Comparison

SMECO 24/7 vs Community Base

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SMECO 24/7

Manage your electricity account conveniently from your mobile device. Pay bills, report power outages, and view outage maps. Stay informed with news releases.

Highlights
  • Pay bills on the go
  • Report power outages
  • View outage map
  • Receive news releases
  • Account management
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Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative provides this app free to customer-members who want to pay their bill on the go, report power outages, view SMECO’s outage map, and receive news releases from SMECO. All account management features require an active account. You will be required to provide some identifying information to pay your bill or report your outage, or you can log in using your SMECO Account Manager username and password. PAY YOUR BILL Make a quick, easy payment using your account number and zip code with your credit card, debit card, or bank account. For security purposes, your payment information is not stored on this app. REPORT YOUR OUTAGE SMECO makes it easy to report an outage and receive outage updates. You can also use this app to view SMECO’s outage map. Under normal conditions, the map shows the number of customers affected, the crew status, and the estimated time of restoration. SMECO may also distribute news releases when widespread outages occur or when weather systems are expected to cause power outages.

About

Community Base

This app facilitates communication between community managers and residents. It offers features for both groups, including bill payments, maintenance requests, event updates, and push notifications for important information.

Highlights
  • Push notifications for important information
  • Pay bills and HOA dues
  • Submit maintenance requests
  • Access community documents and events
  • Photo gallery for managers
  • In-app analytics reports
Features
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The Community Base app increases effective communication between community management and residents by providing one-touch access to all community resources and push notification capability. This app is available for authorized property managers and the residents of the communities they manage. Features for Managers/Admins -Photo Gallery – allows property manager to upload photo to gallery for viewing by other managers and admins. -Access instructional videos and other content. -Easily communicate with the Innovia co-op headquarters. -Send important information to residents using push notifications. -Access in-app analytics reports Features for Residents -Pay bills and HOA Dues -Submit maintenance requests -Access community documents -Keep up with community events -Access resident benefits -Contact the community property manager -Receive “need to know” community information -Access your community website Who We Are Community Base from Innovia co-op, is a national community management cooperative that adds increasing value to management companies and their clients. Co-op members gain collective knowledge on emerging trends shaping the management and housing industry while leveraging significant buying power of hundreds of thousands of members from independently-owned companies across the country. Co-ops are similar to community associations in that they are run by the members for the benefit of the members.

Screenshots

SMECO 24/74 screens
Community Base1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Community Base at 2.4 against SMECO 24/7's 1.6. Community Base also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Community Base holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 25 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 3% of SMECO 24/7's written reviews are positive against 0% of Community Base's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMECO 24/7 ships an update every 9 months, Community Base monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SMECO 24/7 versus Community Base: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMECO 24/7Community Base
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (56 ratings)2.4 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews2.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB58 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSouthern Maryland Electric Cooperative Inc.CMC Cooperative

Customer experience

SMECO 24/7

All ratings52 ratings
Positive13.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative84.6%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive2.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative94.3%

Community Base

All ratings25 ratings
Positive32.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative64.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

SMECO 24/7

No in-app purchases

None

Community Base

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMECO 24/7 free?
SMECO 24/7 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Community Base free?
Community Base is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SMECO 24/7 or Community Base?
Community Base is rated higher. SMECO 24/7 averages 1.6 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Community Base averages 2.4 from 25 ratings.
Do SMECO 24/7 or Community Base have ads?
Neither SMECO 24/7 nor Community Base shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMECO 24/7 or Community Base?
SMECO 24/7 ships an update every 9 months, and Community Base monthly. Most recently, SMECO 24/7 was updated on October 22, 2026 and Community Base on October 24, 2026.

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