DTE Energy vs Sterling Fix It
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DTE Energy
Manage your energy account conveniently on the go. Pay bills, enroll in payment plans, report power outages, and track their restoration progress. Analyze your energy usage and receive account updates quickly.
- View and pay bills
- Enroll in payment programs
- Report power outages
- Track outage restoration
- Analyze energy usage
- Manage payment methods
- Receive account messages
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Pay your bill, enroll in a payment program, report an outage and track its restoration, all with the new DTE Energy mobile app. Want to make a payment, analyze your energy usage, or just view your bill? The new DTE Energy mobile app makes it easy to do while on-the-go. The DTE Energy Mobile app will give you a convenient, quick and easy way to take care of what you need because we know how important saving time can be. With as little as three clicks you can take care of almost anything – paying your bill, comparing monthly energy usage, reporting and tracking an outage, all in one convenient app. Features - Sign in to view your current bill, account details and analyze your energy consumption - Make a one-time payment or schedule future dated payments - Manage your saved payment methods - Get real-time account and payment related messages - Report a power outage, and dim or flickering lights - Report or get additional information on a gas leak or downed wire - Track restoration progress with updates via email, text or push notification - See what areas have outages and how many customers are affected - Look up nearby businesses to see which have power and their contact details - Increase security while using the app with 1Password and enabling TouchID
Sterling Fix It
Report local issues directly to your city government with this app. Easily submit problems with photos or videos, track their status, and stay informed about community requests. Connect with your local services efficiently.
- Report local problems
- Use GPS for location
- Select from common conditions
- Upload photos/videos
- Track report status
- Community report tracking
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Get in-touch with your Sterling Heights city government through Sterling Fix It, a one-touch application designed to help residents and businesses report local problems. Sterling Connect makes reporting problems easy by using GPS to recognize location and providing the user with a menu of common quality-of-life conditions to select from. The app allows the user to upload pictures or video to accompany the request as well as the ability to track the status of reports they or other members of the community have submitted. Residents can also call the city at talkdesk(586) 446-2489 (CITY) for information on any municipal service or stop by City Hall, 40555 Utica Road, during regular business hours.
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Verdict
DTE Energy and Sterling Fix It both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Sterling Fix It's written reviews are positive against 40% of DTE Energy's. DTE Energy's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 58) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for DTE Energy against 4.7 for Sterling Fix It. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DTE Energy has 19K ratings behind it against 58, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of DTE Energy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sterling Fix It's.
DTE Energy ships an update every 5 weeks, Sterling Fix It every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DTE Energy | Sterling Fix It |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (19K ratings) — better | 4.7 (58 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 58 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | DTE Energy Company | City of Sterling Heights |
Customer experience
DTE Energy
Sterling Fix It
Bugs and requests
DTE Energy
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes after updates
- Login issues with Touch ID/Face ID
- Outage notifications not always received
Requested features
3 requests- More detailed usage and billing history
- Option to report different types of issues
- Ability to save location-specific settings
Sterling Fix It
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DTE Energy
No in-app purchases
Sterling Fix It
No in-app purchases
Questions
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