FBTX Connect vs Base Power
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FBTX Connect
Report city issues like potholes or property maintenance with ease. This app uses your location and allows photo/video uploads to help resolve problems faster. Track the status of your requests until they are completed.
- Submit city service requests
- Use GPS for location
- Upload photos and videos
- Track request status
- Report property maintenance
- Report potholes and signs
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Welcome to the FBTX Connect mobile app. FBTX Connect empowers Farmers Branch residents to easily submit requests for assistance with city issues, such as property maintenance concerns, damaged street signs, and potholes, to name a few. FBTX Connect uses GPS to recognize your location and allows you to upload pictures or videos to accompany your request. Residents can track the status of items reported until they are resolved. FBTX Connect makes it easier than ever to report a problem.
Base Power
Monitor your home's battery power, grid status, and energy consumption. Get insights into backup duration and optimize performance during outages. Manage billing and connect with support.
- Check battery status
- Monitor grid status
- View home energy usage
- See backup duration
- Manage billing
- Contact support
- Share referral link
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Base Power provides affordable and reliable power to Texas homeowners through its battery-powered home energy service. With the Base Power app, you can: - Check battery status, grid status, and all home energy usage. - See backup duration and access a guide to maximize battery performance during outages. - Manage billing and get in contact with support with ease. - Share your referral link to spread the word about Base Power. Not a Base member yet? Visit basepowercompany.com to see if your home qualifies.
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Verdict
FBTX Connect and Base Power both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Base Power's written reviews are positive against 0% of FBTX Connect's. Base Power also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for FBTX Connect against 4.4 for Base Power. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 45 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of FBTX Connect's written reviews are positive against 74% of Base Power's.
FBTX Connect ships an update every 3 months, Base Power every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FBTX Connect | Base Power |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (59 ratings) — better | 4.4 (45 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Farmers Branch | Base Power |
Customer experience
FBTX Connect
Base Power
In-app purchases
FBTX Connect
No in-app purchases
Base Power
No in-app purchases
