Engage Hudson vs HLPD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Engage Hudson
Report city issues like potholes or icy roads quickly and easily. Submit service requests with a photo in just a few clicks, and track their progress. Help keep your city in top shape.
- Submit service requests
- Report city issues
- Upload photos
- Track request progress
- Automatic work order addition
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Do you ever see minor issues in the City that you want to resolve, but you don’t know who to ask? Maybe you don’t have the time to make a call or send an email? Engage Hudson 2.0 is your 1 minute solution to service concerns in the City such as potholes, icy roads, dead trees, and more. In just a couple clicks you can snap a picture and submit a service request that is automatically added to the City’s work order list. Get progress updates if you choose, or submit the request and be on your way. Thank you for helping to keep Hudson in top shape!
HLPD
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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 . Nearly everything you can do from our Customer Portal can now be handled instantly whether you're at home, at work, or on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Engage Hudson at every 4 months against HLPD's every 14 months. HLPD's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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.
Engage Hudson ships an update every 4 months, HLPD every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Engage Hudson | HLPD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Hudson, OH | Hudson Light & Power Department |
In-app purchases
Engage Hudson
No in-app purchases
HLPD
No in-app purchases
