay on October 15, 2026.

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