Comparison

MySCE vs Mainlink

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

Mainlink

Monitor your home's water usage with this utility app. Easily track hot and cold water consumption, view detailed statistics, and receive instant notifications for potential accidents like leaks or frozen pipes. Setup is simple via QR code scanning.

Highlights
  • Track hot and cold water consumption
  • Detailed consumption statistics
  • Accident notifications (freeze, burst, leak)
  • QR code setup
  • Smart water meter integration
Features
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Mainlink app is built for people who have smart water meters installed in their homes. It is very easy to start using this application - just scan the QR code and you are ready to track your consumption and get accident notifications. Use the app to: Track hot and cold water consumption Review detailed consumption statistics Receive accident notifications about freeze over, burst pipes and leakage

Screenshots

MySCE4 screens
Mainlink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: MySCE at 1.4K against Mainlink's 5. Mainlink's advantage is rating (2.2 vs 1.9) and review sentiment (25% vs 12%). 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

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

Mainlink holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MySCE has 1.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of MySCE's written reviews are positive against 25% of Mainlink's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MySCE ships an update monthly, Mainlink every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MySCE versus Mainlink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMySCEMainlink
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (1.4K ratings)2.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.2% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better5
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSouthern California EdisonMainlink UAB

Customer experience

MySCE

All ratings1,418 ratings
Positive20.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative75.7%
Written reviews213 reviews
Positive12.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative83.6%

Mainlink

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Mainlink

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MySCE

No in-app purchases

None

Mainlink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MySCE free?
MySCE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mainlink free?
Mainlink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MySCE or Mainlink?
Mainlink is rated higher. MySCE averages 1.9 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Mainlink averages 2.2 from 5 ratings.
Do MySCE or Mainlink have ads?
Neither MySCE nor Mainlink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MySCE or Mainlink?
MySCE ships an update monthly, and Mainlink every 6 weeks. Most recently, MySCE was updated on October 12, 2026 and Mainlink on September 26, 2026.

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