Comparison

MyGCEC vs Hair Notes

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

Head to head
About

MyGCEC

Manage your electric cooperative account on the go. View usage and billing, make payments, report service issues, and stay updated on important news and outages.

Highlights
  • View account balance and due date
  • Manage recurring payments
  • View bill history (PDF)
  • Analyze energy usage graphs
  • Report account and service issues
  • Monitor news and outage information
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With the MyGCEC app, Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative members get account management at their fingertips. Members can view usage and billing, manage payments, notify member service of account and service issues, and receive special messaging from Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative. “About Us” text should describe the utility/telecom as well as features of the custom branded app. Consider including a brief description of your organization here. You may also feel free to review and edit any parts of the “Additional Features” example text below and include it after your organization description. 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. My Usage - View energy use graphs to identify high usage trends. Navigate graphs quickly using an intuitive gesture-based interface. Contact Us - Easily contact Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative. News - Provides a convenient way to monitor news that may affect your service such as rate changes, outage information and upcoming events. Outage Map - Displays service interruption and outage information.

About

Hair Notes

This app helps hair stylists quickly record client details, including color formulas, haircut photos, and preferences. It's designed for fast use between appointments, offering a simple, offline notebook experience.

Highlights
  • Client color formulas and history
  • Haircut reference photos
  • Before-and-after images
  • Contact information storage
  • Client preferences and allergies
  • Searchable client records
  • High-contrast interface
Features
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Built for the chair, not the back office. You don't need another app trying to run your salon. You need to remember what you put in Sarah's hair eight weeks ago. That's what Hair Notes is for. Open a client. Check the last formula. Snap a photo. Write a note. Move on. The whole app is built around the 30 seconds you actually have between clients. For every client, keep: • Color formulas and color history over time • Haircut reference photos • Before-and-afters • Contact info: add manually or pull from your Contacts • Preferences, allergies, the stuff you'd forget • Follow-up notes for next time Designed for how stylists actually work: • High-contrast interface readable in salon lighting • Searchable client records • Recent clients pinned to the top • Fast enough to open, use, and close between sections What Hair Notes is not: It's not a booking app. It's not a payment processor. It's not trying to charge you $40 a month to run a salon you already run just fine. It's a notebook. That's the point. Pay once. $3.99. Done. No account. No subscription. No salon software contract. Your data lives on your device. You own it. We don't see it, sync it, sell it, or hold it hostage. Built by an indie team. Made for stylists who'd rather spend their money on color than on software.

Screenshots

MyGCEC4 screens
Hair Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hair Notes at 100% against MyGCEC's 11%. Hair Notes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). MyGCEC's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MyGCEC is free to download; Hair Notes costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hair Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyGCEC has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of MyGCEC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hair Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyGCEC ships an update every 2 months, Hair Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MyGCEC versus Hair Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyGCECHair Notes
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating2.4 (18 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGrayson-Collin Electric Co-op Inc.Jerrod Eoff

Customer experience

MyGCEC

All ratings18 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative61.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative77.8%

Hair Notes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MyGCEC

No in-app purchases

None

Hair Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyGCEC free?
MyGCEC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hair Notes free?
Hair Notes costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyGCEC or Hair Notes?
Hair Notes is rated higher. MyGCEC averages 2.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Hair Notes averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MyGCEC or Hair Notes have ads?
Neither MyGCEC nor Hair Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyGCEC or Hair Notes?
MyGCEC ships an update every 2 months, and Hair Notes every 3 weeks. Most recently, MyGCEC was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hair Notes on October 16, 2026.

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