Comparison

MySCE vs JARPD Connect

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

JARPD Connect

Report city issues and get updates on recreational events. This app connects you directly to your city for fast problem resolution and information sharing.

Highlights
  • Report city issues
  • Get facility updates
  • Receive event notifications
  • Direct city connection
  • Fast issue resolution
Features
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See a Park of Facility that needs attention? Have a question about upcoming recreational opportunities? Would you like to receive updates about upcoming events? Tap right into your city and report the issue fast with JARPD Connect!

Screenshots

MySCE4 screens
JARPD Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: JARPD Connect at 5.0 against MySCE's 1.9. JARPD Connect also leads on device support (3 vs 1). MySCE's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 2). 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

JARPD Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MySCE has 1.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MySCE ships an update monthly, JARPD Connect every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MySCE versus JARPD Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMySCEJARPD Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (1.3K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSouthern California EdisonGOGov, Inc.

Customer experience

MySCE

All ratings1,347 ratings
Positive21.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative75.3%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive13.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative81.6%

JARPD Connect

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

JARPD Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MySCE

No in-app purchases

None

JARPD Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MySCE free?
MySCE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JARPD Connect free?
JARPD Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MySCE or JARPD Connect?
JARPD Connect is rated higher. MySCE averages 1.9 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while JARPD Connect averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MySCE or JARPD Connect have ads?
Neither MySCE nor JARPD Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MySCE or JARPD Connect?
MySCE ships an update monthly, and JARPD Connect every 7 months. Most recently, MySCE was updated on September 24, 2026 and JARPD Connect on July 19, 2026.

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