Comparison

PSE vs The Lodge Resident App

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

The Lodge Resident App

Manage your apartment living experience with this utility app. Residents can access a portal to pay rent, submit maintenance requests, and stay updated on community events and amenity reservations.

Highlights
  • Pay rent online
  • Submit work orders
  • View community events
  • Reserve amenity spaces
  • Access resident portal
Features
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Created for the residents of The Lodge apartments in Marysville, WA. Residents can access the resident portal, pay rent, submit work orders, view events, reserve amenity spaces, and much more.

Screenshots

PSE3 screens
The Lodge Resident App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Lodge Resident App at 4.2 against PSE's 3.5. The Lodge Resident App also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 14%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). PSE's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

The Lodge Resident App holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of PSE's written reviews are positive against 50% of The Lodge Resident App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PSE ships an update every 3 months, The Lodge Resident App every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PSE versus The Lodge Resident App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSEThe Lodge Resident App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (20 ratings)4.2 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.9% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2048 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPuget Sound EnergyYardi Systems, Inc.

Customer experience

PSE

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

The Lodge Resident App

All ratings37 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

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

The Lodge Resident App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PSE

No in-app purchases

None

The Lodge Resident App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PSE free?
PSE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Lodge Resident App free?
The Lodge Resident App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PSE or The Lodge Resident App?
The Lodge Resident App is rated higher. PSE averages 3.5 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while The Lodge Resident App averages 4.2 from 48 ratings.
Do PSE or The Lodge Resident App have ads?
Neither PSE nor The Lodge Resident App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSE or The Lodge Resident App?
PSE ships an update every 3 months, and The Lodge Resident App every 11 months. Most recently, PSE was updated on October 22, 2026 and The Lodge Resident App on October 7, 2026.

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