APSO vs MyDEMCO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
APSO
Submit anonymous tips to law enforcement and receive real-time crime alerts. Stay informed about community safety with direct access to agency news and social media.
- Anonymous tip submission
- Crime alerts
- Agency news
- Social media integration
- Community safety updates
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The APSO app provides citizens the ability to submit anonymous tips to the Ascension Parish, LA Sheriff's Office. The app also displays agency crime alerts and other organization web and social media content.
MyDEMCO
Manage your utility account with ease. View usage, pay bills, report issues, and receive important notifications about your service. Access account history and find service locations all within a user-friendly interface.
- View usage and billing
- Manage payments
- Report account/service issues
- Outage notifications
- View bill history
- Energy use graphs
- Contact customer service
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MyDEMCO provides members with a full range of services at their fingertips. Through this fast, user-friendly app, view usage and billing, manage payments, notify customer service of account and service issues, report and receive outage-related notifications, and receive special messaging from DEMCO. 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. My Usage -View energy use graphs to identify high usage trends. Navigate graphs quickly using an intuitive gesture-based interface. Contact Us -Easily contact DEMCO. News -Provides a convenient way to monitor news that may affect your service such as rate changes, outage information and upcoming events. Outage Map -Displays service interruption and outage information. Maps -Displays facility and payment dropbox locations on a map interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: APSO at 5.0 against MyDEMCO's 2.2. APSO also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). MyDEMCO's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 38 months) and ratings volume (55 vs 1). 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.
APSO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyDEMCO has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
APSO ships an update every 38 months, MyDEMCO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | APSO | MyDEMCO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.2 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 20.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 55 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office | Dixie Electric Membership Corporation |
Customer experience
APSO
MyDEMCO
In-app purchases
APSO
No in-app purchases
MyDEMCO
No in-app purchases
