SMECO 24/7 vs WOOX Security
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
WOOX Security
Manage and control multiple smart home devices from a single application. Receive real-time notifications and alerts for enhanced safety. Automate device actions based on various conditions like temperature, location, and time.
- Control multiple devices
- Real-time notifications
- Device interworking
- Automated device actions
- Share devices with family
- Real-time safety alerts
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• Add and control multiple devices at once with one App • Get real time notification from anywhere • Interworking of multiple smart devices. Devices automatically start/stop working based on temperature, location and time. • Easily share devices among family members • Receive real-time alerts to ensure safety • Easily and quickly connect Woox Security App to devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WOOX Security at 4.7 against SMECO 24/7's 1.6. WOOX Security also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 3%) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 56). 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.
WOOX Security holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WOOX Security has 1.4K ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of SMECO 24/7's written reviews are positive against 31% of WOOX Security's.
SMECO 24/7 ships an update every 9 months, WOOX Security every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMECO 24/7 | WOOX Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (56 ratings) | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.9% of reviews | 31.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Inc. | Qian Zhang |
Customer experience
SMECO 24/7
WOOX Security
Bugs and requests
SMECO 24/7
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
WOOX Security
Reported bugs
4 issues- Camera showing video upside down
- Menus disappearing and reappearing
- Unable to save videos
- App disappearing from phone
Requested features
3 requests- Improved customer support
- More reliable connectivity
- Ability to log in/out
In-app purchases
SMECO 24/7
No in-app purchases
WOOX Security
No in-app purchases
