PVREA vs TDS Internet Security
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PVREA
Manage your Poudre Valley REA account on the go. View usage and billing details, make payments, and report service issues. Access facility maps and receive important messages from your provider.
- Account management
- View usage and billing
- Manage payments
- Report service issues
- View bill history
- Energy usage graphs
- Contact member service
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With the PVREA app, Poudre Valley REA members get account management at their fingertips. View usage and billing, manage payments, notify member service of account and service issues and receive special messaging from PVREA. 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. Make a payment now or schedule it for a future date. My Usage - View energy usage graphs to identify high usage trends. Navigate graphs quickly using an intuitive gesture based interface. Contact Us - Easily contact your service provider by email or phone. You can also submit one of the many predefined messages, with the ability to include pictures and GPS coordinates. Service Status - Displays service interruption and outage information. You can also report an outage directly to your service provider. Maps - Displays facility and payment dropbox locations on a map interface.
TDS Internet Security
Safeguard your online activities and personal data with a comprehensive security suite. Protect all your devices from malicious threats, monitor your identity, and manage passwords securely. Includes parental controls for family safety.
- Privacy VPN
- Safe Browsing
- Identity Monitoring
- Password Vault
- SMS Protection
- Parental Controls
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Gain peace of mind with TDS Internet Security Suite Protects from malicious websites and any threats that can keep you from enjoying your online life. Secure every phone and tablet for you and your family with just one app. Key features: - Privacy VPN - Safe Browsing - Identity Monitoring - Password Vault - SMS Protection - Family Protection Privacy VPN - Keep your Internet connection secure. All online data is encrypted, so online criminals can’t spy or steal your sensitive information. Safe Browsing - Go online and surf carefree. Browser Protection detects if a website is classified as malicious and blocks it, while Banking Protection cuts off potentially unsecure connections from your computer when logging into your online bank. ID Monitoring - Keep your identity yours. Receive alerts if an online service has leaked personal data or information and get instructions on what to do for each type of data that’s exposed. Password Vault - Enjoy access to safe and secure storage. Retrieve passwords and credit card numbers easily from any device and get analysis of current passwords for weak or duplicate entries. Family Protection - Protect what matters most – your loved ones. Easily provide protection for your loved ones’ devices by blocking harmful websites from being viewed using content filtering.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PVREA at every 2 months against TDS Internet Security's every 5 months. PVREA also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). TDS Internet Security's advantage is ratings volume (80 vs 8). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for PVREA against 4.0 for TDS Internet Security. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TDS Internet Security has 80 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
PVREA ships an update every 2 months, TDS Internet Security every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PVREA | TDS Internet Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better | 4.0 (80 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 80 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 277 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, INC. | TDS Telecommunications Corporation |
Customer experience
PVREA
TDS Internet Security
In-app purchases
PVREA
No in-app purchases
TDS Internet Security
No in-app purchases
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