Comparison

PSE vs ForneyField

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Check account balance
  • Make bill payments
  • Report power outages
  • Track outage restoration times
  • Manage personal preferences
  • Start, stop, or move service
Features
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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

About

ForneyField

This app enables field technicians to track sample and site data from collection to the lab, ensuring a complete chain of custody. It allows for capturing, claiming, and locating concrete samples, streamlining construction materials testing workflows.

Highlights
  • Capture sample and site data offline
  • Sync data automatically to ForneyVault
  • Claim and assign chain of custody status
  • Locate specimens on job site maps
  • Streamline construction materials testing
  • Validate lab testing against field work
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MOBILE APP FOR END-TO-END CMT WORKFLOW ForneyField is a ForneyVault-enabled mobile app used by field technicians to track sample and site data from the field to the lab and beyond, ensuring complete chain-of-custody for all project stakeholders. SURETY STARTS IN THE FIELD Capture, claim and locate sample data and sync information to the lab. CAPTURE When a new batch of concrete arrives on site, field technicians can capture sample data and create new specimens. -Input sample ID, ticket number, placement, date and wet concrete information directly in app without connectivity. -Automatically sync data with the ForneyVault database. -Access this data to inform future steps in the construction materials testing workflow. CLAIM Drive accountability on the job site for managers and field technicians by claiming specimens. -Filter samples in the app by: sample ID, project ID, location, sample data and status. -Assign chain of custody status to each sample’s specimens: Cast, Assigned, Claimed, Collected and Delivered. -Claim a sample’s specimens that have not yet been received at the lab, or assign someone else to pick up the specimens. LOCATE When assigned to pick up a sample’s specimens, the field technician can view a map with pins that show the exact location of specimens on the job site. -Proactively pick up unclaimed specimens that are ready to move to the lab. -Help new technicians or technicians who haven’t been to the job site find the specimens they need to pick up. -Prevent unclaimed specimens from sitting onsite too long, and eliminate penalties for improper curing or late or missing tests. FOR FORNEYVAULT & FORNEYTOOLS USERS ForneyField is a powerful tool for field technicians, lab and project managers, and principal engineers who subscribe to ForneyVault and use ForneyTools as their essential concrete testing software. VALIDATE LAB TESTING AGAINST FIELD WORK -Trust materials meet your project’s standards -Streamline complex workflows for greater productivity and profitability. -Fully close the data gap between key stakeholders and steps of the CMT workflow. -Avoid miscommunication and discrepancies as data moves from the field, to the lab, to the office and beyond.

Screenshots

PSE3 screens
ForneyField4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ForneyField at 4.5 against PSE's 3.9. ForneyField also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). PSE's advantage is ratings volume (14 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ForneyField holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PSE has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PSE versus ForneyField: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSEForneyField
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (14 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPuget Sound EnergyForney LP

Customer experience

PSE

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive13.9%
Neutral5.8%
Negative80.3%

ForneyField

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

ForneyField

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PSE

No in-app purchases

None

ForneyField

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PSE free?
PSE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ForneyField free?
ForneyField is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PSE or ForneyField?
ForneyField is rated higher. PSE averages 3.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while ForneyField averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do PSE or ForneyField have ads?
Neither PSE nor ForneyField shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSE or ForneyField?
PSE ships an update every 3 months, and ForneyField every 3 months. Most recently, PSE was updated on September 18, 2026 and ForneyField on June 22, 2026.

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