Comparison

SmartHub vs Surface Air Consumption

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

Head to head
About

SmartHub

Manage your utility and telecommunications accounts with ease. View usage, billing, and payment history. Report service issues, receive important company news, and manage your WiFi network all from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • View and manage bills and payments
  • Monitor energy usage trends
  • Contact customer service easily
  • Receive service news and outage alerts
  • Report service interruptions
  • Manage WiFi network and devices
Currently charting
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SmartHub provides utility and telecommunications customers account management at their fingertips. Customers can view their usage and billing, manage payments, notify customer service of account and service issues and receive special messaging from their local utility or telecommunications company. NISC serves over 500 telecoms and utilities across the nation, install the application to determine if your local organization is supported. Additional Features: Bill & Pay - Quickly view your current account balance and due date, manage recurring payments and modify payment methods. You can also view bill history including PDF versions of paper bills directly on your mobile device. Make a payment now or schedule it for a future date. My Usage - View energy usage graphs to identify high usage trends. Navigate graphs quickly using an intuitive gesture based interface. Contact Us - Easily contact your service provider by email or phone. You can also submit one of the many predefined messages, with the ability to include pictures and GPS coordinates. News - Provides a convenient way to monitor news that may affect your service such as rate changes, outage information and upcoming events. Service Status - Displays service interruption and outage information. You can also report an outage directly to your service provider. Maps - Displays facility and payment dropbox locations on a map interface. Manage Wifi - Easily manage your WiFi network and connected devices. Maintain passwords, troubleshoot issues, create and control guest networks, limit access to connected devices, create rules with parental controls and check internet speed.

About

Surface Air Consumption

This utility calculates surface air consumption (SAC) rates and air needs at depth using only user-provided dive profile data. It does not compute nitrogen absorption or decompression limits. Always prioritize safety and consult official decompression tables.

Highlights
  • Calculates SAC Rate
  • Estimates air requirements at depth
  • User input based calculations
  • Dive profile analysis
  • Focuses solely on air consumption
Features
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This software calculates Surface Air Consumption (SAC Rate) and air requirements at depth based on user input data ONLY. This software DOES NOT calculate nitrogen absorption and/or decompression limits. Please see US Navy decompression tables for that information. This software only calculates how much air is required based on user entered data and dive profile. Know your limits and dive within them. Always error on the side of safety. Leridian Dynamics, Inc. assumes no liability for the use and/or misuse of this software.

Screenshots

SmartHub4 screens
Surface Air Consumption4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surface Air Consumption at 100% against SmartHub's 17%. Surface Air Consumption also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). SmartHub's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 2) and chart position (#202 vs unranked). 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

Surface Air Consumption holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartHub has 2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of SmartHub's written reviews are positive against 100% of Surface Air Consumption's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartHub ships an update every 2 months, Surface Air Consumption weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
SmartHub versus Surface Air Consumption: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartHubSurface Air Consumption
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (2K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#202 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNational Information Solutions CooperativeLeridian Dynamics, Inc.

Customer experience

SmartHub

All ratings2,005 ratings
Positive37.2%
Neutral8.4%
Negative54.4%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative74.6%

Surface Air Consumption

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SmartHub

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues after recent update
  • Incorrect or missing usage data
  • Inability to disable auto-pay
  • Compatibility problems with newer OS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for multiple utility accounts
  • Improve push notification system
  • Provide more detailed usage insights
  • Allow customizable alert thresholds

Surface Air Consumption

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SmartHub

No in-app purchases

None

Surface Air Consumption

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartHub free?
SmartHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surface Air Consumption free?
Surface Air Consumption is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartHub or Surface Air Consumption?
Surface Air Consumption is rated higher. SmartHub averages 2.7 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Surface Air Consumption averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SmartHub or Surface Air Consumption have ads?
Neither SmartHub nor Surface Air Consumption shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartHub or Surface Air Consumption?
SmartHub ships an update every 2 months, and Surface Air Consumption weekly. Most recently, SmartHub was updated on November 6, 2026 and Surface Air Consumption on November 3, 2026.

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