Comparison

MySCE vs PayRange

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

PayRange

Pay for services at supported machines using your phone. Simply swipe on your screen to select a machine and authorize payment, eliminating the need for cash or coins. Enjoy a quick, secure, and convenient way to pay for vending, laundry, and more.

Highlights
  • Pay with phone swipe
  • Supports vending machines
  • Supports laundry machines
  • Supports arcade machines
  • Supports parking meters
  • Secure payment processing
  • Automatic machine detection
Features
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Pay with a simple swipe on your phone screen. Use PayRange to pay at thousands of vending, laundry, arcade, parking, coffee and other supported machines with a simple swipe of your finger. - Swipe left or right on the phone app screen to select the machine. - Swipe up on your phone screen and payment will be sent to the machine. It is that SIMPLE. QUICK AND SIMPLE: NO MORE COINS, NO MORE BILLS. PayRange takes the hassle out of your life. To guarantee the highest level of convenience, we designed our app for a quick and secure payment experience. Your experience is as simple as swiping your finger on your phone screen. You do not need to worry about having the right amount of change, small bills, or bill acceptor issues. SAFE AND SECURE: Safety and security of your payment information is our first priority. We accept a range of payment options including all major credit cards and Apple Pay. We use a secure PCI compliant processor to guarantee that your PayRange payments are protected. At any time, we do not send any personal information to the machine. EVERYWHERE AND GROWING: Look for the PayRange icon on the machine to determine if it accepts PayRange payments. As soon as you enter the range of a PayRange supported machine, the app will automatically detect the enabled machines. No pairing or configuration is required. All you need to do is swipe on your phone screen to select the machine you want to pay at. PayRange is enabled on machines in a broad range of industries such as vending, laundry, amusement, coffee etc. Get the app today! Simplify your payment experience with PayRange. ------------------------------------------ *** NOTE: The machine must be PayRange enabled *** This app will not work if the machine is not equipped with PayRange hardware. ------------------------------------------- Visit http://payrange.com for a video demonstration. If you’d like your machine at work or school to be PayRange enabled, have the operator of your machines contact us at info@payrange.com

Screenshots

MySCE4 screens
PayRange4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PayRange at 4.7 against MySCE's 1.9. PayRange also leads on ratings volume (221K vs 1.4K) and chart position (#41 vs unranked). MySCE's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

PayRange holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PayRange has 221K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 12% and 13% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MySCE ships an update monthly, PayRange every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
MySCE versus PayRange: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMySCEPayRange
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (1.4K ratings)4.7 (221K ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.2% of reviews12.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K221K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#41 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSouthern California EdisonPayRange Inc.

Customer experience

MySCE

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

PayRange

All ratings221,171 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews591 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative82.2%

User reviews

MySCE

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful app
  • 🚀 Great improvements
  • 🚀 Easy and intuitive
  • 👍 Works great

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Doesn't work at all
  • 🐛 Useless app
  • 🐛 Terrible app
  • 🐛 Constantly having issues

PayRange

From 221K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient app for laundry payments
  • 👍 Notifies when laundry is done
  • 💡 Ability to add small amounts to dryers
  • 🤝 Good customer service response

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App connectivity issues
  • 🕰️ Inaccurate time estimates on machines
  • 💰 Unexpected fees and charges
  • 🔒 Concerns about security and money handling

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

PayRange

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App logging users out frequently
  • Machines showing as unavailable when they are not
  • Payments not registering on machines
  • Inability to get refunds for failed transactions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to pause/cancel wash cycle
  • Ability to view machine availability
  • More flexible payment options
  • Improved user interface

In-app purchases

None

MySCE

No in-app purchases

None

PayRange

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MySCE free?
MySCE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PayRange free?
PayRange is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MySCE or PayRange?
PayRange is rated higher. MySCE averages 1.9 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while PayRange averages 4.7 from 221K ratings.
Do MySCE or PayRange have ads?
Neither MySCE nor PayRange shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MySCE or PayRange?
MySCE ships an update monthly, and PayRange every 2 months. Most recently, MySCE was updated on October 9, 2026 and PayRange on October 10, 2026.

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