my PenTex vs DETECmobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
my PenTex
Manage your account details, view bills and balances, and make payments securely. Schedule alerts, receive notifications, and report outages on the go. Access nearly all web portal features instantly from your mobile device.
- Secure account access
- View bills and balances
- Make payments
- Schedule alerts and reminders
- Receive push notifications
- Report outages
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Our Mobile App is designed to give you fast, secure account access so you can easily manage your account details, view your bill and your account balance, make payments and find payment locations, schedule alerts and reminders, receive push notifications, report outages and more. Nearly everything you can do from our web portal can now be handled instantly whether you’re at home, at work, or on the go.
DETECmobile
Manage your account details, view bills and balances, and make payments securely on the go. Schedule alerts, receive notifications, and access nearly all web portal features instantly from your mobile device.
- Secure account access
- View bill and balance
- Make payments
- Schedule alerts and reminders
- Receive push notifications
- Manage account details
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Our Mobile App is designed to give you fast, secure account access so you can easily manage your account details, view your bill and your account balance, make payments and find payment locations, schedule alerts and reminders, receive push notifications, and more. Nearly everything you can do from our web portal can now be handled instantly whether you’re at home, at work, or on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DETECmobile at 100% against my PenTex's 9%. DETECmobile also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.6). my PenTex's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
DETECmobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of my PenTex's written reviews are positive against 100% of DETECmobile's.
my PenTex ships an update every 4 months, DETECmobile every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | my PenTex | DETECmobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (14 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cooke County Electric Cooperative Association | Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, INC |
Customer experience
my PenTex
DETECmobile
In-app purchases
my PenTex
No in-app purchases
DETECmobile
No in-app purchases
