SCE DR Alerts vs SMUD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SCE DR Alerts
Receive courtesy alerts for upcoming electricity demand response events. Customize notifications for event scheduling, start, and end times based on your selected program and location. This app provides event notifications only and does not offer account management.
- Demand Response event alerts
- Customizable notification settings
- Support for multiple DR programs
- Geographic area selection
- Event start, end, and schedule notifications
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Welcome to the SCE Demand Response (DR) Alerts App! Download and set up the app to start receiving courtesy alerts for upcoming SCE DR events. Customize the app to receive alerts when a DR Event is scheduled, started, and/or ended based on your selected DR program and desired geographic area. The SCE DR Alerts App can help keep you informed about the following program events: - Summer Discount Plan (SDP) for Residential or Business - Smart Energy Program (SEP) - Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) for Residential or Business - Real Time Pricing (RTP) - Capacity Bidding program (CBP) - Base Interruptible Program (BIP) - Agricultural Pumping Interruptible (API) - Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP) PLEASE NOTE: This app only provides courtesy SCE DR alerts and does not provide any SCE account management features. SCE provides another app titled MySCE that lets you view your account, manage your energy use, and pay your bill online. A network connection is also required for full app functionality.
SMUD
Manage your home electricity service with ease. View your bill, track usage, report outages, and make payments all from your device. Stay informed about your energy consumption and billing history.
- View bill history
- Make payments
- Track electricity usage
- Get outage information
- Report power outages
- Schedule auto bill pay
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The SMUD App offers our residential customers easy access to the things that are most important to you when it comes to home energy usage. We want your experience to be fast and simple, so once you sign in, you'll stay signed in on your device until you sign out, no matter how many times you visit. The first thing you'll see is a summary of your bill, electricity use, outage info and how to get in touch with us. Tap a tile to reveal the features: Bill - See your bill history - Make a payment - See your payment history - Schedule or cancel payments - Add or change payment methods - Schedule auto bill pay - Enroll in paperless billing Usage - See how much electricity you've used in this billing cycle - Check the current cost of your electricity use Outage - Get up-to-the minute outage info - Report a power outage See and do everything that's most important to you when it comes to your residential electricity service. Tap into energy with the SMUD App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SMUD at 4.5 against SCE DR Alerts's 3.3. SMUD also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (916 vs 38). On price, review sentiment, 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.
SMUD holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMUD has 916 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of SCE DR Alerts's written reviews are positive against 25% of SMUD's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SCE DR Alerts ships an update every 6 months, SMUD every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SCE DR Alerts | SMUD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (38 ratings) | 4.5 (916 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.6% of reviews — better | 24.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 916 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southern California Edison | SMUD |
Customer experience
SCE DR Alerts
SMUD
Bugs and requests
SCE DR Alerts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SMUD
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when accessing usage data
- Autopay feature not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Customizable payment scheduling
- Improved push notification support
In-app purchases
SCE DR Alerts
No in-app purchases
SMUD
No in-app purchases
