DETECmobile vs SWEPCO
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.
SWEPCO
Manage your utility account with ease. View and pay bills, report power outages, and track restoration progress. Access billing history, compare energy usage, and set up paperless billing and alerts.
- Report power outages
- Check outage status
- View and pay bills
- Manage account details
- View billing history
- Compare energy usage
- Paperless billing enrollment
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Welcome to a better way to manage your account with our customer mobile app. You can view and pay your bill, report an outage, check outage status, manage your accounts, view billing history, and more! Use the "Remember me" feature to make login a breeze. Everything is now at the touch of your fingertips. Features include: OUTAGE INFORMATION - Report a power outage - Check outage status and track restoration progress - Easy access to view outage maps in your area ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - Choose "Remember me" to skip logging in each time you use the app* - View your real-time account balance, payment due date, and balance details - View and download your bill (PDF) - Pay immediately for free from your bank account - Make automatic or scheduled payments - Other ways to pay (credit/debit card, in-person, by phone) - Switch between multiple accounts ENERGY USAGE - Compare how your current usage compares to last month or the same time last year SETTINGS - Enroll in and manage your paperless billing - Add or delete your bank accounts - Enroll in and manage billing and outage alerts *Logging into the SWEPCO app requires an active account that is registered online at SWEPCO.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DETECmobile at 100% against SWEPCO's 16%. DETECmobile also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0). SWEPCO's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (108 vs 5). 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.
DETECmobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SWEPCO has 108 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of DETECmobile's written reviews are positive against 16% of SWEPCO's.
DETECmobile ships an update every 8 months, SWEPCO monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DETECmobile | SWEPCO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 3.0 (108 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 16.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 108 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, INC | American Electric Power Service Corporation |
Customer experience
DETECmobile
SWEPCO
In-app purchases
DETECmobile
No in-app purchases
SWEPCO
No in-app purchases
