Comparison

my BECi vs SWEPCO

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

Head to head
About

my BECi

Manage your utility account quickly and securely on the go. View bills, make payments, schedule alerts, and receive important notifications. Access nearly all customer portal features from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Secure account access
  • View bills and balance
  • Make payments
  • Schedule alerts and reminders
  • Receive push notifications
  • Find payment locations
Features
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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 your account balance, make payments and find payment locations, schedule alerts and reminders, receive push notifications and stay connected via facebook. Nearly everything you can do from our "Customer Portal" can now be handled instantly whether you're at home, at work, or on the go.

About

SWEPCO

Manage your utility account with ease. View and pay bills, report power outages, and track restoration progress. Access billing history, compare energy usage, and set up paperless billing and alerts.

Highlights
  • Report power outages
  • Check outage status
  • View and pay bills
  • Manage account details
  • View billing history
  • Compare energy usage
  • Paperless billing enrollment
Features
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Welcome to a better way to manage your account with our customer mobile app. You can view and pay your bill, report an outage, check outage status, manage your accounts, view billing history, and more! Use the "Remember me" feature to make login a breeze. Everything is now at the touch of your fingertips. Features include: OUTAGE INFORMATION - Report a power outage - Check outage status and track restoration progress - Easy access to view outage maps in your area ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - Choose "Remember me" to skip logging in each time you use the app* - View your real-time account balance, payment due date, and balance details - View and download your bill (PDF) - Pay immediately for free from your bank account - Make automatic or scheduled payments - Other ways to pay (credit/debit card, in-person, by phone) - Switch between multiple accounts ENERGY USAGE - Compare how your current usage compares to last month or the same time last year SETTINGS - Enroll in and manage your paperless billing - Add or delete your bank accounts - Enroll in and manage billing and outage alerts *Logging into the SWEPCO app requires an active account that is registered online at SWEPCO.com

Screenshots

my BECi4 screens
SWEPCO4 screens

Verdict

The call

my BECi and SWEPCO both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 44% of my BECi's written reviews are positive against 16% of SWEPCO's. my BECi also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). SWEPCO's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (109 vs 8). On price, rating, 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for my BECi against 3.1 for SWEPCO. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SWEPCO has 109 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of my BECi's written reviews are positive against 16% of SWEPCO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

my BECi ships an update every 6 months, SWEPCO monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
my BECi versus SWEPCO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermy BECiSWEPCO
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (8 ratings)3.1 (109 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews — better16.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8109 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeauregard Electric CooperativeAmerican Electric Power

Customer experience

my BECi

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

SWEPCO

All ratings108 ratings
Positive49.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive16.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative72.0%

In-app purchases

None

my BECi

No in-app purchases

None

SWEPCO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is my BECi free?
my BECi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SWEPCO free?
SWEPCO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, my BECi or SWEPCO?
SWEPCO is rated higher. my BECi averages 3.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while SWEPCO averages 3.1 from 109 ratings.
Do my BECi or SWEPCO have ads?
Neither my BECi nor SWEPCO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, my BECi or SWEPCO?
my BECi ships an update every 6 months, and SWEPCO monthly. Most recently, my BECi was updated on November 1, 2026 and SWEPCO on November 6, 2026.

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