MyUsage Mobile vs LaFollette Utilities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyUsage Mobile
Access real-time information about your utility service, including usage and costs, from your smart meter. Monitor your consumption 24/7, track daily charges, and manage alerts. Optional features may include reporting outages and making payments.
- Monitor service 24/7
- Track daily charges
- View daily usage data
- Manage automatic alerts
- View balance and daily charges
- Report outages (optional)
- Make payments (optional)
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In order to use this app, your utility must offer MyUsage service and you must have an active MyUsage account. If you do not have a MyUsage account, please check with your utility about availability and establishing a MyUsage account. Description: MyUsage Mobile allows you to get information about your utility service anytime, anywhere. It’s fast, easy, and convenient. If your home, apartment, or business has a smart meter, you can get information 24/7 about how much you’re using – and how much it’s costing you. • Monitor your service 24/7 • Track how much you’re being charged each day • View daily usage data • Manage your automatic alerts and user settings via the application • View your balance and daily charges in real time if you have a prepaid account Optional Features (if permitted by your utility): • Report an outage • Make check and credit card payments within the app • Manage your automatic alerts and user settings via the application • Receive push notifications Benefits With accurate information about your utilities, you can reduce your carbon footprint and better manage your budget. MyUsage gives you the information you need in order to make informed decisions regarding your usage. Languages: English Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch Requires iOS 5 or later In order to use this app, your utility must offer MyUsage service and you must have an active MyUsage account. If you do not have a MyUsage account, please check with your utility about availability and establishing a MyUsage account.
LaFollette Utilities
This app allows customers to report power outages, view an outage map, and receive status updates. Users can also review their meter usage and make bill payments directly through the application.
- Report outages
- View outage map
- Outage status updates
- Review meter usage
- Make bill payments
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With the LUB App, customers will be able to report outages, view the outage map, and also get updated on the status of an outage. Customer will also be able to review meter usage, as well as make bill payments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyUsage Mobile at 49% against LaFollette Utilities's 0%. MyUsage Mobile also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 41 months). 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.
MyUsage Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyUsage Mobile has 14K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of MyUsage Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of LaFollette Utilities's.
MyUsage Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, LaFollette Utilities every 41 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MyUsage Mobile | LaFollette Utilities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (14K ratings) — better | 1.7 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 41 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Exceleron Software | dataVoice International |
Customer experience
MyUsage Mobile
LaFollette Utilities
Bugs and requests
MyUsage Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and inability to reset password
- Payment processing errors and failed transactions
- Inconsistent data display and sync issues
- Push notification registration problems
Requested features
4 requests- Integrate payment functionality directly in the app
- Provide more detailed historical usage data
- Improve user-friendliness and navigation
- Add customizable notification settings
LaFollette Utilities
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyUsage Mobile
No in-app purchases
LaFollette Utilities
No in-app purchases
Questions
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