Comparison

BGEnergy vs My altafiber

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

Head to head
About

BGEnergy

Manage your energy account with ease. View bills, make payments, report outages, and receive important notifications. Stay connected and informed about your energy services anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Account management
  • View bills and balance
  • Make payments
  • Find payment locations
  • Schedule alerts and reminders
  • Report outages
  • Receive push notifications
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,report outages, receive push notifications and stay connected with us via facebook and twitter. 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

My altafiber

Manage your altafiber phone, internet, and TV services from your smartphone. View billing history, make payments, manage your account profile, and access support resources.

Highlights
  • Pay and view billing history
  • Manage recurring payments and eBill
  • Register and manage online profile
  • View current and available services
  • Access TV channel lineups
  • Live chat and email support
  • Find store locations
Features
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My altafiber gives you access to your most important account and services information. You can access and manage your altafiber phone, Internet, and Fioptics TV accounts with your smartphone Billing and Payments: • Pay your bill • View billing and payment history • Setup and manage recurring payments using Autopay • Enroll in paperless billing using eBill • View frequently asked billing questions Account Management • Register and manage your online profile • Setup notification for billing, payments and special offers including upcoming promotions and events Services: • Check your current services and available services for your address • View your Fioptics TV equipment and services including channel lineup Help Center: • Find quick answers to your billing, payment and service questions • Troubleshoot basic service issues in real time • View frequently asked questions Contact Us • Chat with a live altafiber representative for help with all service questions • Send us a question and we’ll reply back via email • Call us for 24/7 customer service, sales and technical support Other Features: • Use Message Center to retrieve important messages from altafiber • Quick links to the Connect Cincinnati and Watch Fioptics* App • Interactive map for altafiber Stores and Payment Centers My altafiber requires an active altafiber account. App capability is based on subscribed services *Watch Fioptics App requires a subscription to Fioptics TV

Screenshots

BGEnergy4 screens
My altafiber4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: My altafiber at 85% against BGEnergy's 6%. My altafiber also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (8.2K vs 19). 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

My altafiber holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My altafiber has 8.2K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of BGEnergy's written reviews are positive against 85% of My altafiber's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BGEnergy ships an update every 5 months, My altafiber every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BGEnergy versus My altafiber: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBGEnergyMy altafiber
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (19 ratings)4.8 (8.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.3% of reviews85.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings198.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue Grass Energy CooperativeCincinnati Bell

Customer experience

BGEnergy

All ratings19 ratings
Positive15.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative78.9%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative87.5%

My altafiber

All ratings8,181 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative12.8%

Bugs and requests

BGEnergy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

My altafiber

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Perpetual loop between app and App Store
  • Inability to view bill details
  • Persistent payment reminders even after payment is made

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add time-based authenticator for two-factor authentication
  • Improve payment scheduling options
  • Provide more detailed account information and usage data
  • Enhance customer service and communication channels

In-app purchases

None

BGEnergy

No in-app purchases

None

My altafiber

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BGEnergy free?
BGEnergy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My altafiber free?
My altafiber is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BGEnergy or My altafiber?
My altafiber is rated higher. BGEnergy averages 1.8 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while My altafiber averages 4.8 from 8.2K ratings.
Do BGEnergy or My altafiber have ads?
Neither BGEnergy nor My altafiber shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BGEnergy or My altafiber?
BGEnergy ships an update every 5 months, and My altafiber every 2 months. Most recently, BGEnergy was updated on October 3, 2026 and My altafiber on October 18, 2026.

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