PVEC vs Point SmartHome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PVEC
Manage your account details, view bills and balances, and make payments securely on the go. Schedule alerts, receive notifications, and access nearly all customer portal features instantly from your mobile device.
- Secure account access
- View bills and balances
- Make payments
- Schedule alerts and reminders
- Receive push notifications
- Manage account details
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Our Mobile App is designed to give you fast, secure account access so you can easily manage your account details, view your bill and your account balance, make payments and find payment locations, schedule alerts and reminders, receive push notifications and more. Nearly everything you can do from our "Customer Portal" can now be handled instantly whether you're at home, at work, or on the go.
Point SmartHome
Manage your home WiFi network effortlessly with an intuitive interface. Monitor connected devices, troubleshoot issues, and implement parental controls for a better WiFi experience.
- WiFi network setup
- Device monitoring
- Network troubleshooting
- Parental controls
- Access limiting
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Point Broadband's Point SmartHome powered by Plume makes it easy to set up, monitor and manage your WiFi network - all from the app's award winning intuitive design. Gain control over your home WiFi to check who's online, fix issues with your network, set parental controls like limiting access during homework or mealtimes, plus more. Welcome to a whole new WiFi Experience with Point SmartHome.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PVEC at 5.0 against Point SmartHome's 2.5. PVEC also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Point SmartHome's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PVEC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Point SmartHome has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PVEC ships an update every 6 months, Point SmartHome every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PVEC | Point SmartHome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.5 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 361 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Powell Valley Electric Cooperative | Plume Design, Inc. |
Customer experience
PVEC
Point SmartHome
In-app purchases
PVEC
No in-app purchases
Point SmartHome
No in-app purchases
