Comparison

PSE vs H Wash Mobile

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

H Wash Mobile

This app offers a seamless laundry payment and management experience for participating locations. Easily pay for cycles using Bluetooth, add funds to your account, and track your transaction history. Receive alerts when your laundry is done.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth machine activation
  • In-app credit purchase
  • Transaction history
  • Machine availability view
  • Laundry completion alerts
  • QR code scanning
Features
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ATTENTION: Only for use in participating laundry locations. H Wash Mobile is an iPhone application providing the easiest and smartest complete laundry solution. This app allows you to pay for laundry cycles from your account by using Bluetooth to communicate with the washer or dryer. Simply use H Wash Mobile to purchase credit right from the app, then use that credit for your laundry. A full accounting is available to see your transaction purchase history. • Scan the QR code of your laundry room (one time process) • Start laundry machines via Bluetooth by scanning QR code on the machine • Check your card/account balance, and add value to your account for laundry. For participating laundry rooms, you can view machine availability as well as receive alerts when your laundry cycle is complete.

Screenshots

PSE3 screens
H Wash Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: H Wash Mobile at 49% against PSE's 14%. H Wash Mobile also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (685 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

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

H Wash Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: H Wash Mobile has 685 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 49% of H Wash Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PSE ships an update every 3 months, H Wash Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PSE versus H Wash Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSEH Wash Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (14 ratings)4.2 (685 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.9% of reviews49.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14685 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPuget Sound EnergyKioSoft Technologies LLC

Customer experience

PSE

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

H Wash Mobile

All ratings685 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral5.1%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive49.0%
Neutral11.6%
Negative39.4%

User reviews

PSE

From 14 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient for tracking outages
  • 💡 Helpful outage map feature
  • 👍 Easy to use for bill payment

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent login issues and crashes
  • 🔍 Inaccurate or missing outage information
  • 📵 Unreliable during power outages
  • 💤 App becomes unusable after updates

H Wash Mobile

From 685 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 📢 Convenient notifications
  • 🚀 Efficient laundry process
  • 💳 No need for quarters

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive laundry costs
  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • ⚠️ Unreliable machines
  • 🕰️ Slow app performance
  • 🤔 Confusing UI/UX

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

H Wash Mobile

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Machines not found by app
  • Inaccurate cycle timers
  • Payment issues and lost funds
  • Frequent app crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow adding less than $10 balance
  • Improve machine availability status
  • Add option to customize settings
  • Provide better customer support

In-app purchases

None

PSE

No in-app purchases

None

H Wash Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PSE free?
PSE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is H Wash Mobile free?
H Wash Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PSE or H Wash Mobile?
H Wash Mobile is rated higher. PSE averages 3.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while H Wash Mobile averages 4.2 from 685 ratings.
Do PSE or H Wash Mobile have ads?
Neither PSE nor H Wash Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSE or H Wash Mobile?
PSE ships an update every 3 months, and H Wash Mobile every 6 weeks. Most recently, PSE was updated on September 18, 2026 and H Wash Mobile on September 22, 2026.

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