MyUsage Mobile vs Covington Electric System
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.
Covington Electric System
Manage your electricity account on the go. View and pay bills, track historical usage with graphs, and manage payment methods and notifications. Access your account information anytime, anywhere.
- View and pay bills
- Access historical usage graphs
- Manage payments
- Manage notifications
- View past payments
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Covington Electric System's mobile payment application allows you to view and pay your bill, view your past payments, access your historical usage information in graph form, and manage your payments and notifications, among other capabilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: MyUsage Mobile at 14K against Covington Electric System's 2. MyUsage Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Covington Electric System's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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.
Covington Electric System holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyUsage Mobile has 14K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyUsage Mobile | Covington Electric System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (14K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Exceleron Software | Central Service Association |
Customer experience
MyUsage Mobile
Covington Electric System
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
Covington Electric System
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyUsage Mobile
No in-app purchases
Covington Electric System
No in-app purchases
Questions
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