Comparison

Green Mountain Power vs Temp Stick

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Green Mountain Power

This app allows customers to manage their utility accounts, including making payments, reporting outages, and monitoring energy usage. View bills, set up payment plans, and update account information easily.

Highlights
  • Report and monitor outages
  • View current balance and past bills
  • Make payments and save payment methods
  • Monitor energy usage and generation
  • Manage account settings and profile
  • Switch to ebilling
Features
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The Green Mountain Power app gives our customers all the tools and information needed to manage their account. Take care of essential tasks like making a payment or reporting an outage in just a few taps. View your current balance, outages affecting you, usage, generation, and more. GMP customers can sign in using their My Account username and password. GMP customers that don’t already have a My Account login can register in the app. Report and Monitor Outages - Report outages - View up-to-the-minute outage information - Estimated restoration times - Live outage map of Vermont - Search towns and see outage status Bills and Payments - View your current balance - Make payments - Save payment methods - View current and past bills - Enroll in a payment plan (for eligible accounts) Usage and Generation - A simplified summary lets you monitor your usage in-between bills - Explore usage in a bar graph, line graph or list - Get usage data down to the hour - See average temperature and sun conditions for each day and hour Account Settings - Manage your service account and profile settings - Set a nickname and photo for your service account - Switch to ebilling - Update phone numbers and address

About

Temp Stick

Access all features of your sensor remotely. View real-time readings and historical data from your mobile device. Customize alert rules and message settings for notifications.

Highlights
  • View sensor readings
  • Access historical data
  • Manage alert rules
  • Customize message settings
  • Remote sensor access
Features
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This app gives you access to all the features available for your Temp Stick sensor. Login from your mobile device to view sensor readings and history. Manage and customize alert trigger rules and message settings. If you would like to just try the app, login with username 'demo' and password 'demo'.

Screenshots

Green Mountain Power4 screens
Temp Stick2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Green Mountain Power at 97% against Temp Stick's 51%. Green Mountain Power also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 95). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Green Mountain Power holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Green Mountain Power has 3.9K ratings behind it against 95, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Green Mountain Power's written reviews are positive against 51% of Temp Stick's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Green Mountain Power ships an update every 2 weeks, Temp Stick every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Green Mountain Power versus Temp Stick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGreen Mountain PowerTemp Stick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better3.6 (95 ratings)
Positive reviews97.4% of reviews — better51.2% of reviews
Number of ratings3.9K — better95
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreen Mountain PowerIdealSciences

Customer experience

Green Mountain Power

All ratings3,921 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.9%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews465 reviews
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.9%

Temp Stick

All ratings89 ratings
Positive67.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative30.3%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative46.5%

User reviews

Green Mountain Power

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Quick and convenient
  • 💡 Helpful features (usage tracking, outage reporting)
  • 🔒 Secure and reliable
  • 🌟 Excellent customer service

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional app crashes or freezes
  • 💰 High electricity rates
  • 🕰️ Delayed or missing estimated restoration times during outages

Temp Stick

From 95 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy setup process
  • 👍 Reliable operation over time
  • 👍 User-friendly app interface
  • 👍 Good notifications settings
  • 👍 Small profile unit

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Inconsistent connectivity
  • 🐛 App is sluggish and not native
  • 🐛 Login issues and repeated logins
  • 🐛 No option to create account

Bugs and requests

Green Mountain Power

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Usage data not always updating in a timely manner
  • Landscape mode issues with chart/graph visibility

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to schedule payments in advance
  • More detailed net metering usage breakdown
  • Improved chart/graph functionality for usage data

Temp Stick

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App crashes when adding new stick
  • App crashes constantly
  • Inconsistent connectivity
  • App crashes when trying to update Wi-Fi
  • App crashes when trying to add a new stick
Show 14 more
  • App keeps crashing
  • App crashes constantly, WiFi unable to be updated
  • App will just 'grey out'
  • Will NOT connect to a hot spot
  • App crashes and lost connectivity
  • App cannot log me in
  • App no longer works after update
  • White screen after update
  • Cannot get past app prompt
  • App does not open on iPad (white screen)
  • Blank white screen and blank gray screen
  • App does not seem to be able to download history
  • Does NOT send the requested alerts
  • Does NOT 'remember me'

Requested features

12 requests
  • Pull measurement on demand
  • Integration with Google Home/Alexa
  • Option to pull measurement on demand
  • Apple Watch link
  • Add data download to the app
Show 7 more
  • User modifiable temperature range on graph
  • Program device to report readings 'right now'
  • Mobile notifications (SMS and email only)
  • Get data into other apps
  • Alert for low battery
  • Instant read feature
  • Dark mode option

In-app purchases

None

Green Mountain Power

No in-app purchases

None

Temp Stick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Green Mountain Power free?
Green Mountain Power is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Temp Stick free?
Temp Stick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Green Mountain Power or Temp Stick?
Green Mountain Power is rated higher. Green Mountain Power averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Temp Stick averages 3.6 from 95 ratings.
Do Green Mountain Power or Temp Stick have ads?
Neither Green Mountain Power nor Temp Stick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Green Mountain Power or Temp Stick?
Green Mountain Power ships an update every 2 weeks, and Temp Stick every 6 weeks. Most recently, Green Mountain Power was updated on November 1, 2026 and Temp Stick on October 21, 2026.

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