Comparison

PSCA vs Mepco Smart

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

Head to head
About

PSCA

This app enhances public safety and emergency response with features like an emergency button, live chat support, and complaint management. It also offers services for checking traffic violations, finding nearby police stations, and connecting with a blood donor network.

Highlights
  • Emergency alert button with location sharing
  • Live chat and video support for various services
  • Sign language video calls for accessibility
  • E-Challan management
  • Complaint filing and tracking
  • Blood donor network
  • GPS-based emergency contact locator
Features
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PSCA – Public Safety App, developed by the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA), is an all-in-one mobile application designed to enhance public safety, emergency response, and citizen engagement across Punjab. The app empowers users to access vital safety services from their smartphones, including: Alert-15 Emergency Button: Instantly makes a direct GSM audio call to Police-15 and notifies authorities and the user’s emergency contacts with live location. Live Chat & Video Support: Connect with support services such as the Virtual Women Police Station (VWPS), Virtual Center for Child Safety (VCCS), and other citizen support platforms. (Video call is used for citizen support and accessibility, not as a replacement for emergency numbers). Accessibility Support: Sign language video calls for hearing-impaired citizens, ensuring effective communication with support staff. E-Challans: Check, download, and manage challans conveniently. Complaint Management: File and track complaints, including Police-15, VWPS, VCCS, and the Meesaq Minorities Center. Blood Donor Network: Register as a donor, request blood, and track progress in real time. GPS-Based Services: Locate nearby police stations and access emergency contacts such as Rescue 1122, Motorway Police, and Punjab Highway Patrol. Mera Pyara Services: Report missing or found persons/children to help families reconnect. With its focus on digital transformation, accessibility, and citizen convenience, the PSCA – Public Safety App is a step forward in building a safer and more responsive Punjab. Disclaimer: Video call features are provided for citizen support and accessibility (e.g., sign language assistance). They are not used for emergency numbers such as 15 or 1122.

About

Mepco Smart

Monitor your energy consumption and stay updated on load shedding schedules. This app allows you to track daily and monthly energy usage, view your electricity bills, and automate various power sector services. Get notified about your consumption thresholds and manage your power needs efficiently.

Highlights
  • Monitor energy consumption
  • View daily/monthly load, voltage, current
  • Stay updated on load shedding schedules
  • Track electricity bills (paid/unpaid)
  • Set consumption thresholds and receive notifications
  • Automate power sector services (new connection, meter change, etc.)
  • Receive push notifications for service updates
Features
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MEPCO Smart, a mobile application that is serving the power consumers of Pakistan by providing salient features to monitor energy consumption for multiple meters that a user can associate with his profile in the app. This includes daily, monthly profiles for load, voltage and current, keeps the consumers updated about their daily load shedding both scheduled and planned. The smart energy advisor is an intelligent service within app with which consumers can set a threshold for their consumption and get notified about it at various stages during consumption. The application also depicts the monthly electricity actual bill along with its status i.e. paid or unpaid for the associated reference numbers. The application is also assisting in the automation of different services provided by the power sector including new connection, change of attributes, due date extension, meter change request, meter reading correction, opt for smart meter and many others. The application enables users to initiate the above-mentioned request for their associated meters. Being integrated with the system it keeps the consumer update about the processes by sending push notifications.

Screenshots

PSCA4 screens
Mepco Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PSCA at 2.2 against Mepco Smart's 1.0. PSCA also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 1). Mepco Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.6). 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

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

PSCA holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PSCA has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PSCA ships an update every 3 weeks, Mepco Smart monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PSCA versus Mepco Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSCAMepco Smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (14 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB51 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPunjab Safe Cities AuthorityPOWER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

PSCA

No in-app purchases

None

Mepco Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PSCA free?
PSCA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mepco Smart free?
Mepco Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PSCA or Mepco Smart?
PSCA is rated higher. PSCA averages 2.2 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Mepco Smart averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PSCA or Mepco Smart have ads?
Neither PSCA nor Mepco Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSCA or Mepco Smart?
PSCA ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mepco Smart monthly. Most recently, PSCA was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mepco Smart on November 3, 2026.

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