BREC vs Secure Volunteer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BREC
Manage your utility account securely and conveniently on the go. View bills, make payments, schedule alerts, and receive notifications. Access nearly all customer portal features from anywhere.
- Secure account access
- View bills and balance
- Make payments
- Find payment locations
- Schedule alerts and reminders
- Receive push notifications
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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. 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.
Secure Volunteer
Easily access and display your volunteer ID cards digitally. Search for your card using provided details or a unique code. Avoid the need for printed cards at volunteer opportunities.
- Digital volunteer ID cards
- Search by details or code
- No printed cards needed
- Access for various organizations
- Secure background check integration
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Description: Easily access and display your volunteer cards issued by the Secure Volunteer platform, powered by BIB! This app helps volunteers download and display volunteer ID cards, all without the need to bring along anything printed to volunteer opportunities. Simply search for your card using the details previously provided to your volunteer organization or use a unique Do Good Code, emailed out once your background screen is completed. Thousands of volunteer organizations such as Non-Profits, Schools, Parks and Recreation, Ministries, Healthcare, and other organizations trust Secure Volunteer to provide a better and easier background check for their organization.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BREC at 2.7 against Secure Volunteer's 2.0. BREC also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 8%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14). Secure Volunteer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
BREC holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of BREC's written reviews are positive against 8% of Secure Volunteer's.
BREC ships an update every 5 months, Secure Volunteer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BREC | Secure Volunteer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (28 ratings) — better | 2.0 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews — better | 7.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Blue Ridge Electric Co-op | Background Investigation Bureau, LLC |
Customer experience
BREC
Secure Volunteer
In-app purchases
BREC
No in-app purchases
Secure Volunteer
No in-app purchases
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