EREC vs myHughesnet (Mobile)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EREC
Manage your account details, view bills and balances, and make payments securely on the go. Schedule alerts, receive push notifications, and access nearly all online features instantly from your mobile device.
- Secure account access
- View bill and balance
- Make payments
- Schedule alerts
- Receive push notifications
- Manage account details
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Our Mobile App is designed to give you fast, secure account access so you can easily manage your account details, view your bill and account balance, make payments and find payment locations, schedule alerts and reminders, receive push notifications, and more. Nearly everything you can do from our Online Account Center can now be handled instantly whether you’re at home, at work, or on the go.
myHughesnet (Mobile)
Easily manage your satellite internet account on the go. Monitor data usage, pay your bill, and test your Wi-Fi signal strength. Receive important alerts and notifications for billing and service updates.
- Monitor data usage
- Pay bills
- Test Wi-Fi signal strength
- View account alerts
- Receive notifications
- Access support articles
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The Hughesnet App is now available to you with new updates. Manage your Hughesnet account from monitoring data usage, paying your bill, or even test your Wi-Fi signal strength. The Hughesnet App makes it easy to manage your account from anywhere, anytime. Features Include: Alerts View alerts that are specific to your account by clicking the bell icon in the top right-hand corner. Notifications Enroll in Hughesnet notifications for billing reminders, Service messages and Usage updates. Choose email or text message or both! Support Articles/FAQs An expanded array of support articles and frequently asked questions have been added to provide you with the information you need – faster. Run Speed Test Now you can run a speed test from your mobile app to test the Wi-Fi signal strength of your Hughesnet modem. Just go to the Support menu and tap 'Run Speed Test'! The Hughesnet App update also includes bug fixes, UI fixes, as well as security and privacy updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EREC at 67% against myHughesnet (Mobile)'s 9%. EREC also leads on rating (3.6 vs 1.7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). myHughesnet (Mobile)'s advantage is ratings volume (129 vs 5). 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.
EREC holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myHughesnet (Mobile) has 129 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of EREC's written reviews are positive against 9% of myHughesnet (Mobile)'s.
EREC ships an update every 6 months, myHughesnet (Mobile) every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EREC | myHughesnet (Mobile) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) — better | 1.7 (129 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 9.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 129 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Escambia River Electric Cooperative, Inc. | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
Customer experience
EREC
myHughesnet (Mobile)
Bugs and requests
EREC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
myHughesnet (Mobile)
Reported bugs
2 issues- App login issues and inconsistent performance
- Inaccurate data usage reporting
Requested features
3 requests- Improved app functionality and real-time data usage tracking
- Faster and more reliable internet speeds
- Transparent pricing and data policies
In-app purchases
EREC
No in-app purchases
myHughesnet (Mobile)
No in-app purchases
