SMECO 24/7 vs NNEC coNNECt
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.
NNEC coNNECt
Manage your Northern Neck Electric Cooperative account on the go. View usage and billing details, make payments, and connect with member services. Receive important messages directly from the cooperative.
- View account usage
- Manage billing details
- Process payments
- Connect with member services
- Receive special messages
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NNEC coNNECt provides Northern Neck Electric Cooperative members account management at their fingertips. Members can view their usage and billing, manage payments, connect with their member services “About Us” text should team and receive special messaging from NNEC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NNEC coNNECt at 50% against SMECO 24/7's 3%. NNEC coNNECt also leads on rating (3.3 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). SMECO 24/7's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 7) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NNEC coNNECt holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMECO 24/7 has 56 ratings behind it against 7, 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 50% of NNEC coNNECt's.
SMECO 24/7 ships an update every 9 months, NNEC coNNECt every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMECO 24/7 | NNEC coNNECt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (56 ratings) | 3.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative Inc. | Northern Neck Electric Cooperative, inc |
Customer experience
SMECO 24/7
NNEC coNNECt
In-app purchases
SMECO 24/7
No in-app purchases
NNEC coNNECt
No in-app purchases
