Comparison

SMEC vs SMECO 24/7

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

Head to head
About

SMEC

Manage your utility account securely and conveniently. View bills, make payments, schedule alerts, and report outages from anywhere. Stay connected with important updates and information.

Highlights
  • Secure account access
  • View bills and balance
  • Make payments
  • Schedule alerts and reminders
  • Report outages
  • Receive push notifications
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, view and report outages and stay connected with us via facebook. Nearly everything you can do from our "Online Account Portal" can now be handled instantly whether you're at home, at work, or on the go.

About

SMECO 24/7

Manage your electricity account conveniently from your mobile device. Pay bills, report power outages, and view outage maps. Stay informed with news releases.

Highlights
  • Pay bills on the go
  • Report power outages
  • View outage map
  • Receive news releases
  • Account management
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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative provides this app free to customer-members who want to pay their bill on the go, report power outages, view SMECO’s outage map, and receive news releases from SMECO. All account management features require an active account. You will be required to provide some identifying information to pay your bill or report your outage, or you can log in using your SMECO Account Manager username and password. PAY YOUR BILL Make a quick, easy payment using your account number and zip code with your credit card, debit card, or bank account. For security purposes, your payment information is not stored on this app. REPORT YOUR OUTAGE SMECO makes it easy to report an outage and receive outage updates. You can also use this app to view SMECO’s outage map. Under normal conditions, the map shows the number of customers affected, the crew status, and the estimated time of restoration. SMECO may also distribute news releases when widespread outages occur or when weather systems are expected to cause power outages.

Screenshots

SMEC4 screens
SMECO 24/74 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SMEC at 3.9 against SMECO 24/7's 1.6. SMEC also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 3%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). SMECO 24/7's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 12). On price, update cadence, 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

SMEC holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 56 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of SMEC's written reviews are positive against 3% of SMECO 24/7's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMEC ships an update every 8 months, SMECO 24/7 every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SMEC versus SMECO 24/7: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMECSMECO 24/7
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (12 ratings) — better1.6 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews — better2.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1256 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSand Mountain Electric Cooperative (INC)Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Inc.

Customer experience

SMEC

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral27.3%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative40.0%

SMECO 24/7

All ratings52 ratings
Positive13.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative84.6%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive2.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative94.3%

In-app purchases

None

SMEC

No in-app purchases

None

SMECO 24/7

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMEC free?
SMEC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SMECO 24/7 free?
SMECO 24/7 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SMEC or SMECO 24/7?
SMEC is rated higher. SMEC averages 3.9 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while SMECO 24/7 averages 1.6 from 56 ratings.
Do SMEC or SMECO 24/7 have ads?
Neither SMEC nor SMECO 24/7 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMEC or SMECO 24/7?
SMEC ships an update every 8 months, and SMECO 24/7 every 9 months. Most recently, SMEC was updated on October 23, 2026 and SMECO 24/7 on October 22, 2026.

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