Entergy vs LSU Shield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Entergy
Manage your utility account with ease. Pay bills quickly, track energy usage, and stay informed about power outages. Customize notifications and access energy-saving tips.
- Quick bill payment
- View account balance and due date
- Outage map and alerts
- Report and check outage status
- View daily/monthly usage and costs
- Energy efficiency tips
- Customizable notifications
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Entergy app provides a quick, easy bill payment method, view outages and usage. Entergy’s mobile app offers customers a quick and easy way to manage their accounts. After viewing account balance and due date, customers can pay with a single swipe. Customers can also enroll in PaperFREE billing, make payment arrangements and choose a monthly billing date. With a bank account or debit/credit card, customers can pay as a guest.Find outage information on our outage map, Entergy Storm Center, or via text alerts for your specific location. Customers can also use the app to report an outage or check outage status via text messages. Take control by viewing daily usage and costs or monthly trends. Save energy and money with the latest energy efficiency tips. The app offers the ability to set up and manage contact preferences for billing, outage, usage and more via text, voice, or email channels. You can customize your dashboard to suit your needs and find the information you need, fast. Learn our latest news and updates with a single tap. Provide your feedback using Real Time Ratings following payments or before logout or share free form via Contact Us on More screen. Need to register your account? Visit myEntergy.com.
LSU Shield
This safety app connects users with university safety forces during emergencies. It allows for sending crime tips with media, creating a peer-to-peer safety network for location tracking, and accessing campus safety resources.
- Emergency contact with university safety forces
- Send crime tips with photos/videos
- Peer-to-peer location tracking (Safety Check)
- Access campus safety resources
- Emergency procedures guide
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LSU Shield is the official safety app of Louisiana State University. If you're in a dangerous situation, use the LSU Shield application to quickly and easily contact university safety forces. LSU Shield also allows you to: -Send text messages, as well as photos and videos of crime tips and suspicious behavior directly to university safety forces. -Use the Safety Check feature to create a peer-to-peer safety network. Walking to class alone and want some additional safety? Use Safety Checks to allow your friends and family to track your location during that activity. -Access campus safety resources, such as emergency procedures, directly through the app. GPS disclaimer: "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LSU Shield at 4.2 against Entergy's 2.7. LSU Shield also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 11%) and device support (4 vs 2). Entergy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 31). 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.
LSU Shield holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Entergy has 1.5K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Entergy's written reviews are positive against 50% of LSU Shield's.
Entergy ships an update every 3 weeks, LSU Shield every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Entergy | LSU Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (1.5K ratings) | 4.2 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Entergy Services, LLC | Louisiana State University |
Customer experience
Entergy
LSU Shield
Bugs and requests
Entergy
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Blank screens and loading problems
- Inaccurate billing projections
- Payment processing failures
Requested features
4 requests- Improved outage reporting and updates
- Customizable usage alerts
- Ability to view past billing history
- Integration with smart home devices
LSU Shield
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Entergy
No in-app purchases
LSU Shield
No in-app purchases









