LCEC vs Sage Systems
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LCEC
This app offers reliable and cost-competitive electricity services to over 225,000 customers in Southwest Florida. It operates as a not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative, prioritizing member service at the cost of service.
- Reliable electricity service
- Cost-competitive pricing
- Serves over 225,000 customers
- Not-for-profit cooperative model
- Member-focused service
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LCEC provides reliable, cost-competitive electricity to more than 225,000 customers throughout Southwest Florida. One of more than 750 not-for-profit electric distribution cooperatives located throughout 46 states, serving 75 percent of land mass in the nation. Cooperatives are in business to serve members at the cost of service.
Sage Systems
This app simplifies residential access control for residents and guests. Residents can manage guest access with recurring, day, or one-time keys, and receive video calls from the gate. Guests and service providers benefit from a single registration for swift entry into SAGE-enabled communities.
- Curate guest access
- Create recurring entries
- Grant day passes
- Issue one-time keys
- Receive video calls from gate
- Single registration for guests
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Discover SAGE - Unveiling a new realm where simplicity and security converge in residential access control. Residents, effortlessly curate guest access: create recurring entries for friends, grant day passes, or one-time keys for deliveries, all while having the power to receive video calls directly from your gate, ensuring you’re always connected, and always secure. Guests and service providers, your single SAGE registration transforms every visit into a swift, secure, and simple entry through any SAGE-enabled community.SAGE isn’t just access—it’s a portal to interconnected secure environments, beautifully simple and secure. Your key to seamless, secure experiences awaits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sage Systems at 3.8 against LCEC's 2.8. Sage Systems also leads on ratings volume (761 vs 20) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). LCEC's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 15%). 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.
Sage Systems holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sage Systems has 761 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of LCEC's written reviews are positive against 15% of Sage Systems's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LCEC ships an update every 2 months, Sage Systems every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LCEC | Sage Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (20 ratings) | 3.8 (761 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better | 14.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 761 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lee County Electric Cooperative, Inc | Ramco Protective |
Customer experience
LCEC
Sage Systems
Bugs and requests
LCEC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sage Systems
Reported bugs
23 issues- App stuck in update loop
- Guest data lost on update
- Cannot send codes to foreign country numbers
- Not all days visible for selection in add guest screen
- ID photo capture issues
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- Update process is frustrating
- Login issues from China
- App crashes after signing in
- Cannot scroll up to press enter
- Cannot signup due to photo issue
- Signing up is almost impossible due to quirks
- ID photo upload issues
- App freezes when granting access
- QR code for gate doesn't work
- App doesn't work on smaller iPhones
- Buttons cut off on smaller iPhones
- Loading screen of death
- App doesn't allow signing up
- Cannot add vendors to guest list
- Gate arms do not work properly
- Not receiving email to load vehicles
- App jams up phone
- App doesn't work, doesn't let me scroll
Requested features
8 requests- Provide instructions, FAQ, or tutorials
- Remove expired guests automatically
- Allow sending access codes instead of app downloads
- Make time entry optional for one-time visitors
- Allow uploading existing ID photos
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- Generate codes from homeowner app for guests
- Support for gatherings and parties
- More features to make app more usable for residents
In-app purchases
LCEC
No in-app purchases
Sage Systems
No in-app purchases
