YB Connect vs My NL Hydro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YB Connect
Remotely configure and manage your YB Tracking devices. Adjust settings like tracking frequency and GPS accuracy directly from your iPhone or iPad. Compatible with specific YB Tracking device models.
- Remote device configuration
- Adjust tracking frequency
- Modify GPS accuracy settings
- Bluetooth LE compatibility
- iPhone and iPad support
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YB Connect allows you to remotely connect and configure your YB Tracking devices from your iPhone or iPad. It allows you to adjust tracking frequency, GPS accuracy settings, and much more. Compatible with Bluetooth LE versions of the YB Tracking YB3 and YB3i products, purchased after 1st October 2014.
My NL Hydro
Manage your power account effortlessly with this intuitive app. Access account information, pay bills, monitor usage, and explore efficiency programs. Stay informed about outages and payment history all from your mobile device.
- View account information
- Pay bills and manage payments
- Monitor power consumption
- Track outages
- Explore efficiency programs
- View bill history
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The My NL Hydro app is the app you need to manage your power account. The intuitive and easy-to-use interface empowers you to access your account information all from a single place. With new features that are easy to navigate, you’ll easily stay in control of your account. Now you can pay bills, monitor power use, explore efficiency programs, check outages and do more right at your fingertips. The My NL Hydro app allows you to: • View consumption to make a wiser decision • View your current bill, pre-authorized payments and history • Pay your bill and manage payment preferences with convenient options • Get notified on preferred channels • Track current & planned outages • Save more with efficiency programs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My NL Hydro at 4.4 against YB Connect's 2.0. YB Connect's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 7%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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.
My NL Hydro holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of YB Connect's written reviews are positive against 7% of My NL Hydro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
YB Connect ships an update every 2 months, My NL Hydro every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YB Connect | My NL Hydro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 6.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ground Control Technologies UK Ltd | Smart Energy Systems LLC |
Customer experience
YB Connect
My NL Hydro
In-app purchases
YB Connect
No in-app purchases
My NL Hydro
No in-app purchases
