Con Edison vs Windmill Legacy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Con Edison
Manage your utility account conveniently from your mobile device. This app allows you to securely pay bills, review your energy usage, and receive tips to reduce consumption. You can also report outages and easily contact customer support.
- Secure sign-in
- Bill review
- Secure payment
- Energy usage comparison
- Energy saving tips
- Outage reporting
- Contact support
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A fast and secure way to sign in, pay your bill, and get insights on your energy use. You can easily: • Review your bill • Pay securely • Compare and manage your energy use • Get tips for lowering your energy bill • Report outages • Contact us
Windmill Legacy
Control your home's air conditioning remotely. Set custom schedules for automatic operation and adjust settings to optimize your home's climate. Enjoy convenience and energy savings by managing your AC from anywhere.
- Remote AC control
- Custom scheduling
- Adjust AC settings
- Energy saving
- Home climate optimization
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The Windmill AC is powerful, quiet, and eco-friendly. Use this app to: 1. Control your AC from anywhere. Turn it on 10 minutes before you get home or shut it off in case you forget! 2. Set schedules so your AC turns on and off automatically based on your lifestyle. 3. Adjust the Windmill AC settings with ease, helping you create the perfect home environment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Con Edison at 125K against Windmill Legacy's 509. Con Edison also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Windmill Legacy's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Con Edison against 4.8 for Windmill Legacy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Con Edison has 125K ratings behind it against 509, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 48% and 48% positive.
Con Edison ships an update every 6 weeks, Windmill Legacy every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Con Edison | Windmill Legacy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (125K ratings) — better | 4.8 (509 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.9% of reviews | 48.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 125K — better | 509 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Con Edison | The Air Lab, Inc. |
Customer experience
Con Edison
Windmill Legacy
User reviews
Con Edison
From 125K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Convenient payment options
- 👍 Helpful customer assistance
- 👍 Reliable app performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent login experience
- 🐛 Billing issues and inaccuracies
- 🔒 Security concerns with payment processing
- 🔋 Slow app performance
Windmill Legacy
From 509 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🎛️ Simple remote control functionality
- 📱 Convenient phone-based AC control
- 🔌 Easy device connection process
- ⚡ Solid basic performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connection and registration failures
- 🐛 iOS 16 compatibility issues
- 🔗 Poor smart home integration (Google Home/Alexa)
- ❌ Barebones feature set
- ⚠️ Legacy app with limited support
Bugs and requests
Con Edison
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to log in or access account
- Incorrect billing amounts and charges
- Payment failures and processing errors
Requested features
3 requests- Option to schedule payments in advance
- Improved visibility of billing details and due dates
- Integration with digital wallets for payments
Windmill Legacy
Reported bugs
6 issues- App fails to find or register AC units
- Device doesn't appear in list without toggling visibility
- AC runs continuously without respecting temperature targets
- Fahrenheit not properly recognized
- Google Home temperature control non-functional
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- Celsius/Fahrenheit switching issues
Requested features
7 requests- Advanced scheduling (temperature and mode changes)
- Smart scheduling based on outdoor temperature
- Filter cleaning reminders
- Better Alexa and Google Home integration
- Manual link in app settings
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- Separate scheduling for different times of day
- Update for newer app compatibility
In-app purchases
Con Edison
No in-app purchases
Windmill Legacy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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