PSE vs August Mobile
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
August Mobile
Manage seasonal work schedules, communicate with your team, and access exclusive employee discounts. Streamline your work experience with easy shift viewing and messaging.
- View scheduled shifts
- Message your team
- Redeem employee coupons
- Access employee vouchers
- Seasonal work management
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Use the August Mobile app to view your scheduled shifts, message your team, and redeem employee-only coupons and vouchers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: August Mobile at 100% against PSE's 14%. August Mobile also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
August Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of PSE's written reviews are positive against 100% of August Mobile's.
PSE ships an update every 3 months, August Mobile every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PSE | August Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (14 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Puget Sound Energy | FarmHand Pro LLC |
Customer experience
PSE
August Mobile
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
August Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PSE
No in-app purchases
August Mobile
No in-app purchases
