Comparison

MySCE vs Ventura Connects

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

Ventura Connects

Easily submit service requests to the City of Ventura with GPS-tagged locations and photo/video uploads. Track the status of your reports from submission to resolution with real-time updates.

Highlights
  • Submit service requests
  • GPS-tagged locations
  • Photo and video uploads
  • Track request status
  • Real-time updates
  • Categorized request menu
Features
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Submit a service request to the City of Ventura through Ventura Connects. This app makes reporting easier than ever and offers the convenience of GPS-tagged location services. It provides a menu of common category requests to choose from, including potholes, graffiti, trees, sidewalks, trash, and more. With the Ventura Connects app, users can seamlessly upload photos and videos, track the status of requests from reporting to resolution, and receive real-time text or email updates. This system includes advanced security measures to protect customers' personal information and ensure privacy.

Screenshots

MySCE4 screens
Ventura Connects3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ventura Connects at 3.4 against MySCE's 1.9. Ventura Connects also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). MySCE's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 5) and review sentiment (10% vs 0%). 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

Ventura Connects holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MySCE has 1.5K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of MySCE's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ventura Connects's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MySCE versus Ventura Connects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMySCEVentura Connects
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (1.5K ratings)3.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better5
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSouthern California EdisonCity of San Buenaventura

Customer experience

MySCE

All ratings1,510 ratings
Positive19.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative76.6%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive10.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative86.0%

Ventura Connects

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 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

Ventura Connects

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MySCE

No in-app purchases

None

Ventura Connects

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MySCE free?
MySCE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ventura Connects free?
Ventura Connects is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MySCE or Ventura Connects?
Ventura Connects is rated higher. MySCE averages 1.9 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Ventura Connects averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do MySCE or Ventura Connects have ads?
Neither MySCE nor Ventura Connects shows ads.

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