SmartHub vs ATC Broadband App
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.
ATC Broadband App
Manage and secure your home Wi-Fi network with ease. Control access, set priorities, and create guest networks to enhance your smart home experience.
- Wi-Fi network control
- Network security
- Parental controls
- Set network priorities
- Create guest networks
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ATC Broadband" by "Alma Telephone Company", puts the power of home Wi-Fi management at your fingertips. Conveniently control and secure access to your home network with this application. Utilize features like parental controls, setting priorities, and creating guest networks to enhance your smart home experience
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ATC Broadband App at 100% against SmartHub's 17%. ATC Broadband App also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.7). SmartHub's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 30) and chart position (#106 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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.
ATC Broadband App holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartHub has 2K ratings behind it against 30, 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 ATC Broadband App's.
SmartHub ships an update every 2 months, ATC Broadband App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartHub | ATC Broadband App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (2K ratings) | 4.8 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #106 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Information Solutions Cooperative | ATC Broadband LLC |
Customer experience
SmartHub
ATC Broadband App
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
ATC Broadband App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartHub
No in-app purchases
ATC Broadband App
No in-app purchases









