PSE vs Whidbey WiFi
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
Whidbey WiFi
Manage your home Wi-Fi network with ease. This app allows you to monitor connected devices, set usage priorities, implement security measures, and create guest networks. It also includes tools for speed testing and parental controls.
- Network monitoring
- Parental controls
- Guest network creation
- Device management
- Network speed testing
- Usage analytics
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Whidbey WiFi is a user-friendly smart home Wi-Fi application by Whidbey Telecom. Monitor and control your network with parental controls, creating guest networks, and implementing network security. You can view all connected devices, view network usage, set device priorities, and test your speed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Whidbey WiFi at 5.0 against PSE's 3.5. PSE's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 6). 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.
Whidbey WiFi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 6 respectively.
PSE ships an update every 3 months, Whidbey WiFi every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PSE | Whidbey WiFi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Puget Sound Energy | Whidbey Telecom |
Customer experience
PSE
Whidbey WiFi
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
Whidbey WiFi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PSE
No in-app purchases
Whidbey WiFi
No in-app purchases









