Comparison

PPS vs Kentucky 811

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PPS

Manage your utility account securely and conveniently on the go. View bills, make payments, schedule alerts, and receive important notifications. Access nearly all customer portal features from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Secure account access
  • View bill and balance
  • Make payments
  • Find payment locations
  • Schedule alerts and reminders
  • Receive push notifications
Features
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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 and stay connected with us via facebook. Nearly everything you can do from our "Customer Portal" can now be handled instantly whether you're at home, at work, or on the go.

About

Kentucky 811

Manage underground utility locate requests before excavating in Kentucky. Access resources, view past tickets, and monitor responses. Facility operators can also manage tickets and provide positive responses.

Highlights
  • Initiate and manage locate requests
  • Access Resource Center
  • Search and view past tickets
  • Monitor positive response history
  • Access online tools via ISITE
  • View news and events
Features
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Excavators, homeowners, and facility operators can use the Kentucky 811 app to easily and quickly manage locate requests. Anyone planning to excavate in the State of Kentucky can use the app to initiate, manage and monitor a locate request prior to excavation. Facility operators can use the ticket management feature to provide a positive response to excavators. Use the app to: Access a Resource Center with links to the Kentucky 811 handbook, excavator guide, color codes and instructional videos. View and share these items with the click of a button. Find and view previously submitted tickets with Ticket Search. View the positive response history and an on-line worksite map through Ticket Search. Log in to ISITE for access to all of Kentucky 811's online tools such as IMAP, Locator Ticket Management, and ITIC. Get the latest News and Events announcements from Kentucky 811. Why wait? Download now and keep all things Kentucky 811 in the palm of your hand!

Screenshots

PPS4 screens
Kentucky 8114 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kentucky 811 at 3.0 against PPS's 2.7. Kentucky 811 also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). PPS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kentucky 811 holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PPS ships an update every 6 months, Kentucky 811 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PPS versus Kentucky 811: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPPSKentucky 811
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElectric Plant Board of the City of PaducahOne Call Concepts, Inc.

Customer experience

PPS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Kentucky 811

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

PPS

No in-app purchases

None

Kentucky 811

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PPS free?
PPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kentucky 811 free?
Kentucky 811 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PPS or Kentucky 811?
Kentucky 811 is rated higher. PPS averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Kentucky 811 averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PPS or Kentucky 811 have ads?
Neither PPS nor Kentucky 811 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PPS or Kentucky 811?
PPS ships an update every 6 months, and Kentucky 811 every 3 months. Most recently, PPS was updated on October 23, 2026 and Kentucky 811 on October 27, 2026.

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