DTE Energy vs KickBase
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
KickBase
This app provides a simple and efficient way for resellers to manage their product inventory. It acts as a digital database, helping users track items and organize their business operations. Designed for ease of use, it streamlines inventory management for small businesses.
- Easy-to-use inventory database
- Track product stock
- Organize business operations
- Streamlined inventory management
- Digital record keeping
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Kickbase is an easy to use database for resellers to keep track of inventory. Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: KickBase at 100% against DTE Energy's 40%. KickBase also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). DTE Energy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (19K vs 1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. KickBase sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month. DTE Energy asks for nothing beyond the download.
KickBase holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DTE Energy has 19K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of DTE Energy's written reviews are positive against 100% of KickBase's.
DTE Energy ships an update every 5 weeks, KickBase every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DTE Energy | KickBase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (19K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DTE Energy Company | Max Sansom |
Customer experience
DTE Energy
KickBase
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
KickBase
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DTE Energy
No in-app purchases
KickBase
- Basic$3.001 Month
- Premium$6.001 Month
- Premium+$10.001 Month
