Comparison

PVREA vs Xcel Energy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Xcel Energy

Manage your Xcel Energy account with ease. View billing information, make payments, report outages, and track your energy usage over time. Secure login options and multi-language support are available.

Highlights
  • Secure login with Touch ID/Face ID
  • View billing and statements
  • Make payments
  • Report and check outage status
  • Track historical energy usage
  • Compare bills and usage data
Features
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Secure - Opt-in to use Touch ID or Face ID as a quicker way to sign in and as an added layer of protection to keep your data and account information secure. - Accessible to both English and Spanish customers - Dark Mode now available Pay - Easily log in to view your billing information and statements, check your balance and make payments. Report - Report an outage or check on your outage status. View - See a complete view of your current and historical usage data. Track - Compare your bills and track your electric and/or gas usage for the past 24 months with usage graphs and tables. - Compare your bill to last month or last year, and view how different bill factors such as usage, billing period, and average temperature might affect your bill Already an Xcel Energy customer but don’t have an online account yet? You’ll need to complete a quick, one-time registration to link your preferred email address with your account. To get started, have the following ready: • Your account number • Your last name or company name from your bill • The ZIP code from your bill Then, open the app and tap “Sign In or Register”, followed by “Register”. Enter your email address — this will become your new login ID.

Screenshots

PVREA4 screens
Xcel Energy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Xcel Energy at 4.7 against PVREA's 4.1. Xcel Energy also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 8) and review sentiment (17% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Xcel Energy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xcel Energy has 4.4K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PVREA's written reviews are positive against 17% of Xcel Energy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PVREA ships an update every 2 months, Xcel Energy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PVREA versus Xcel Energy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPVREAXcel Energy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings)4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews17.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings84.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB114 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPoudre Valley Rural Electric Association, INC.Xcel Energy Inc.

Customer experience

PVREA

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Xcel Energy

All ratings4,324 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive17.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative77.9%

Bugs and requests

PVREA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Xcel Energy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to login or reset password
  • Inability to link accounts or view statements
  • Inconsistent or non-functioning features

Requested features

3 requests
  • Restore previous app functionality
  • Improve usage tracking and reporting
  • Provide better error messages and troubleshooting

In-app purchases

None

PVREA

No in-app purchases

None

Xcel Energy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PVREA free?
PVREA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Xcel Energy free?
Xcel Energy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PVREA or Xcel Energy?
Xcel Energy is rated higher. PVREA averages 4.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Xcel Energy averages 4.7 from 4.4K ratings.
Do PVREA or Xcel Energy have ads?
Neither PVREA nor Xcel Energy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PVREA or Xcel Energy?
PVREA ships an update every 2 months, and Xcel Energy every 3 weeks. Most recently, PVREA was updated on November 2, 2026 and Xcel Energy on November 8, 2026.

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