Comparison

PSE vs WithLoveMessages

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

WithLoveMessages

This app provides a private digital space to write and save messages to people you can't speak to directly, such as those who have passed away or with whom you've lost touch. It offers a calming environment for expressing love, grief, gratitude, or closure without sending any messages.

Highlights
  • Private space for reflection
  • Write unsent messages
  • Save meaningful notes
  • Calming, distraction-free design
  • No accounts or notifications
Features
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WithLoveMessages is a gentle space to say the things you wish you could say — to someone who has passed away, someone you’ve lost touch with, or someone you can’t speak to directly. It doesn’t send messages to anyone. It’s simply a private place to express love, grief, gratitude, closure, or the words that never found their moment. Write what’s on your heart. Keep it for yourself. Let it go when you’re ready. Features • A quiet, personal space for reflection • Write messages you can’t send in real life • Save meaningful notes for yourself • Clean, calming design with no distractions • No accounts, no inboxes, no notifications Whether you’re remembering someone you miss, processing emotions, or honoring a moment that still matters, WithLoveMessages gives you a simple way to put your feelings into words.

Screenshots

PSE3 screens
WithLoveMessages4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WithLoveMessages at 5.0 against PSE's 3.9. WithLoveMessages also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). PSE's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

WithLoveMessages holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PSE has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PSE ships an update every 3 months, WithLoveMessages every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PSE versus WithLoveMessages: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSEWithLoveMessages
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPuget Sound EnergyKRISTOFFER PETER BERGEN

Customer experience

PSE

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

WithLoveMessages

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

WithLoveMessages

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PSE

No in-app purchases

None

WithLoveMessages

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PSE free?
PSE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WithLoveMessages free?
WithLoveMessages is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PSE or WithLoveMessages?
WithLoveMessages is rated higher. PSE averages 3.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while WithLoveMessages averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PSE or WithLoveMessages have ads?
Neither PSE nor WithLoveMessages shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSE or WithLoveMessages?
PSE ships an update every 3 months, and WithLoveMessages every 3 weeks. Most recently, PSE was updated on October 14, 2026 and WithLoveMessages on October 5, 2026.

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