SCE DR Alerts vs Frontier Communicator
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.
Frontier Communicator
This app requires a subscription to Frontier's SmartVoice UCaaS business service. Contact Frontier for details on their business communication solutions.
- Requires Frontier SmartVoice UCaaS subscription
- Business communication service
- Contact Frontier for details
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Use of this application requires purchase of Frontier’s SmartVoice UCaaS business service. Please contact Frontier for details of the SmartVoice product.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SCE DR Alerts at 32% against Frontier Communicator's 0%. SCE DR Alerts also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (13.1 vs 15.5). Frontier Communicator's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.3). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Frontier Communicator holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 77 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of SCE DR Alerts's written reviews are positive against 0% of Frontier Communicator'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, Frontier Communicator every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SCE DR Alerts | Frontier Communicator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (38 ratings) | 3.7 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 254 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southern California Edison | Frontier Communications Corporation |
Customer experience
SCE DR Alerts
Frontier Communicator
In-app purchases
SCE DR Alerts
No in-app purchases
Frontier Communicator
No in-app purchases
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