DEC Connect vs 4Change Energy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DEC Connect
Manage your Delaware Electric Cooperative account on the go. View usage and billing, make payments, and report service issues. Access bill history and facility maps easily.
- View account balance and due date
- Manage recurring payments
- View bill history (PDFs)
- Analyze energy usage graphs
- Report account/service issues
- Contact customer service
- Locate facilities and dropboxes
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DEC Connect provides Delaware Electric Cooperative customers account management at their fingertips. Customers can view their usage and billing, manage payments, notify customer service of account and service issues and receive special messaging from DEC. Additional Features: Bill & Pay - Quickly view your current account balance and due date, manage recurring payments and modify payment methods. You can also view bill history including PDF versions of paper bills directly on your mobile device. My Usage - View energy usage graphs to identify high usage trends. Navigate graphs quickly using an intuitive gesture based interface. Contact Us - Easily contact DEC by email or phone. You can also submit one of the many predefined messages, with the ability to include pictures and GPS coordinates. Maps - Displays facility and payment dropbox locations on a map interface.
4Change Energy
Manage your energy account easily on the go. View usage, bills, and history. Renew plans, transfer service, and access account details anytime.
- View usage and bills
- Access bill history
- Renew your plan
- Transfer service
- Manage account day to day
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The 4Change Energy mobile app provides you with access to everything you need to manage your account day to day. View your usage and bill anytime. View bill history, renew your plan, transfer your service to a new address, and more. For more about the app, visit www.4ChangeEnergy.com/Mobile-App. For our Privacy Policy, visit www.4ChangeEnergy.com/Privacy-Policy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DEC Connect at 2.9 against 4Change Energy's 1.5. DEC Connect also leads on review sentiment (26% vs 5%). 4Change Energy's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DEC Connect holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 89 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of DEC Connect's written reviews are positive against 5% of 4Change Energy's.
DEC Connect ships an update every 2 months, 4Change Energy every 3 months. Both last shipped on August 13, 2026.
| Parameter | DEC Connect | 4Change Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (34 ratings) — better | 1.5 (89 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews — better | 4.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 89 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Delaware Electric Cooperative, Inc | Value Based Brands, LLC |
Customer experience
DEC Connect
4Change Energy
In-app purchases
DEC Connect
No in-app purchases
4Change Energy
No in-app purchases
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