UPC Mobile vs NWEC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UPC Mobile
Manage your account details, view bills and balances, and make payments securely on the go. Schedule alerts and receive push notifications for important updates. Access nearly all features available on the online portal instantly.
- Secure account access
- View bill and balance
- Make payments
- Find payment locations
- Schedule alerts and reminders
- Receive push notifications
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Our Mobile App is designed to give you fast, secure account access so you can easily manage your account details, view your bill and your account balance, make payments and find payment locations, schedule alerts and reminders, receive push notifications. Nearly everything you can do from our "Online Services Member Portal" can now be handled instantly whether you're at home, at work, or on the go.
NWEC
Manage your utility account with ease. Access account details, view bills and balances, make payments, and report outages. Stay connected through social media and receive important notifications.
- Account management
- Bill viewing and payment
- Payment location finder
- Alert and reminder scheduling
- Push notifications
- Outage reporting
- Social media connection
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Our Mobile App is designed to give you fast, secure account access so you can easily manage your account details, view your bill and your account balance, make payments and find payment locations, schedule alerts and reminders, receive push notifications, view and report outages and stay connected with us via facebook and twitter. Nearly everything you can do from our "Online Account Portal" can now be handled instantly whether you're at home, at work, or on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NWEC at 3.1 against UPC Mobile's 1.8. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NWEC holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 14 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UPC Mobile | NWEC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) | 3.1 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Union Electric Membership Corporation | Northwestern Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
Customer experience
UPC Mobile
NWEC
In-app purchases
UPC Mobile
No in-app purchases
NWEC
No in-app purchases
