SmartHub vs Bixby Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Bixby Connect
Report community issues like potholes and missing signs directly to the city. Track the progress of your reports and view others. Access city services and FAQs easily.
- Report community issues
- Track report progress
- View other user reports
- Attach photos to reports
- Utilize adjustable GPS
- Access city services and FAQs
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Spot a pothole? Driving to work and notice a stop sign is missing? Bixby Connect Mobile app gives citizens an easier way to report issues around the Bixby community. It also allows citizens to stay connected with city staff on the progress of their requests. Bixby Mobile Connect allows users to attach a photograph. The app also utilizes adjustable GPS for clearer reporting. Citizens can report multiple types of issues, view other user’s previous and active status reports. Citizens will also find quick links to Frequently Asked Questions, Utility Payments and various other services offered by the City of Bixby.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bixby Connect at 4.4 against SmartHub's 2.7. SmartHub's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bixby Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartHub has 2K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SmartHub ships an update every 2 months, Bixby Connect every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartHub | Bixby Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (2K ratings) | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #125 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | National Information Solutions Cooperative | City of Bixby - Municipality |
Customer experience
SmartHub
Bixby Connect
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
Bixby Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartHub
No in-app purchases
Bixby Connect
No in-app purchases









