MyOncor vs Dallas Secure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyOncor
Manage your electricity service with ease. Report outages, track restoration times, and request new service for construction projects. Stay informed with real-time updates and safety information.
- Report power outages
- Track outage status and restoration times
- Manage new service requests
- Access builder and developer resources
- View real-time Oncor news and safety information
- Receive energy efficiency tips
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More power at your fingertips. With MyOncor, customers can instantly access their account and report outages, manage new service requests and receive real-time updates from Oncor. Features include: REPORT OUTAGES • Report power outage and street light issues. • Check your current outage status and your outage history. • Track estimated restoration times quickly from your mobile device. • View outage information using current location or Google Maps. MANAGE NEW SERVICE REQUESTS • Start and track new service for your construction project • Manage multiple properties and locations • Access builder and developer resources REAL-TIME ONCOR NEWS UPDATES • Read articles from Oncor’s blog, The Wire • Find important safety information to keep you and your family safe before, after and during severe weather • Receive energy efficiency tips to help manage your energy consumption and save on your electric bill • Stay up-to-date with Oncor social media accounts *To use MyOncor, you must be a customer in the Oncor Electric Delivery service territory.
Dallas Secure
This free, privacy-focused security app protects your mobile device from threats. It verifies links, scans QR codes, and alerts you to untrusted networks to safeguard your personal information.
- Link verification
- QR code scanning
- Phishing detection
- Untrusted network alerts
- Privacy-first design
- Protects personal information
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Free Mobile Threat Protection Provided by the City of Dallas Keep your mobile device safe from threats. Dallas Secure is a free, privacy-first mobile security app that alerts and protects you when suspicious activity is detected. Dallas Secure helps protect your mobile device by: - Allowing you to verify if links sent to you through text, email, a messaging app, or social media are safe, or a possible phishing attempt. - Scanning QR codes and links for phishing attempts. - Alerting you of untrusted networks when using public Wi-Fi networks, vulnerable device configurations, and more. - Protecting your personal information and credentials from attackers. Dallas Secure will analyze potential mobile device threats while operating under a strict privacy policy and technical controls that ensure your privacy is respected. The app works without accessing personally identifiable information and will not collect or transmit private data. Don't leave your mobile device unprotected. Download Dallas Secure for free today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dallas Secure at 4.1 against MyOncor's 2.8. Dallas Secure also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). MyOncor's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (190 vs 17). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dallas Secure holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyOncor has 190 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of MyOncor's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dallas Secure's.
MyOncor ships an update every 5 weeks, Dallas Secure every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyOncor | Dallas Secure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (190 ratings) | 4.1 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 190 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | Zimperium |
Customer experience
MyOncor
Dallas Secure
Bugs and requests
MyOncor
Reported bugs
35 issues- App crashes frequently
- App freezes often
- App does not work during outages
- Slow loading times for outage maps and chat
- Cannot add address or retail provider
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- Outage reporting fails with incorrect billing entity information
- App forces use of vendor's data mining browser
- Databases appear to be never updated
- App does not remember user information after updates
- App requires updates during critical outages
- App fails to download
- App is frozen and cannot be deleted/reloaded
- Cannot report outages
- Address not found errors
- App does not load any data, redirects to blank page
- Last update broke the app
- App opens to a white screen and nothing else
- App shows invalid information errors during signup
- App does not work at all or is confusing
- App only works when it wants to
- App is not compatible with older iOS versions
- App breaks Siri if Speech Recognition Access is enabled
- App setup is convoluted and locks up
- Cannot add location due to confirmation errors
- App does not remember user credentials
- Cannot select power retailer
- App does not work anymore
- App forces users to use a data mining browser
- App databases are outdated
- Providers are not in the system
- Billing entity information submitted is incorrect
- App does not allow profile building
- App does not have auto input like other apps
- Users have to guess their provider
- App is not as good as it used to be
Requested features
57 requests- Add auto input for saved info
- Improve provider selection process
- Allow users to add their own providers
- Make outage maps load faster
- Ensure app works offline or with low connectivity
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- Allow app to use configured default browser
- Update databases regularly
- Improve app performance during high demand
- Provide estimated time of restoration
- Allow users to report outages without issues
- Fix app crashes and freezes
- Make app compatible with older devices
- Allow users to report outages during an outage
- Fix the submit feature for outage reports
- Improve the UI/UX
- Allow users to update the app easily
- Fix issues with speech recognition access
- Allow more than 24 ESDI locations
- Provide a direct link to the app store instead of Sharepoint
- Fix issues with reporting outages
- Improve the app's ability to remember user information
- Allow users to select their power retailer
- Fix the white screen issue on launch
- Improve error handling for invalid information
- Fix the app not loading any data
- Ensure updates do not break the app
- Simplify the setup process
- Allow users to add their location
- Fix the app not remembering user credentials
- Allow users to select their power provider
- Fix the app not working anymore
- Stop forcing users to use a data mining browser
- Update the app's databases
- Add missing providers to the system
- Fix the billing entity information error
- Enable profile building
- Add auto-input functionality
- Improve the provider guessing mechanism
- Restore previous functionality
- Add dark mode
- Improve outage map functionality on smartphones
- Allow users to report outages without issues
- Fix the app not loading any data
- Ensure updates do not break the app
- Simplify the setup process
- Allow users to add their location
- Fix the app not remembering user credentials
- Allow users to select their power provider
- Fix the app not working anymore
- Stop forcing users to use a data mining browser
- Update the app's databases
- Add missing providers to the system
- Fix the billing entity information error
- Enable profile building
- Add auto-input functionality
- Improve the provider guessing mechanism
- Restore previous functionality
Dallas Secure
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyOncor
No in-app purchases
Dallas Secure
No in-app purchases
