Comparison

NEA Official vs TharuPatra

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

NEA Official

Manage your electricity meters and view billing information. This app allows customers to access and control their electricity services provided by the national authority.

Highlights
  • Meter management
  • Billing information
  • Electricity service management
  • Power system planning access
Features
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Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) was created on August 16, 1985 (Bhadra 1, 2042) under the Nepal Electricity Authority Act. 1984, through the merger of the Department of Electricity of Ministry of Water Resources, Nepal Electricity Corporation and related Development Boards. The primary objective of NEA is to generate, transmit and distribute adequate, reliable and affordable power by planning, constructing, operating and maintaining all generation, transmission and distribution facilities in Nepal's power system both interconnected and isolated. With this NEA Customer App, customer would be able to manage their meters and billings.

About

TharuPatra

Features
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TharuPatra A one point solution for your calendar, events specific to tharu community, festivals, programs organized by various organizations, notifications, news, and various other features. We are bringing the community together via means of the app. This app is meant to provide you one point solution for everything you need to know about the tharu community.

Screenshots

NEA Official4 screens
TharuPatra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NEA Official at every 3 weeks against TharuPatra's every 2 months. NEA Official also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NEA Official ships an update every 3 weeks, TharuPatra every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NEA Official versus TharuPatra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNEA OfficialTharuPatra
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (306 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings306 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNepal Electricity AuthorityEklak Dangaura

Bugs and requests

NEA Official

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App not opening
  • App not working on IOS
  • App keeps loading forever and ends with an error
  • App does not load any user data
  • No data found on bill check tab
Show 7 more
  • Offline paid bills record not shown
  • Sign in problem, code not received
  • App crashes when opening
  • App is crashing
  • New bill notifications not working
  • Current month bill not shown in time
  • Arbitrary bill amounts without meter check

Requested features

4 requests
  • Smart meter availability
  • Offline bill data
  • Exportable data features
  • Push notifications for new bills

TharuPatra

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NEA Official

No in-app purchases

None

TharuPatra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NEA Official free?
NEA Official is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TharuPatra free?
TharuPatra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NEA Official or TharuPatra have ads?
Neither NEA Official nor TharuPatra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NEA Official or TharuPatra?
NEA Official ships an update every 3 weeks, and TharuPatra every 2 months. Most recently, NEA Official was updated on November 3, 2026 and TharuPatra on October 30, 2026.

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