SMEC vs SMECO 24/7
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Secure account access
- View bills and balance
- Make payments
- Schedule alerts and reminders
- Report outages
- Receive push notifications
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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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | SMEC | SMECO 24/7 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (12 ratings) — better | 1.6 (56 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 2.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 56 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sand Mountain Electric Cooperative (INC) | Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Inc. |
Customer experience
SMEC
SMECO 24/7
In-app purchases
SMEC
No in-app purchases
SMECO 24/7
No in-app purchases
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