NLR Electric vs Summit Utility
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
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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.
Summit Utility
This utility app enables professional installers to quickly connect, diagnose, and verify the operation of Security Brands Ascent units in the field. It streamlines the setup process by checking Wi-Fi connectivity, signal strength, and device health.
- Connect Ascent devices to Wi-Fi
- Check signal strength
- Run basic diagnostics
- Verify device operation
- View device info
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Summit Utility helps professional installers quickly diagnose Security Brands Ascent units online and verify operation in the field. What you can do - Connect Ascent devices to Wi-Fi in minutes - Check signal strength and network status - Run basic diagnostics and health checks - View device info at a glance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Summit Utility at 100% against NLR Electric's 0%. Summit Utility also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). NLR Electric's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 2). 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.
Summit Utility holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NLR Electric has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of NLR Electric's written reviews are positive against 100% of Summit Utility's.
NLR Electric ships an update every 2 months, Summit Utility every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on July 19, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NLR Electric | Summit Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of North Little Rock | Security Brands, Inc. |
Customer experience
NLR Electric
Summit Utility
In-app purchases
NLR Electric
No in-app purchases
Summit Utility
No in-app purchases
