HEA Mobile vs GVEA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HEA Mobile
Manage your utility account conveniently from your mobile device. Access account details, view bills and balances, make payments, and report outages. Stay connected with important updates and alerts.
- Account management
- Bill viewing and payment
- Outage reporting
- Payment location finder
- Alerts and reminders
- 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,view and report outages and stay connected with us via facebook and twitter. Nearly everything you can do from our "Customer Services Portal" can now be handled instantly whether you're at home, at work, or on the go.
GVEA
Manage your electric service account with ease. View bills, track energy usage, and stay informed about service outages and news. This app provides convenient access to your account details and important updates from your electric provider.
- View account balance and due date
- Manage recurring payments
- Track energy usage trends
- View service interruption and outage information
- Monitor news affecting service
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Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) has been providing electric service to Interior Alaska since 1946. GVEA serves nearly 100,000 Interior residents including the communities of Fairbanks, Delta Junction, Nenana, Healy and Cantwell. With this app, our members can easily access their account information on their mobile devices, including: Bill & Pay - Quickly view your account balance and due date, manage recurring payments and modify payment methods. You can also view bill history directly on your mobile device. My Usage - View energy use graphs to identify usage trends. Navigate graphs quickly using a mobile friendly interface. Outage Map - Displays service interruption and outage information. News - Provides a convenient way to monitor news that may affect your service such as rate changes, outage information and upcoming events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HEA Mobile at 2.9 against GVEA's 1.8. HEA Mobile also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). GVEA's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HEA Mobile holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of HEA Mobile's written reviews are positive against 20% of GVEA's.
HEA Mobile ships an update every 5 months, GVEA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HEA Mobile | GVEA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (12 ratings) — better | 1.8 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Homer Electric Association, Inc. | Golden Valley Electric Association |
Customer experience
HEA Mobile
GVEA
In-app purchases
HEA Mobile
No in-app purchases
GVEA
No in-app purchases
