Carroll EMC vs Outage Entry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Carroll EMC
Manage your utility account details, view bills and balances, and make payments on the go. Schedule alerts, find payment locations, and stay connected with the provider via social media.
- Account management
- View bills and balances
- Make payments
- Find payment locations
- Schedule alerts and reminders
- Social media connection
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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, and stay connected with us via Facebook and Twitter. Nearly everything you can do from our “Member Service Portal” can now be handled instantly whether you’re at home or on the go.
Outage Entry
This app allows City of Bentonville residents to view current outage statuses and maps. Users can also report outages and receive important news and information directly from the utility provider.
- View outage status
- View outage maps
- Report outages
- Get important news
- Receive utility information
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City of Bentonville Electric Utilities. View Outage Status, View Outage Maps, Report Outages, Get Important News and Information. City of Bentonville, Arkansas
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Outage Entry at 50% against Carroll EMC's 0%. Outage Entry also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.9) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 12.0). Carroll EMC's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 2). 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.
Outage Entry holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carroll EMC has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Carroll EMC's written reviews are positive against 50% of Outage Entry's.
Carroll EMC ships an update every 6 months, Outage Entry every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carroll EMC | Outage Entry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (26 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Carroll Electric Membership Corporation | dataVoice International |
Customer experience
Carroll EMC
Outage Entry
In-app purchases
Carroll EMC
No in-app purchases
Outage Entry
No in-app purchases
Questions
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