Auburn FixIt vs HSVUTIL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Auburn FixIt
Report non-emergency city issues and track their resolution. Help improve your community by submitting concerns like potholes or broken traffic signals. Your reports contribute to making the city a better place.
- Report non-emergency city concerns
- Track issue resolution status
- Submit reports for potholes
- Report broken traffic signals
- Contribute to city improvement
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Auburn FixIt allows you to report non-emergency concerns directly to the City of Auburn, AL and track their resolution. Whether you see a pothole or a traffic signal with a bulb out, help make Auburn a better place by letting us know!
HSVUTIL
Manage your Huntsville Utilities account on the go. View billing and usage, make payments, report service issues, and stay updated on important news and outages. This app provides convenient access to your utility services and account information.
- View billing and payment history
- Manage payments and payment methods
- Track energy usage trends
- Report account and service issues
- Receive utility news and outage alerts
- View facility and payment locations
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HSVUTIL is a free mobile app for Huntsville Utilities (Huntsville, AL) customers. Customers can use the app to log into their MyHU account to view usage and billing, manage payments, notify customer service of account and service issues, and receive special messaging from Huntsville Utilities. As a Public Utility, we answer only to the people we serve. Decisions are based on what is best for our customers. We do not pay dividends to stockholders. Instead, we provide lower prices to our customers. 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 Huntsville Utilities by email or phone. You can also submit one of the predefined messages, with the ability to include pictures and GPS coordinates. News: Provides a convenient way to monitor news that may affect your service such as rate changes, outage information and upcoming events. Updated 3/7/2025 4 Service Status: Displays service interruption and outage information. You can report an outage directly to Huntsville Utilities. Maps: Display facility and payment locations on a map interface
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Auburn FixIt at 4.2 against HSVUTIL's 2.4. Auburn FixIt also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). HSVUTIL's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Auburn FixIt holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HSVUTIL has 44 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Auburn FixIt ships an update every 10 months, HSVUTIL every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Auburn FixIt | HSVUTIL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better | 2.4 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 27.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | City of Auburn, Alabama | Huntsville Utilities |
Customer experience
Auburn FixIt
HSVUTIL
Bugs and requests
Auburn FixIt
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HSVUTIL
Reported bugs
3 issues- Error messages when creating account
- Login issues across web and app
- Payment info not saving
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved account management
In-app purchases
Auburn FixIt
No in-app purchases
HSVUTIL
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Auburn FixIt free?
Is HSVUTIL free?
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