Comparison

PVEC vs MyHolston

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Secure account access
  • View bills and balances
  • Make payments
  • Schedule alerts and reminders
  • Receive push notifications
  • Manage account details
Features
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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.

About

MyHolston

This app provides members with access to electric and communication services. Manage your account, view billing information, and stay informed about service updates. It aims to deliver reliable and cost-effective utility solutions.

Highlights
  • Account management
  • Billing information
  • Service updates
  • Utility solutions
  • Communication services
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At Holston Electric Cooperative (HEC), our mission is to provide safe, dependable electric service to our member-owners at a reasonable cost. Our value is service. Formed in 1940, Holston Electric Cooperative is member-owned distributor of Tennessee Valley Authority power, providing service in Hawkins and Hamblen counties in rural upper East Tennessee. Our vision is to deliver a level of electric service that meets or exceeds our customers’ expectations. Our business goals are: • To supply our members with economical, reliable service. • To promote and inform our members of the benefits of cooperative electric service and of the safe and efficient uses of electricity. • To develop our employees’ professional skills and increase job satisfaction through training and education. • To recognize employees’ unique talents, personalities and contributions to our quality service efforts. • To protect and preserve our natural environment. • To foster the continued residential, commercial, and industrial growth of our region. Holston Electric Cooperative provides electric service to more than 30,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers, has a 525 square-mile service area, and operates a distribution system of more than 2,600 miles with 12 substations in operation. The headquarters building is located in Rogersville and branch offices are located in Church Hill and Russellville. Just like Holston Electric Cooperative (HEC), HolstonConnect is not-for-profit and a wholly-owned subsidiary of HEC that was formed in 2017 to provide advanced communication solutions like high-speed internet, telephone and television programming through a broadband fiber network to members in Hawkins and Hamblen counties. Mission: To provide dependable, fast, quality high-speed internet, television programming and telephone services to our members at a reasonable cost. Vision: To deliver a level of fiber-based services that meets or exceeds our members’ expectations.

Screenshots

PVEC4 screens
MyHolston4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PVEC at 5.0 against MyHolston's 2.5. PVEC also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). MyHolston's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). 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

PVEC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyHolston has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PVEC ships an update every 6 months, MyHolston every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PVEC versus MyHolston: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPVECMyHolston
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.5 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB29 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPowell Valley Electric CooperativeHolston Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Customer experience

PVEC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MyHolston

All ratings12 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

PVEC

No in-app purchases

None

MyHolston

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PVEC free?
PVEC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyHolston free?
MyHolston is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PVEC or MyHolston?
PVEC is rated higher. PVEC averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MyHolston averages 2.5 from 12 ratings.
Do PVEC or MyHolston have ads?
Neither PVEC nor MyHolston shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PVEC or MyHolston?
PVEC ships an update every 6 months, and MyHolston every 6 weeks. Most recently, PVEC was updated on September 27, 2026 and MyHolston on October 10, 2026.

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