Comparison

myBEC vs My Guidepoint

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

Head to head
About

myBEC

Manage your electric and broadband accounts with ease. View billing and usage, make payments, report outages, and receive important updates from your cooperative.

Highlights
  • View billing and account balance
  • Manage payments and recurring payments
  • Track energy usage with graphs
  • Report service interruptions
  • View outage maps
  • Access bill history
  • Contact cooperative easily
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Bandera Electric Cooperative incorporated in 1938, and has served the Texas Hill Country for more than 80 years. BEC currently serves more than 26,000 members and provides highly reliable electric service to more than 36,000 meters across seven counties in the Texas Hill Country. As a member-owned cooperative, BEC continually searches for new, innovative programs to promote energy efficiency and quality member service and offers broadband and renewable energy options myBEC provides Bandera Electric Cooperative members easy account management at their fingertips. Members can view their billing, electric usage, manage payments, setup notifications, report service interruptions, receive updates from BEC and more. Additional Features: Bill & Pay - Quickly view your current electric and/or broadband 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 Bandera Electric Cooperative Outage Map - Displays service interruption and outage information or report your outage directly in the app. Maps - Displays facility and payment locations on a map interface.

About

My Guidepoint

This app allows users to share their current location with trusted contacts or send it to a 24/7 support center for assistance. It leverages GPS and wireless technology for safety, convenience, and vehicle tracking services.

Highlights
  • Share current location
  • Send location to support center
  • 24/7 professional customer support
  • Vehicle tracking services
  • Driver safety features
Features
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Getting lost or wanting to share your location with family and friends, My Guidepoint can help you. And if you're not near your vehicle but need help from Guidepoint's 24/7 professional customer support, you even have the option of sending your iPhone's current location information to our support center for quick and dedicated assistance. About Guidepoint Systems: Sold through more than 2,200 new and pre-owned dealerships nationwide, Guidepoint integrates GPS, advanced wireless technology, the Web and 24/7/365 response centers to deliver a variety of services to vehicle owners and fleet managers. Rated the #1 stolen vehicle tracking solution in 2007 by international research firm Frost & Sullivan, Guidepoint also offers a variety of driver safety, convenience, fleet management and vehicle tracking services.

Screenshots

myBEC4 screens
My Guidepoint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: My Guidepoint at 4.8 against myBEC's 4.2. My Guidepoint also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 11) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). myBEC's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 24%). 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

My Guidepoint holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Guidepoint has 1.4K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of myBEC's written reviews are positive against 24% of My Guidepoint's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myBEC ships an update every 2 months, My Guidepoint every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 19, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
myBEC versus My Guidepoint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyBECMy Guidepoint
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (11 ratings)4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better23.8% of reviews
Number of ratings111.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB109 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBandera Electric Cooperative IncGPSI, L.L.C.

Customer experience

myBEC

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

My Guidepoint

All ratings1,422 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative71.4%

Bugs and requests

myBEC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

My Guidepoint

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not working for months
  • Incorrect fuel level reporting
  • Missing trip history

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to cancel service
  • Improved accuracy and reliability

In-app purchases

None

myBEC

No in-app purchases

None

My Guidepoint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myBEC free?
myBEC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Guidepoint free?
My Guidepoint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, myBEC or My Guidepoint?
My Guidepoint is rated higher. myBEC averages 4.2 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while My Guidepoint averages 4.8 from 1.4K ratings.
Do myBEC or My Guidepoint have ads?
Neither myBEC nor My Guidepoint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myBEC or My Guidepoint?
myBEC ships an update every 2 months, and My Guidepoint every 3 weeks. Most recently, myBEC was updated on July 19, 2026 and My Guidepoint on September 25, 2026.

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