Comparison

Bashas' vs Southwest Gas

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

Head to head
About

Bashas'

Access exclusive savings and personalized offers to maximize your grocery budget. Create and manage digital shopping lists, and never miss a weekly sale or special deal again.

Highlights
  • Weekly sales
  • Personalized offers
  • Member deals
  • Digital coupons
  • Digital shopping list
  • Push notifications
Features
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Better deals, better prices, Better@Bashas’! The FREE Bashas’ app is the easiest way to maximize your savings on your favorite flavors and brands. Bashas’ Digital Thank You Members save more with: Weekly Sales – Our top sales of the week in every department! Personalized Offers – Special offers customized exclusively for you! Member Deals – Exclusive savings on popular items every week! More Coupons – Digital coupons from our product partners! In addition, the Bashas’ app lets you create, edit, and update a digital shopping list on the go. We’ll even send you push notifications about our top deals of the week. Download the Bashas’ app and you'll never miss a sale or forget to pick up an item again! Have questions or need assistance? Call Bashas' customer service at (800) 755-7292.

About

Southwest Gas

Easily manage your gas account from anywhere. Track usage, view billing history, and make payments. Start, stop, or transfer service, and set up payment plans for residential and business customers.

Highlights
  • Start, stop, or transfer service
  • Save card info for quick payments
  • View and export usage/billing history
  • Compare current and previous year usage
  • Link multiple accounts
  • Manage payment plans
  • Receive outage notifications
Features
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Self-service has never been easier. With new features that are easy to navigate, you’ll easily stay in control of your account. Manage your gas usage, costs and manage payments, whether you’re a residential or a business customer. You’ll be able to: • Start, Stop or Transfer service • Save debit/credit card information for quick and easy one-time payments • View and export gas usage and billing history • Compare current and previous year usage • Link multiple accounts including residential and business • Manage Automatic Payment Plan (APP) and Equal Payment Plan (EPP) • Receive outage notifications and get the latest restoration updates

Screenshots

Bashas'4 screens
Southwest Gas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Southwest Gas at 44% against Bashas''s 21%. Southwest Gas also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (103K vs 10K). On price, update cadence, 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

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

Southwest Gas holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Southwest Gas has 103K ratings behind it against 10K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Bashas''s written reviews are positive against 44% of Southwest Gas's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bashas' ships an update every 2 months, Southwest Gas every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bashas' versus Southwest Gas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBashas'Southwest Gas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10K ratings)4.8 (103K ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.6% of reviews43.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K103K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB25 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBashas IncSmart Energy Systems LLC

Customer experience

Bashas'

All ratings10,300 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive20.6%
Neutral10.3%
Negative69.2%

Southwest Gas

All ratings102,116 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews305 reviews
Positive43.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative47.5%

User reviews

Bashas'

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🛒 Convenient shopping experience
  • 💳 Personal pricing and digital coupons
  • 🏪 Great local grocery store

Room to improve

  • 🐢 Slow and unresponsive app
  • 🔑 Frequent sign-in issues
  • 🤯 Confusing and unintuitive UI
  • 🤖 Poor search functionality
  • 🔄 Constant app crashes and freezes

Southwest Gas

From 103K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⚡ Easiness of payment
  • 📊 Convenient app
  • 🚀 Clean and easy to navigate app
  • 🔒 Two Factor Identication

Room to improve

  • 💰 Fees
  • 🐛 Notification Bug Won't Clear
  • 🔍 Confusing payment options
  • 🤯 Archaic
  • 🤖 Stuck in a loop

Bugs and requests

Bashas'

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login credentials not being saved properly
  • Weekly ad not loading or displaying correctly
  • Shopping list items disappearing or not syncing
  • Coupon activation failing or not applying at checkout

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to search for in-store items and prices
  • Integration with mobile wallets (e.g., Apple Wallet)
  • Improved organization and categorization of coupons
  • Seamless syncing of shopping lists across devices

Southwest Gas

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Payment amount keeps getting changed
  • Autopay not working properly
  • Login and account management issues after app updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow credit card payments without fees
  • Improve payment flow and visibility of terms/agreement
  • Add ability to see usage/balance mid-billing cycle
  • Improve account management features (delete bank accounts, etc.)
  • Fix notification bug and make it easier to clear

In-app purchases

None

Bashas'

No in-app purchases

None

Southwest Gas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bashas' free?
Bashas' is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Southwest Gas free?
Southwest Gas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bashas' or Southwest Gas?
Southwest Gas is rated higher. Bashas' averages 4.6 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Southwest Gas averages 4.8 from 103K ratings.
Do Bashas' or Southwest Gas have ads?
Neither Bashas' nor Southwest Gas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bashas' or Southwest Gas?
Bashas' ships an update every 2 months, and Southwest Gas every 6 weeks. Most recently, Bashas' was updated on November 6, 2026 and Southwest Gas on November 6, 2026.

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