Comparison

PGE Access vs PG&E Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

PGE Access

Manage external visitor access for a specific residential estate. Requires admin approval for residents to use the app for estate entry management.

Highlights
  • Manage visitor access
  • Estate entry control
  • Resident approval required
  • Visitor management system
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This APP manages the entrance access given to external visitors visiting Pearl Garden Estate located in the Sangotedo area in Lagos Nigeria. The APP is only limited to residents' use and needs approval from the admin as a resident to be able to use the APP. Registration by default sets the account inactive and requires resident to contact the Facility Manager for approval access before APP can be used.

About

PG&E Toolkit

Monitor your electricity usage and compare costs across different PG&E rate schedules to find the best plan for your home. Ideal for EV and solar owners looking to reduce their energy bills.

Highlights
  • Monitor PG&E energy usage
  • Compare PG&E rate schedules
  • Find best rate plan
  • View energy usage histories
  • Generate usage charts and plots
  • Supports EV and solar owners
Features
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Save $$$ on your electricity bills! My PG&E Toolkit enables you to monitor your PG&E energy usage and compare costs across the various PG&E rate schedules using your actual usage data. Using this app you can find your best rate schedule based on your actual energy usage data. By switching to a better PG&E rate schedule you can save lots of money on your electricity bill! Excellent app for electric vehicle (EV) owners, solar array (PV) owners, and home owners seeking to lower their energy bills! Features include: • View your real energy usage histories over days, months, years • Compare costs across various PG&E rate schedules, including schedules E1, E6, E7, E9 and the newer EV and ETOU rate schedules. • Great companion app for Solar Array/PV owners and electric vehicle/EV owners. • Excellent tool for electric vehicle owners to determine the best rate plans • View energy and cost analyses for multiple rate schedules based on your live data • Easily generate charts and plots of your energy usage across the day, month, year or lifetime • Includes multiple time-scale options: perform analyses over various ranges of time • Tip-of-the-finger quick access to your PG&E energy usage history • Universal app - access from nearly all mobile devices, including tablets and phones My PG&E Toolkit stores your energy data in the cloud in near-real-time to provide you rapid up-to-date most-current data analyses. To use this app, you need to have electricity service via PG&E infrastructure, and have access to your PG&E online account account. For details on how to sign up for your free PG&E account please see: https://pge.com Notes Regarding the Subscription: • Title of service: My PG&E Toolkit Data Access • Length of subscription: 1 month • Price of subscription: $4.99/month. • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. • Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by the user • Privacy policy: https://ndilitechnologies.com/privacy.html • Terms of use/EULA: https://ndilitechnologies.com/termsofuse.html Ndili Technologies, Inc. other than being an official PG&E Approved 'Share My Data' (Green Button) Vendor, has no other affiliation to, and is not otherwise associated or sponsored by PG&E.

Screenshots

PGE Access4 screens
PG&E Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PG&E Toolkit at 3.6 against PGE Access's 2.0. PG&E Toolkit also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). PGE Access's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. PG&E Toolkit sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. PGE Access asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PG&E Toolkit holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PG&E Toolkit has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PGE Access ships an update every 15 months, PG&E Toolkit fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PGE Access versus PG&E Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPGE AccessPG&E Toolkit
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)3.6 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn PiusNdili Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

PGE Access

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

PG&E Toolkit

All ratings17 ratings
Positive58.8%
Neutral11.8%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

In-app purchases

None

PGE Access

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PG&E Toolkit

Subscriptions1
  • PG&E Real Meter Data Analyses14 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is PGE Access free?
PGE Access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PG&E Toolkit free?
PG&E Toolkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PGE Access or PG&E Toolkit?
PG&E Toolkit is rated higher. PGE Access averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while PG&E Toolkit averages 3.6 from 17 ratings.
Do PGE Access or PG&E Toolkit have ads?
Neither PGE Access nor PG&E Toolkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PGE Access or PG&E Toolkit?
PGE Access ships an update every 15 months, and PG&E Toolkit fortnightly. Most recently, PGE Access was updated on June 7, 2026 and PG&E Toolkit on August 16, 2026.

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