Base Power vs Automatic Gas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Base Power
Monitor your home's battery backup system and energy usage. The app provides real-time status updates for your battery and the grid, offers guidance on maximizing power during outages, and simplifies billing and support access.
- Check battery and grid status
- Monitor home energy usage
- View backup duration
- Maximize battery performance guide
- Manage billing
- Contact support
- Share referral link
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Base Power provides affordable and reliable power to Texas homeowners through its battery-powered home energy service. With the Base Power app, you can: - Check battery status, grid status, and all home energy usage. - See backup duration and access a guide to maximize battery performance during outages. - Manage billing and get in contact with support with ease. - Share your referral link to spread the word about Base Power. Not a Base member yet? Visit basepowercompany.com to see if your home qualifies.
Automatic Gas
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Information at your fingertips! This app gives you direct access to your account balance, location and contract information. It also gives you the ability to store and process payment and request service work and deliveries directly through the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Base Power at every 3 weeks against Automatic Gas's every 3 months. Automatic Gas's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Base Power ships an update every 3 weeks, Automatic Gas every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Base Power | Automatic Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (47 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Base Power | Rural Computer Consultants, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Base Power
No in-app purchases
Automatic Gas
No in-app purchases
