Comparison

CBCARE(New) vs PowerSmartApp

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

Head to head
About

CBCARE(New)

This app connects citizens with their local Cantonment Boards in Pakistan. Residents can track submitted applications, verify official challans, register complaints, and access procedural information. It also provides a map to locate relevant government offices.

Highlights
  • Track submitted applications
  • Verify computerized challans
  • Register Cantonment Board complaints
  • Access SOPs and procedures
  • Locate ML&C Department offices
Features
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Cantonment Board Citizen Assistance and Rapid Execution (CBCARE) System is introduced by Military Lands and Cantonments Department in all cantonments of Pakistan. The Mobile App is integrated with CBCARE Centers established in Cantonment Boards. CBCARE Center is first point of contact for the general public. The Mobile App serves as complementary channel between citizen and Cantonment Boards. Residents can use the app for the following: • Track applications submitted through CBCARE Center • Verify Computerized Challans issued by the Cantonment Board • Register any complaint related to the Cantonment Board through the app • How Do I - Get information about different SOPs / procedures for submission of application in the Cantonment Board • Locate ML&C Deptt offices all over Pakistan on the Map.

About

PowerSmartApp

Monitor your energy consumption across multiple meters in Pakistan. Track daily and monthly usage, stay informed about load shedding schedules, and receive alerts for exceeding consumption thresholds. Manage electricity bills and automate power sector service requests.

Highlights
  • Monitor energy consumption for multiple meters
  • View daily and monthly load, voltage, and current profiles
  • Get updates on scheduled and planned load shedding
  • Set consumption thresholds and receive alerts
  • View monthly electricity bills and payment status
  • Automate power sector service requests
Features
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Power Smart, a mobile application that is serving the power consumers of Pakistan by providing salient features to monitor energy consumption for multiple meters that a user can associate with his profile in the app. This includes daily, monthly profiles for load, voltage and current, keeps the consumers updated about their daily load shedding both scheduled and planned. The smart energy advisor is an intelligent service within app with which consumers can set a threshold for their consumption and get notified about it at various stages during consumption. The application also depicts the monthly electricity actual bill along with its status i.e. paid or unpaid for the associated reference numbers. The application is also assisting in the automation of different services provided by the power sector including new connection, change of attributes, due date extension, meter change request, meter reading correction, opt for smart meter and many others. The application enables users to initiate the above-mentioned request for their associated meters. Being integrated with the system it keeps the consumer update about the processes by sending push notifications.

Screenshots

CBCARE(New)4 screens
PowerSmartApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PowerSmartApp at 1.8 against CBCARE(New)'s 1.0. PowerSmartApp also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (10% vs 0%). CBCARE(New)'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

PowerSmartApp holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PowerSmartApp has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of CBCARE(New)'s written reviews are positive against 10% of PowerSmartApp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CBCARE(New) ships an update every 4 months, PowerSmartApp fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CBCARE(New) versus PowerSmartApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCBCARE(New)PowerSmartApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)1.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews10.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings213 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperML&C DeptPOWER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED

Customer experience

CBCARE(New)

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

PowerSmartApp

All ratings13 ratings
Positive15.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive10.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative86.2%

In-app purchases

None

CBCARE(New)

No in-app purchases

None

PowerSmartApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CBCARE(New) free?
CBCARE(New) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PowerSmartApp free?
PowerSmartApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CBCARE(New) or PowerSmartApp?
PowerSmartApp is rated higher. CBCARE(New) averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while PowerSmartApp averages 1.8 from 13 ratings.
Do CBCARE(New) or PowerSmartApp have ads?
Neither CBCARE(New) nor PowerSmartApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CBCARE(New) or PowerSmartApp?
CBCARE(New) ships an update every 4 months, and PowerSmartApp fortnightly. Most recently, CBCARE(New) was updated on October 11, 2026 and PowerSmartApp on October 15, 2026.

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