BREC vs BRMEMC SmartFi IQ
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.
BRMEMC SmartFi IQ
Manage your home Wi-Fi network with this app. It allows customers to set up security, parental controls, and manage devices. Easily create guest networks and take control of your internet experience.
- Network security setup
- Parental controls
- Device management
- Guest network creation
- Easy to use interface
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Take control of your home Wi-Fi network with BRMEMC SmartFi IQ. Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation customers are able to set up network security, parental controls, device management, guest networks and more with this easy to use mobile application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BRMEMC SmartFi IQ at 4.3 against BREC's 2.7. BREC's advantage is review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and ratings volume (29 vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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.
BRMEMC SmartFi IQ holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of BREC's written reviews are positive against 0% of BRMEMC SmartFi IQ's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BREC ships an update every 5 months, BRMEMC SmartFi IQ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BREC | BRMEMC SmartFi IQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (29 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Ridge Electric Co-op | Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation |
Customer experience
BREC
BRMEMC SmartFi IQ
In-app purchases
BREC
No in-app purchases
BRMEMC SmartFi IQ
No in-app purchases
