PSE vs Ziply Communicator
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
Ziply Communicator
This app extends voice communications to any WiFi-enabled device, offering audio/video calls, instant messaging, and conferencing. It requires a Ziply Fiber Hosted Voice service to function, enabling seamless business connectivity.
- Audio and video calls
- Instant messaging
- Conferencing
- Rich response options
- Advanced communication features
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Ziply Fiber Communicator App extends voice communications to any WiFi enabled device with audio & video calls, rich response, instant messaging, conferencing and advanced features from a single, easy-to-use application. Note: You need to have Ziply Fiber Hosted Voice to use this app. Ziply Fiber Hosted Voice works with Ziply Fiber Communicator App to deliver freedom, connectivity and flexibility enabling businesses to be one click away from their team and customers, and ensuring effective yet highly secure real-time communications anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PSE at 3.9 against Ziply Communicator's 3.0. PSE also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 months) and review sentiment (14% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PSE holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of PSE's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ziply Communicator's.
PSE ships an update every 3 months, Ziply Communicator every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PSE | Ziply Communicator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (14 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Puget Sound Energy | ZiplyFiber |
Customer experience
PSE
Ziply Communicator
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
Ziply Communicator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PSE
No in-app purchases
Ziply Communicator
No in-app purchases









