Comparison

e vs OG&E

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

Head to head
About

e

Remotely control your home or business security system and view live video feeds. This app requires compatible security hardware and an eSecure 1.0 service account.

Highlights
  • Remote security control
  • Live video viewing
  • Home security
  • Business security
  • Compatible hardware integration
Features
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Protection 1 eSecure™ 1.0 This app provides lifestyle enhancing functionality by combining remote control security with the ability to view live video of your home or business. • This application works in conjunction with our other compatible security hardware products. • An eSecure 1.0 remote service account is required. • Call 1-800-GET-HELP for more information. *** NOTE: For existing eSecure™ users who are already using the version with the silver icon the version of eSecure 2.0™, with the blue icon will not work. Please contact Protection 1 for additional information. *** *** This version of eSecure is intended only for use with eSecure 1.0 compatible hardware from Protection 1. If your hardware is eSecure 2.0 compatible, please download our eSecure 2.0 app elsewhere in the App store. If you have questions, please contact Protection 1 for additional information ***

About

OG&E

Manage your electric service, view bills, and track energy usage. Receive alerts for outages and payment due dates. You can also report outages and make payments easily.

Highlights
  • Secure account sign-in with biometrics
  • Manage myOGEalerts for notifications
  • Start, stop, or transfer service
  • View bill estimates and track energy usage
  • Report and monitor power outages
  • Pay bills and manage payment options
  • Set up payment arrangements and Auto Pay
Features
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- Safely sign in from anywhere. Easily access your account info with Face ID or your fingerprint. You can add multiple accounts and switch between them. - Manage your myOGEalerts. Receive text, email, phone, or push notifications to stay informed of power outages, payment due dates, and more. - Start, stop or transfer your electric service. - See an estimate of your next bill and track your energy usage. Through Energy Insights, you can view your energy usage and learn where you can make adjustments to see more savings. - Report and monitor outages, including expected restoration times. View our System Watch outage map or report streetlight outages. - Pay your bill and manage payment options. Download, print or share your bill. View your current bill and pay with your preferred payment method. Make guest payments. - Set up a payment arrangement. Enroll in Auto Pay and Paperless Billing. - Donate to Lend-a-Hand to support your neighbors.

Screenshots

e4 screens
OG&E4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OG&E at 4.8 against e's 2.6. OG&E also leads on ratings volume (11K vs 9) and review sentiment (38% vs 18%). e's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OG&E holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OG&E has 11K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of e's written reviews are positive against 38% of OG&E's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

e ships an update every 2 months, OG&E every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
e versus OG&E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereOG&E
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (9 ratings)4.8 (11K ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.4% of reviews37.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings911K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProtection OneOG&E

Customer experience

e

All ratings9 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative55.6%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive18.4%
Neutral16.1%
Negative65.5%

OG&E

All ratings11,202 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive37.6%
Neutral10.1%
Negative52.3%

User reviews

e

From 9 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Works well when set up
  • 👍 Convenient remote control
  • 👍 Keypad interface is cute
  • 👍 Useful for basic functions
  • 👍 Works with iPhone 5/iOS 7 (historically)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes on iOS 7
  • 🐛 Slow connection times
  • 🐛 Often doesn't connect
  • 🐛 Freezing and spinning
  • 🐛 Not working on iPhone 6

OG&E

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use app
  • 🚀 Fast and simple payment process

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and non-working app
  • 🤯 Horrible customer service and transition to new system
  • 💰 Overcharging and billing issues

Bugs and requests

e

Reported bugs

63 issues
  • App needs updating
  • Does not work!!!
  • Update Please!!
  • App needs updating
  • Update badly needed
Show 58 more
  • App needs updating
  • Update needed!
  • Not working
  • Horrible App
  • Often doesn't connect
  • Freezing
  • Works some of the time only.
  • No longer working
  • App no longer working!
  • Recently broken?
  • Failing Communication Error message
  • Failure to communicate
  • Junk
  • Horrible not working on iOS 7
  • App doesn't work with iOS 7
  • Nominal before the update to ios7, now does not work at all.
  • Doesn't work anymore and was horrible before
  • Does not work on iOS 7
  • Crash after update to ios7.
  • Broke in iOS 7
  • Needs update
  • Bad after iO7
  • Worst app ever
  • Has been great
  • Doesn't work after iOS 7 update
  • It did work great
  • Reliability
  • Stinks
  • Horrible when it worked
  • Terrible
  • Great until ios 7
  • App not functional under iOS 7
  • Crashes under iOS 7
  • Need to fix...
  • No iOS 7 support.
  • Does not work with iOS 7
  • App won't work with iOS 7
  • No Bells and Whistles but works
  • Not happy :(
  • Inconsistent
  • Yeah it works but
  • App doesn't work at all & no updates for over a year
  • Too slow
  • Update please!
  • Old-fashioned, slow, and... useless under iOS6.
  • Too Slow and doesn't work!
  • Works, but slow
  • App works for me
  • Works Great!!!
  • Pure garbage!!!
  • Seriously?!
  • No fun with protection 1
  • No video
  • Functional but Barely
  • Crap
  • Very slow
  • SLOWWWWWW
  • Good app.....but

Requested features

12 requests
  • Update the app
  • Modern update needed
  • Update for iOS compatibility
  • Improve connection speed
  • Add logout option
Show 7 more
  • Update for iOS 7 ASAP
  • Enable addition of more than 2 mobile devices
  • Push message to keypad from phone
  • Alert notifications on security breach via SMS
  • Higher resolution graphics for icon and UI
  • Add video functionality
  • Improve UI design

OG&E

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login issues and app freezes
  • Incorrect account balances and payment history

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add credit card payment option
  • Improve app functionality to match website
  • Provide usage graphs and estimated bills

In-app purchases

None

e

No in-app purchases

None

OG&E

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is e free?
e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OG&E free?
OG&E is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, e or OG&E?
OG&E is rated higher. e averages 2.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while OG&E averages 4.8 from 11K ratings.
Do e or OG&E have ads?
Neither e nor OG&E shows ads.
Which is updated more often, e or OG&E?
e ships an update every 2 months, and OG&E every 3 weeks. Most recently, e was updated on October 4, 2026 and OG&E on October 12, 2026.

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