Pacific Power vs ctcLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pacific Power
Manage your electricity account on the go. Pay bills, report power outages, and receive real-time updates on restoration status. Stay informed with alerts for bill readiness and potential service interruptions.
- Pay bills
- Report power outages
- Check outage status
- Receive outage alerts
- View account balance
- Payment confirmations
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With this free app from Pacific Power, you can pay your bill, report a power outage or check the status of an outage from anywhere 24/7. Bill-ready and payment alerts help you stay up-to-date with your account. Outage alerts keep you in the know during storms. Features: • Report an outage or check the status of a previously reported outage for your home or business. • Get the latest outage details including estimated restoration time, crew status and cause of the outage. • Receive outage restoration alerts on your device to stay informed during a storm or service interruption. • Review your account balance. • Pay your bill quickly with your debit card, credit card or through your checking or savings account. • Receive payment confirmations and bill-ready alerts on your device. • Easily swipe between multiple electric accounts to pay bills and get outage details for each. • Log in with your existing Pacific Power user ID and password, or quickly and easily create an account to access secure services through the app. • Stay connected with direct dial to customer service, get the latest news and tips, and follow our social media channels. Data charges may apply for notifications. Fees apply for debit and credit card payments.
ctcLink
Manage your college experience on the go. Enroll in classes, track your academic progress, and stay updated with important messages from your institution. Access grades, financial aid information, and to-do lists directly from your mobile device.
- Class enrollment
- Wait list management
- Grade checking
- Financial aid status
- College messages
- Degree progress tracking
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The ctcLink mobile app is for students enrolled in Washington Community and Technical Colleges who are currently using the Student Self-Service Center. Now you can enroll in classes, view wait list, drop and swap classes, check grades, check financial aid, get messages from your colleges, see to-do lists, check degree progress and more on your mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pacific Power at every 6 months against ctcLink's every 22 months. ctcLink's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
Pacific Power holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 182 and 77 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Pacific Power's written reviews are positive against 3% of ctcLink's.
Pacific Power ships an update every 6 months, ctcLink every 22 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pacific Power | ctcLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (182 ratings) — better | 1.6 (77 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 6.3% of reviews — better | 3.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 182 — better | 77 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | KUBRA Arizona, Inc. | WA State Board for Community and Technical Colleges |
Customer experience
Pacific Power
ctcLink
Bugs and requests
Pacific Power
Reported bugs
16 issues- Face ID authorization expires monthly
- Password reset email links non-functional
- Login credentials not saved despite settings
- Account activation loops indefinitely
- Password validation rejects valid passwords
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- UI elements overlap blocking input fields
- Usage history pages fail to load
- Data usage display errors
- Comment posting functionality broken
- App crashes on certain iOS versions
- Payments show as pending indefinitely
- Duplicate payment processing
- Account shows as inactive despite activation
- Password requirements unclear/inconsistent
- Biometric settings reset after logout
- App version update stuck in loop
Requested features
12 requests- Persistent biometric authentication
- Reliable password reset functionality
- Pending payment status indicators
- Payment history view
- Auto-pay setup capability
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- Apple Pay integration
- Extended billing history (more than 6 months)
- Dark mode option
- Better outage reporting UX
- Account settings management in app
- Email address update functionality
- Cost comparison with previous billing periods
ctcLink
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pacific Power
No in-app purchases
ctcLink
No in-app purchases
