Comparison

PSE vs LumiFrame

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

LumiFrame

Transform your existing screens into dynamic digital photo and video displays. Effortlessly create and share albums, collect media from guests for events, and keep all your displays updated automatically. Enjoy elegant slideshows with customizable themes and transitions.

Highlights
  • Elegant slideshows with themes and transitions
  • Supports photos and videos
  • Automatic updates with new media
  • Create and share albums
  • Collect media from event guests
  • Cast to supported TVs
  • Private by default albums
Features
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The digital photo frame, without the frame. LumiFrame turns the screens you already own into beautiful, always-current photo and video displays. Set up a tablet on the counter, the TV in the living room, or a screen at your event, and let your favorite media play, automatically. It is more than a slideshow. Create albums, share them with the people you choose, collect media from event guests, and keep every display in sync from one place. DISPLAY - Elegant slideshows with themes, smooth transitions, and gentle motion - Photos and videos, portrait or landscape, sized to look right on each screen - An always-current display that updates itself as new media arrive SHARE - Create albums and invite people to view or contribute - Everyone sees the latest, across every screen you share - Granular controls over who can add and who can view EVENTS - Collect photos from guests with a QR code, no app required for them - Show them live on the big screen as the day unfolds - Keep them as a shared album long after the event ends CAST AND MANAGE - Cast a living slideshow to supported TVs - On paid plans, run several displays at once and drive any of them from any of your devices PRIVATE BY DEFAULT - Your albums stay private unless you choose to share them - You decide who can view and who can contribute - Comments in shared albums are moderated to keep conversations respectful Start free. Paid plans add more displays, video in slideshows, TV casting, and event albums. Privacy Policy: https://lumiframeapp.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://lumiframeapp.com/terms Questions or ideas? Reach us at support@lumiframeapp.com

Screenshots

PSE3 screens
LumiFrame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LumiFrame at 80% against PSE's 14%. LumiFrame also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). PSE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (21 vs 5). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. LumiFrame sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PSE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LumiFrame holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of PSE's written reviews are positive against 80% of LumiFrame's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PSE ships an update every 3 months, LumiFrame every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PSE versus LumiFrame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSELumiFrame
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (21 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.9% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPuget Sound EnergyLumiFrame LLC

Customer experience

PSE

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

LumiFrame

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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

LumiFrame

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PSE

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

LumiFrame

Subscriptions4
  • LumiFrame Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • LumiFrame Monthly Elite$8.991 Month
  • LumiFrame Annual Premium$39.991 Year
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  • LumiFrame Annual Elite$69.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1 Extra Event$4.99
  • 3 Extra Events$9.99
  • 5 Extra Events$14.99

Questions

Is PSE free?
PSE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LumiFrame free?
LumiFrame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PSE or LumiFrame?
LumiFrame is rated higher. PSE averages 3.4 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while LumiFrame averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do PSE or LumiFrame have ads?
Neither PSE nor LumiFrame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSE or LumiFrame?
PSE ships an update every 3 months, and LumiFrame every 4 days. Most recently, PSE was updated on November 1, 2026 and LumiFrame on November 5, 2026.

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