MCE Sync vs St. Helena Grapevine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MCE Sync
Automate your electric vehicle charging to leverage the cheapest and cleanest energy available on the grid. Earn cash rewards for charging during specific low-carbon events.
- Automated EV charging
- Cheapest energy utilization
- Cleanest energy utilization
- Cash sign-up bonus
- Monthly cash rewards
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The MCE Sync app helps you automate your EV charging at home to use the least expensive and cleanest energy on the grid. Download the app and charge your EV to receive a $50 sign-up bonus. You can earn $10 a month in additional cash by charging during low-carbon events.
St. Helena Grapevine
Easily report non-emergency issues like potholes or litter in the City of St. Helena. Pinpoint locations on a map, select common problems, and track your report's resolution. View community requests and vote on important issues.
- Report non-emergency city issues
- Interactive map with GPS pinpointing
- Menu of common quality-of-life conditions
- Directly send requests to City departments
- Track report status and completion
- View community requests
- Vote on community issues
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St. Helena Grapevine makes reporting a non-emergency problem in the City of St. Helena easier than ever! Use Grapevine to report non-emergency issues such as potholes, damaged street signs, sidewalk issues, litter, and more. The service uses an interactive map (GPS) to precisely pinpoint the location of the issue and gives you a menu of common quality-of-life conditions to report a problem. Your request is sent directly to the appropriate City department and you’ll then be able to track the status of your report and be notified when it is completed. You can also view requests from other community members. Report issues in your neighborhood, get status updates on their resolution, and vote on issues that are important to maintaining our community’s well-being.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: MCE Sync at 198 against St. Helena Grapevine's 4. St. Helena Grapevine's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
St. Helena Grapevine holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MCE Sync has 198 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MCE Sync ships an update every 6 weeks, St. Helena Grapevine every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.
| Parameter | MCE Sync | St. Helena Grapevine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (198 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 198 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MCE Clean Energy | City of St. Helena |
Customer experience
MCE Sync
St. Helena Grapevine
In-app purchases
MCE Sync
No in-app purchases
St. Helena Grapevine
No in-app purchases
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