Comparison

SmartHub vs Glasgow EPB

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

Glasgow EPB

Manage your utility account on the go. View and pay bills, track historical usage with graphs, and manage payment methods and notifications.

Highlights
  • View and pay bills
  • Access historical usage graphs
  • Manage payment methods
  • Set up notifications
  • View past payments
Features
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Glasgow EPB's mobile payment application allows you to view and pay your bill, view your past payments, access your historical usage information in graph form, and manage your payments and notifications, among other capabilities.

Screenshots

SmartHub4 screens
Glasgow EPB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Glasgow EPB at 5.0 against SmartHub's 2.7. Glasgow EPB also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). SmartHub's advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 5) and chart position (#205 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

Glasgow EPB 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 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartHub ships an update every 2 months, Glasgow EPB monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
SmartHub versus Glasgow EPB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartHubGlasgow EPB
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (2K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#205 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB45 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNational Information Solutions CooperativeCentral Service Association

Customer experience

SmartHub

All ratings2,005 ratings
Positive37.2%
Neutral8.4%
Negative54.4%
Written reviews239 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative74.5%

Glasgow EPB

All ratings5 ratings
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

Glasgow EPB

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SmartHub

No in-app purchases

None

Glasgow EPB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartHub free?
SmartHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glasgow EPB free?
Glasgow EPB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartHub or Glasgow EPB?
Glasgow EPB is rated higher. SmartHub averages 2.7 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Glasgow EPB averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do SmartHub or Glasgow EPB have ads?
Neither SmartHub nor Glasgow EPB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartHub or Glasgow EPB?
SmartHub ships an update every 2 months, and Glasgow EPB monthly. Most recently, SmartHub was updated on October 24, 2026 and Glasgow EPB on October 24, 2026.

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