Tara Energy, LLC vs Frontier Utilities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tara Energy, LLC
Manage your electricity account on the go. View and pay bills, track usage history, and set up automatic payments. Receive timely alerts for bill readiness and payment confirmations.
- View and pay bills
- Monitor monthly usage
- Track payment history
- Set up recurring auto payments
- Receive bill and payment alerts
- Register for 'My Tara' account
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Tara Energy app offers access to view/pay bills, monthly usage & payment history through your phone or tablet device. To get started, download the app and sign in with your "My Tara" username and password. Not registered with "My Tara"? No problem, the Tara Energy app also allows you to register and provides the following features: Pay Bills – Effortlessly pay your bill through the app with your credit card. View Account Information – View your bills, electricity usage and account holder profile. Setup Recurring Auto Payments – Rest assured that your bill will be paid by seamlessly setting up auto payments through the Tara Energy app. Allow our app alerts to notify you when your payment has been received. View Bill & Payment History – Monitor your usage, view your billing & payment history. This also allows you to make sure past payments have been posted successfully to avoid any late fees. Alerts & Notifications – Receive bill alerts as soon as your Tara Energy bill is ready. Our friendly payment reminder notifies you days before your payment is due and when payments were received. For more information and to view our Privacy Policy, please visit www.TaraEnergy.com. Must be a current Tara Energy customer with a Texas service address. ©2014 Tara Energy, LLC. All rights reserved. PUCT # 10051.
Frontier Utilities
Manage your electricity account on the go. View your balance, usage, and plan details. Make secure credit card payments directly from your mobile device.
- View account balance
- Review plan details
- Check current and projected usage
- Make credit card payments
- Access account information
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This Frontier Utilities mobile app provides fast and convenient access to all your electricity account information. Review account balance, plan details, current and projected usage, and make a credit card payment all from your phone! Get started today with the Frontier Utilities App from Frontier Utilities. For our privacy policy, visit https://www.frontierutilities.com/PRIVACY-POLICY. Terms of use: https://www.frontierutilities.com/TERMS-OF-USE. The Frontier Utilities mobile app is only available for Texas residential customers at this time. Frontier Utilities, LP PUCT #10169. Frontier Utilities address: 20455 State Highway 249, Suite 200 Houston, Texas 77070
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Frontier Utilities at 4.6 against Tara Energy, LLC's 1.8. Frontier Utilities also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (6.1K vs 35). Tara Energy, LLC's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Frontier Utilities holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frontier Utilities has 6.1K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of Tara Energy, LLC's written reviews are positive against 14% of Frontier Utilities's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tara Energy, LLC ships an update every 3 months, Frontier Utilities every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tara Energy, LLC | Frontier Utilities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (35 ratings) | 4.6 (6.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews — better | 13.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 6.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 301 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tara Energy | Frontier Utilities |
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Tara Energy, LLC
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In-app purchases
Tara Energy, LLC
No in-app purchases
Frontier Utilities
No in-app purchases
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