Hydro One Mobile vs AppCam Solo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hydro One Mobile
Manage your electricity service and stay informed about power outages. View your bills, account balance, and usage details. Access a real-time outage map with estimated restoration times and affected customer numbers.
- View bills and account balance
- Sign up for paperless billing
- Sign up for SMS notifications
- View usage details
- Real-time power outage map
- Outage restoration estimates
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We work hard to ensure that Hydro One customers have access to the information they need when they need it. The NEW Hydro One mobile application makes it easy for customers to manage their Hydro One service and get the latest information about power outages in your area. NEW – Customers can now access myAccount self-service within the app! Enabling Hydro One customers to: • View their bill and account balance • Sign up for paperless billing • Sign up for SMS notifications • View ‘time of use’ usage details and more! Power Outage Map Our power outage map lets you know if there is a power outage at home or the cottage. It is updated every 10 minutes with detailed outage information, including: • Number of customers affected • Estimated restoration time • Cause of the outage (if known) • Repair crew status The Outage Maps use colour-coded symbols to display the number of customers without service and their locations. Hydro One recognizes that this is crucial information for our customers. Now you can access it on the go.
AppCam Solo
This smart camera offers full HD, weatherproof surveillance with a wide viewing angle and advanced power-saving technology. It provides wire-free, flexible installation and remote access via a smartphone app, with motion detection and two-way talk capabilities for home security.
- Full HD weatherproof camera
- Wire-free, battery-powered with long standby
- 110-degree viewing angle
- Magnetic and screw base mounting options
- Wi-Fi connectivity with SD card recording
- Remote access via smartphone app
- Motion and sound detection notifications
- Two-way real-time talk
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The App Cam Solo is a full HD, weatherproof smart camera. Completely wire-free, the AppCam is battery powered with advanced power-saving technology featuring up to 180 days standby time. With quick and easy installation, the camera can be placed anywhere inside or outside of the home. Offering a 110-degree viewing angle, which provides a greater field of vision, the AppCam Solo can be fitted to any flat surface with an easy-to-install magnetic base. Also included is an optional screw base for those less easy-to-reach areas, such as the front door. Cameras can be mounted at an angle to suit any situation and easily moved around the home without the need to re-wire or place near a power source, providing complete flexibility when setting up viewing angles. The AppCam Solo connects directly to the local Wi-Fi network and features motion detection recording directly to an SD card. Users can access the App Cam Solo with a Smartphone or tablet via the free to download Uniden Solo app, which also provides users remote access to the cameras to check-in from anywhere in the world. With optional app push notifications when motion or sound is detected, users can be reassured the home is safe while at work or on holiday. Users can connect as many cameras as they wish in areas such as the driveway, garage, front and back entrances and upstairs. The camera can even be used to check on pets or babies while in other areas of the house. The camera features PIR motion sensor, which detects movement and will send notifications to the user via the app. Users have the ability to two-way talk in real time through the camera, for easy communication with visitors including couriers, while also acting as a deterrent to unwanted guests. The flexible, innovative Uniden App Cam Solo camera provides peace of mind at home or while away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AppCam Solo at monthly against Hydro One Mobile's every 7 months. AppCam Solo also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). Hydro One Mobile's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Hydro One Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of Hydro One Mobile's written reviews are positive against 14% of AppCam Solo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hydro One Mobile ships an update every 7 months, AppCam Solo monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Hydro One Mobile | AppCam Solo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.3% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hydro One Incorporated | Uniden Corporation |
Customer experience
Hydro One Mobile
AppCam Solo
Bugs and requests
Hydro One Mobile
Reported bugs
21 issues- Login screen freezes
- In-app messages show 'unsupported browser'
- View bill function stopped working
- Login issues on iPad
- Blank page on login
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- Stuck spinning after login
- App keeps notifying an update is available when none exists
- Fails to get data from Hydro One
- Reporting outages gives an error
- Map shows almost no outages
- Signs out every time you try to go back to the main menu
- Consistently have trouble logging in
- Poor connectivity
- Can never log in anymore, takes forever
- Impossible to log in
- App does not login, fails registration, password change
- Extremely slow when it does work
- Loading account, nothing shows up
- Login is glitchy
- Clicking done to go back logs you out
- Auto logs the user out when clicking 'done' after viewing the current bill in PDF format
Requested features
15 requests- Invest in a proper app focused on usage and billing
- Add outage notifications
- Add a widget for power status
- Add face recognition for logging in
- Add account access and user-friendly displays
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- Add real-time updates
- Add billing support integration
- Add personal usage information
- Add outage alerts/notifications
- Add usage details
- Allow users to remain signed in
- Allow viewing usage & bills without re-entering info
- Add option to print bill
- Add face recognition or thumb print login
- Fix auto-logout when viewing PDF
AppCam Solo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hydro One Mobile
No in-app purchases
AppCam Solo
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hydro One Mobile free?
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