PSE vs Easy Alert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PSE
Manage your utility account and stay informed about power outages. Check your balance, make payments, and report outages with ease. Get real-time restoration updates and customize notifications.
- Check account balance
- Make bill payments
- Report power outages
- Track outage restoration times
- Manage personal preferences
- Start, stop, or move service
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The PSE app provides easy access to your account when you're on the go. Check your balance and make a payment with just one click. Track & report power outages in your neighborhood and check on restoration times, all in the palm of your hand. Manage your account: • Review your account balance, prior month’s charges and pay your bill • Use and securely save your preferred payment method – eCheck, debit, credit, PayPal or Venmo • Manage personal preferences - select your desired bill due date or enroll in paperless billing • Change or update your account security, including password and security questions • Start, stop or move your residential service Stay informed about outages: • View outage status on the map, searching by address, city or ZIP code • Easily report an outage • Set your preferences to receive outage notifications by email, text or phone
Easy Alert
This communication tool facilitates emergency preparedness and response for facilities. It enables teams to collaborate, share critical information like GPS locations and images, and access emergency plans. Real-time logging helps improve future incident responses.
- Emergency notifications
- Team collaboration
- Image sharing
- GPS location reporting
- Access to emergency plans
- Real-time activity logging
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NOTE: EASY ALERT REQUIRES AN ACTIVE RAPID RESPONDER ACCOUNT TO USE Easy Alert for Rapid Responder is a communications tool for emergencies and other incidents at your facility. Prepare your teams to collaborate and communicate during any type of emergency (medical, natural disaster, active shooting, etc.). Notify, chat, share images and report GPS positions. Access emergency plans and critical facility information from Rapid Responder. Log and report activities in real-time for after-action reporting later to help you learn and improve your response.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Easy Alert at 5.0 against PSE's 3.9. PSE's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). 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.
Easy Alert holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PSE has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PSE ships an update every 3 months, Easy Alert every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PSE | Easy Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Puget Sound Energy | Everi Holdings Inc. |
Customer experience
PSE
Easy Alert
Bugs and requests
PSE
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes when trying to log in
- Outage map does not show current outages
- Keeps logging users out unexpectedly
Requested features
3 requests- Support for Apple Pay and digital wallets
- Ability to schedule future bill payments
- Improved outage status updates and ETAs
Easy Alert
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PSE
No in-app purchases
Easy Alert
No in-app purchases









