Comparison

Sense Home vs EasyStart

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

Head to head
About

Sense Home

Gain real-time insights into your home's energy consumption to reduce electricity bills and minimize environmental impact. Identify energy-wasting devices and receive custom notifications for enhanced home safety and efficiency.

Highlights
  • Real-time energy consumption monitoring
  • Identify energy-wasting devices
  • Personalized energy-saving tips
  • Customizable real-time notifications
  • Remote home monitoring
  • Carbon footprint reduction
Features
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→ Take control of your home energy use, in real time. Sense turns your home's electrical activity into real-time insight, so you can use energy more efficiently, spend less, and stay ahead of your electric bill. → Save energy. Save money. Most people only find out what they used once the bill arrives, when it’s too late to change anything. Sense shows you how much energy your home is using right now and how this month compares with the last, straight from your phone. You’ll see what’s driving your bill, get tips that fit your home, and start reacting less and planning more. → Find your home’s energy hogs. Minimize what you waste. A lot of devices in your home draw power even when they're off: some by design, some because they've grown less efficient over time. Sense helps you find what's quietly running in the background, so you can decide what's worth unplugging, fixing, or replacing. → Get real-time notifications. Keep your home running the way it should. Peace of mind starts with knowing. Worried about heavy rain? Get notified if your sump pump stops running. Forgot the oven was on? Sense will tell you. Customize your alerts so the people and things you care about stay looked after. → Check in from anywhere. Know what's happening at home. Whether you're at the office, running errands, or spending time with family, the Sense app keeps you connected: what's on, what it's costing, and whether anything needs your attention. → Small changes. Real impact. Understanding your home's energy use is one of the clearest ways to cut waste and lower your footprint. Sense gives you the visibility to make smarter choices, so saving energy and doing right by the planet can be the same thing. → Customer support Website: https://help.sense.com Submit a Ticket: sense.com/contact

About

EasyStart

This free application allows users to monitor, troubleshoot, and upgrade their Micro-Air EasyStart soft starter via Bluetooth LE. It's designed to help manage air conditioning units on limited power sources like generators or inverters.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth LE connection
  • Monitoring capabilities
  • Troubleshooting assistance
  • Firmware updates
  • Test data upload
Features
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Monitoring, troubleshooting, relearning, and upgrading your Micro-Air EasyStart can now be accomplished via a Bluetooth LE connection and this simple and free application. EasyStart is the very popular soft starter for air conditioning applications, manufactured in the USA by Micro-Air, Inc. EasyStart is world famous since it allows you to start and run your air conditioner on a limited power source like a generator or inverter, when it otherwise would not have been possible. Thousands have been sold into the marine, RV, and home/commercial markets. The newest versions of EasyStart that have Bluetooth LE capability utilize this application for easy troubleshooting, uploading of detailed test data to Micro-Air with a single button tap, and downloading of new firmware versions, if available. Visit www.microair.net to find out more about the Micro-Air EasyStart and to order yours today.

Screenshots

Sense Home4 screens
EasyStart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sense Home at 4.5 against EasyStart's 3.6. Sense Home also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 46). EasyStart's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 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

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

Sense Home holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sense Home has 2.3K ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Sense Home's written reviews are positive against 33% of EasyStart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sense Home ships an update fortnightly, EasyStart every 10 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sense Home versus EasyStart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSense HomeEasyStart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.3K ratings) — better3.6 (46 ratings)
Positive reviews39.3% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better46
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB1 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSense Labs, Inc.CseaTec LLC

Customer experience

Sense Home

All ratings2,305 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral12.0%
Negative48.6%

EasyStart

All ratings46 ratings
Positive54.3%
Neutral23.9%
Negative21.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral38.1%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Sense Home

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Inaccurate device identification
  • Sync issues between app and hardware
  • Frequent disconnections from network

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow manual device labeling
  • Improve billing cycle tracking
  • Add voltage and current monitoring
  • Provide more detailed energy usage data
  • Integrate with more smart home platforms
Show 1 more
  • Offer Ethernet connectivity option

EasyStart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sense Home

No in-app purchases

None

EasyStart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sense Home free?
Sense Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EasyStart free?
EasyStart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sense Home or EasyStart?
Sense Home is rated higher. Sense Home averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while EasyStart averages 3.6 from 46 ratings.
Do Sense Home or EasyStart have ads?
Neither Sense Home nor EasyStart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sense Home or EasyStart?
Sense Home ships an update fortnightly, and EasyStart every 10 months. Most recently, Sense Home was updated on October 24, 2026 and EasyStart on October 24, 2026.

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