Discount Power vs 4Change Energy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Discount Power
Manage your electricity account with ease. Access billing, payment history, and usage data. Set up AutoPay, Average Billing, and Paperless Billing. View plan details and compare usage trends.
- Account management
- Billing and payment history
- Usage data visualization
- AutoPay setup
- Plan details viewing
- Paperless billing
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Available for Texas Customers only. The Discount Power app lets you manage your account straight from your phone. Which means you’ll have access to self-service, support and usage data anytime, anywhere. Key features and benefits: • Access billing features that let you pay your bill, check your balance and review billing and payment history. • Manage account services like AutoPay, Average Billing and Paperless Billing. • View plan details and important documents to shop for a new plan. • Interact with bar graphs and heat maps to compare usage information when it comes to trends, costs and weather impact.
4Change Energy
Manage your energy account easily on the go. View usage, bills, and history. Renew plans, transfer service, and access account details anytime.
- View usage and bills
- Access bill history
- Renew your plan
- Transfer service
- Manage account day to day
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The 4Change Energy mobile app provides you with access to everything you need to manage your account day to day. View your usage and bill anytime. View bill history, renew your plan, transfer your service to a new address, and more. For more about the app, visit www.4ChangeEnergy.com/Mobile-App. For our Privacy Policy, visit www.4ChangeEnergy.com/Privacy-Policy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Discount Power at 4.9 against 4Change Energy's 1.6. Discount Power also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 5%) and ratings volume (860 vs 93). 4Change Energy's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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.
Discount Power holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Discount Power has 860 ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Discount Power's written reviews are positive against 5% of 4Change Energy's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Discount Power | 4Change Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (860 ratings) — better | 1.6 (93 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.8% of reviews — better | 4.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 860 — better | 93 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | US RETAILERS LLC | Value Based Brands, LLC |
Customer experience
Discount Power
4Change Energy
User reviews
Discount Power
From 860 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly app
- 🚀 Informative and interactive
- 💳 Flexible payment options
- 🔒 Reliable service
Room to improve
- 🐛 Login and account issues
- 🔍 Lack of usage history
- 💰 Higher rates than competitors
- 📱 UI/UX design problems
4Change Energy
From 93 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clear and concise dashboard (cathytor)
- 👍 Can quickly get usage and history (cathytor)
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is glitchy and needs updates (aaaappppeee)
- 🐛 Constantly broken and problematic (do3star)
- 🐛 Downgrade in service, cannot track usage (Bill362783)
- 🐛 Denies login every time (PatronAlways)
- 🐛 App barely works (lizbeth.U)
Bugs and requests
Discount Power
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not working correctly after iOS updates
- Payment methods not functioning properly
- Inconsistent app performance
Requested features
3 requests- Improve login and account management
- Display current active account first
- Enhance usage history and analytics
4Change Energy
Reported bugs
26 issues- App is glitchy
- App is constantly broken
- App denies login
- Autopay is randomly turned off
- Login fails
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- Unable to get into the app
- Cannot see daily usage
- Cannot track usage
- Login doesn't work
- Doesn't allow login
- Cannot add payment method
- App doesn't work at all
- Dashboard is days behind on usage
- Application does not work
- Login issues
- Won't let me log in
- Verification email did not arrive
- Won't do anything when logging in
- App will not let me login
- Cannot enable registration
- Login failed every time
- Can't get into app
- Will not let me sign in
- Payment feature not working
- Errors when trying to log in
- Don't let you use usage
Requested features
9 requests- Revert the feature to see daily/weekly usage
- Fix the app so it is usable
- Update the app regularly
- Allow registration of new accounts
- Fix the login issues
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- Allow adding payment methods
- Fix the payment feature
- Allow usage tracking
- Bring back the old version of the app
In-app purchases
Discount Power
No in-app purchases
4Change Energy
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Discount Power free?
Is 4Change Energy free?
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