Comparison

MySCE vs Smart E

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

Smart E

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Smartmatic application to keep authentication in one place.

Screenshots

MySCE4 screens
Smart E4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Smart E at 3 against MySCE's 1. Smart E also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MySCE versus Smart E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMySCESmart E
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSouthern California EdisonSmartmatic International Holding B.V.

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

Smart E

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MySCE

No in-app purchases

None

Smart E

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MySCE free?
MySCE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart E free?
Smart E is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MySCE or Smart E have ads?
Neither MySCE nor Smart E shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MySCE or Smart E?
MySCE ships an update monthly, and Smart E monthly. Most recently, MySCE was updated on September 30, 2026 and Smart E on September 25, 2026.

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