CrowdManager vs NIPSCO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CrowdManager
This app empowers building managers to oversee their facilities remotely. It aggregates real-time data from users to enhance efficiency, productivity, accountability, and transparency.
- Remote building management
- Real-time data aggregation
- Enhanced efficiency
- Improved productivity
- Increased accountability
- Greater transparency
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CrowdManager is a powerful and intuitive app for managers at CrowdComfort customer sites. This application allows building leaders to manage their buildings from anywhere with the touch of a button. Data collected from CrowdComfort users is aggregated and delivered in real time allowing managers to drive efficiency, productivity, accountability, and transparency.
NIPSCO
Manage your utility account with ease. View bills, track energy usage, report outages, and make payments from anywhere. Enroll in convenient programs like AutoPay and Budget Plan to simplify your service.
- View and pay bills
- Track energy usage
- Report and manage outages
- Enroll in payment programs
- Manage multiple accounts
- Secure login with biometrics
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We want to make things easier for YOU! Convenience. Control. Choice. Download the free NIPSCO Mobile App today and customize your account so it’s perfect for YOU. Easily view your bill, check usage or make a payment. Enroll in programs like AutoPay, Budget Plan and many more. From anywhere, at any time! Features include: OUTAGE INFORMATION • See and report power outages • Manage outage alert settings ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT • Pay bills and view payment history • Start, stop or move your natural gas and/or electric service • View payment history • Enroll in our billing and payment programs like AutoPay, Budget Plan and Paperless Billing USAGE INFORMATION • See your energy usage history • Compare your month-over-month usage CONVENIENCE • Download a PDF of your bill • Manage multiple accounts from within the app • Easily log in with Touch ID®/Face ID®
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CrowdManager at 100% against NIPSCO's 31%. NIPSCO's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (26K 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.
NIPSCO holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NIPSCO has 26K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of CrowdManager's written reviews are positive against 31% of NIPSCO's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CrowdManager ships an update monthly, NIPSCO every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CrowdManager | NIPSCO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (12 ratings) | 4.8 (26K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 31.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 26K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crowd Comfort Inc. | Smart Energy Systems LLC |
Customer experience
CrowdManager
NIPSCO
Bugs and requests
CrowdManager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NIPSCO
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Incorrect due date shown
- Bank account info disappearing
Requested features
4 requests- Allow payments before due date
- Add outage reporting
- Improve password reset process
- Provide billing statement download
In-app purchases
CrowdManager
No in-app purchases
NIPSCO
No in-app purchases
