NLR Electric vs Central Pay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NLR Electric
Manage your electricity account with this utility app. View your bill, make payments, track energy usage, and check for service outages. Easily contact customer support for assistance.
- View current balance and due date
- Manage recurring payments
- View bill history
- Track energy usage graphs
- Display service interruption information
- Contact customer support
Read full descriptionHide full description
The North Little Rock Electric Department (NLRED) is a department of the City of North Little Rock and has been a consumer-owned utility for over 100 years. Currently, NLRED is Arkansas’ largest municipal electric utility, providing reliable service to more than 38,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in the cities of North Little Rock and Sherwood as well as Pulaski County. Our mission is to provide reliable power at an affordable cost through responsible, community-focused business practices. My Account App 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 directly on your mobile device. Usage - View energy usage graphs to identify high trends. Contact Us - Easily contact North Little Rock Electric. Outage Map - Displays service interruption and outage information.
Central Pay
This app offers a convenient way to manage laundry payments at participating locations. Users can purchase credit, start machines via Bluetooth, and check their account balance. It also provides real-time machine availability and completion alerts.
- Pay for laundry cycles
- Purchase credit via app
- Start machines via Bluetooth
- Check account balance
- View machine availability
- Receive cycle completion alerts
Read full descriptionHide full description
ATTENTION: Only for use in participating laundry locations. Central Pay by Central Laundry Equipment provides the easiest and smartest complete laundry solution. This app allows you to pay for laundry cycles from your account by using Bluetooth to communicate with the washer or dryer. Simply use Central Pay to purchase credit right from the app, then use that credit for your laundry. Start laundry machines via Bluetooth by scanning QR code or entering the machine number on the machine. Check your card/account balance, and add value to your account for laundry. For participating laundry rooms, you can view machine availability as well as receive alerts when your laundry cycle is complete.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Central Pay at 100% against NLR Electric's 0%. Central Pay also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.2) and ratings volume (64 vs 21). NLR Electric's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). 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.
Central Pay holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of NLR Electric's written reviews are positive against 100% of Central Pay's.
NLR Electric ships an update every 2 months, Central Pay every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NLR Electric | Central Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (21 ratings) | 4.8 (64 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 64 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of North Little Rock | KioSoft Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
NLR Electric
Central Pay
In-app purchases
NLR Electric
No in-app purchases
Central Pay
No in-app purchases
