DETECmobile vs MyEtex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
MyEtex
Manage your Etex Communications account on the go. View usage and billing details, update payment methods, and contact member services with ease. The app also features a map to locate facilities and payment dropboxes.
- View usage and billing
- Manage payments and payment methods
- Access bill history (PDF)
- Contact member service
- Submit predefined messages with pictures/GPS
- Locate facilities and payment dropboxes
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MyEtex provides members account management at their fingertips. Members can view their usage and billing, manage payments, notify member service of account and service issues and receive special messaging from Etex Communications. 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. Contact Us - Easily contact Etex Communications 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DETECmobile at 4.8 against MyEtex's 4.0. MyEtex's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
DETECmobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
DETECmobile ships an update every 8 months, MyEtex every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DETECmobile | MyEtex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, INC | Etex Telephone Cooperative Inc. |
Customer experience
DETECmobile
MyEtex
In-app purchases
DETECmobile
No in-app purchases
MyEtex
No in-app purchases
