PSE vs JHS Smart
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
JHS Smart
Control your home's heating and cooling systems with this app. Enjoy comfortable temperatures with portable and quiet technology. Experience advantageous climate control.
- Comfortable cooling
- Comfortable heating
- Portable operation
- Quiet technology
- Advantageous technology
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Comfortable Cooling and Heating , Portable and Quiet , Advantageous technology , The leader of popularity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JHS Smart at 4.6 against PSE's 3.9. JHS Smart also leads on ratings volume (222 vs 14) and review sentiment (24% vs 14%). 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.
JHS Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JHS Smart has 222 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of PSE's written reviews are positive against 24% of JHS Smart's.
PSE ships an update every 3 months, JHS Smart every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PSE | JHS Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (14 ratings) | 4.6 (222 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.9% of reviews | 23.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 222 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Puget Sound Energy | 金鸿盛电器有限公司 |
Customer experience
PSE
JHS Smart
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
JHS Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PSE
No in-app purchases
JHS Smart
No in-app purchases
