Comparison

MySCE vs Frontier Communicator

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

Head to head
About

MySCE

Manage your electricity service with ease. View bills, track energy usage, report outages, and make payments. The app offers a simplified design for quick access to account information and payment arrangements.

Highlights
  • View and pay bills
  • Track energy usage
  • Report power outages
  • Check outage status
  • Create payment arrangements
  • Fingerprint/Face login
  • Set usage alerts
Features
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Experience the convenience of managing your power with just a tap of our app. The MySCE app makes it easy to manage your SCE residential and business accounts - view your projected next bill amount and energy usage, download and pay your bill, make a payment arrangement, report an outage, check outage status by address, and more. Note: This app supports SCE residential and business customers with up to 10 service addresses. A new, simplified design makes it even easier to use app features: BILLING AND PAYMENT - View your current bill and make a payment - Access a link to pay with a credit card or digital payments - Add a payment method or manage your saved payment methods - View, download, or print a PDF bill - Create and view a payment arrangement ENERGY USE INFORMATION - View your projected monthly bill amount and usage - Track your current, daily, time of use (TOU), and past energy use - View your historical energy cost and usage - Create monthly usage limit or bill amount targets and receive alerts OUTAGE INFORMATION - Report a power outage for your home, business, or streetlight - Search for an outage and check the restoration progress - View public safety power outages and SCE customer resources ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - Fingerprint and Face login to access information quickly - Register for account access - Update your account profile – email address and phone number

About

Frontier Communicator

This app requires a subscription to Frontier's SmartVoice UCaaS business service. Contact Frontier for details on their business communication solutions.

Highlights
  • Requires Frontier SmartVoice UCaaS subscription
  • Business communication service
  • Contact Frontier for details
Features
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Use of this application requires purchase of Frontier’s SmartVoice UCaaS business service. Please contact Frontier for details of the SmartVoice product.

Screenshots

MySCE4 screens
Frontier Communicator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Frontier Communicator at 3.7 against MySCE's 1.9. Frontier Communicator also leads on device support (3 vs 1). MySCE's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 77). 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

Frontier Communicator holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MySCE has 1.4K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of MySCE's written reviews are positive against 0% of Frontier Communicator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MySCE ships an update monthly, Frontier Communicator every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MySCE versus Frontier Communicator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMySCEFrontier Communicator
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (1.4K ratings)3.7 (77 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K — better77
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB254 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSouthern California EdisonFrontier Communications

Customer experience

MySCE

All ratings1,418 ratings
Positive20.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative75.7%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive10.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative85.0%

Frontier Communicator

All ratings77 ratings
Positive67.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative26.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

MySCE

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with latest iOS
  • App crashes after update
  • App won't open or load profile
  • Biometrics no longer work

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bring back daily/hourly usage tracking
  • Add ability to see projected bill amount
  • Implement Face ID login
  • Provide hourly usage data

Frontier Communicator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MySCE

No in-app purchases

None

Frontier Communicator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MySCE free?
MySCE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Frontier Communicator free?
Frontier Communicator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MySCE or Frontier Communicator?
Frontier Communicator is rated higher. MySCE averages 1.9 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Frontier Communicator averages 3.7 from 77 ratings.
Do MySCE or Frontier Communicator have ads?
Neither MySCE nor Frontier Communicator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MySCE or Frontier Communicator?
MySCE ships an update monthly, and Frontier Communicator every 12 months. Most recently, MySCE was updated on October 16, 2026 and Frontier Communicator on October 2, 2026.

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