Comparison

YEC Mobile vs COG

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

Head to head
About

YEC Mobile

Manage your account details, view bills and balances, and make payments securely on the go. Schedule alerts, receive push notifications, and stay connected with customer service.

Highlights
  • Secure account access
  • View bills and balances
  • Make payments
  • Schedule alerts and reminders
  • Receive push notifications
  • Connect via Facebook
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 "Member Service Portal" can now be handled instantly whether you're at home, at work, or on the go.

About

COG

Report utility service problems and stay updated on their status. View a map of electric service interruptions and receive push notifications for updates, including estimated restoration times.

Highlights
  • Report electric, water, and sewer outages
  • View outage map
  • Receive push notifications
  • Get estimated restoration times
  • Track service status
Features
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The COG-TRU Outages mobile application is designed to provide City of Gastonia and Two Rivers Utilities customers with a convenient method of reporting problems as well as keep them informed of the status of their services. Customers can use the app to report outages for Electric, Water and Sewer Utility service. The app also includes a map that shows the location of Electric service interruptions. Users will receive push notifications with updates on interruptions that affect their service, estimated restoration times and more.

Screenshots

YEC Mobile4 screens
COG4 screens

Verdict

The call

YEC Mobile and COG both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 25% of COG's written reviews are positive against 0% of YEC Mobile's. COG also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). YEC Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 6). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for YEC Mobile against 3.0 for COG. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of YEC Mobile's written reviews are positive against 25% of COG's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
YEC Mobile versus COG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYEC MobileCOG
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (21 ratings) — better3.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYork Electric Cooperative, Inc.dataVoice International

Customer experience

YEC Mobile

All ratings18 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

COG

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

YEC Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

COG

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YEC Mobile free?
YEC Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COG free?
COG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, YEC Mobile or COG?
YEC Mobile is rated higher. YEC Mobile averages 3.0 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while COG averages 3.0 from 6 ratings.
Do YEC Mobile or COG have ads?
Neither YEC Mobile nor COG shows ads.

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