MRCOOL Remote vs EG4 Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MRCOOL Remote
Control your smart air conditioner remotely for enhanced comfort, efficiency, and safety. This app offers a new user experience with interactive design and special functions. Manage your home air quality from anywhere, customize sleep comfort, and set time schedules for automatic operation.
- Remote AC control
- Air quality management
- Customizable sleep curves
- Time scheduling
- Interactive UI design
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The MRCOOL Remote is a smart air conditioner app, it is compatible with our smart WiFi module and connected with open cloud service. 1. Easily Control Your Air Conditioner: Comfort, Efficiency, and Safety. 2. New User Experience: Special functions and interactive UI design. 3. Remote Control: Set and modify your home air quality anywhere. 4. Sleep Curve: Customize your sleep comfort. 5. Time Scheduling: Set time to automatically switch your unit on and/or off.
EG4 Connect
Monitor the status, running data, and events of your solar and energy storage systems. This application provides real-time insights into your energy infrastructure.
- Monitor system status
- View running data
- Track events
- Energy storage system insights
- Solar system monitoring
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EG4Connect is the ultimate, easy‑to‑use monitoring and management app for EG4's Energy Storage Systems, including the FlexBOSS, 18kPV, 12000XP, GridBOSS, and more. Built with simplicity at its core, EG4Connect makes it effortless to set up, view, and manage your solar power system! Key Features Fast, Simple Commissioning - Set up newly installed EG4 systems in just a few steps with clear, guided workflows. Real‑Time System Monitoring - Instantly see your solar production, power flow, and system status through clean, intuitive dashboards. Simple Device Management - Easily adjust settings and manage your EG4 devices with straightforward controls designed for anyone to use. Grid Service Controls - Manage & monetize your EG4 equipment through EG4 Grid services - all while never leaving the app. EG4Connect removes complexity so you can focus on what matters most: keeping your energy system running smoothly with confidence and ease.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EG4 Connect at 2.8 against MRCOOL Remote's 1.5. EG4 Connect also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months) and review sentiment (35% vs 11%). MRCOOL Remote's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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.
EG4 Connect holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of MRCOOL Remote's written reviews are positive against 35% of EG4 Connect's.
MRCOOL Remote ships an update every 20 months, EG4 Connect every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MRCOOL Remote | EG4 Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (71 ratings) | 2.8 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.6% of reviews | 35.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HVAC Distributing LLC | EG4 Electronics |
Customer experience
MRCOOL Remote
EG4 Connect
Bugs and requests
MRCOOL Remote
Reported bugs
77 issues- App doesn't let you register
- App doesn't work
- Cannot add mini split to account
- Cannot get passed connect to AC WiFi
- App never lets you move forward
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- App sends you back to settings
- Mini split hung in AP mode
- Reset breaker to recover system
- App takes you to app settings
- App throws you out to MRCOOL remote settings
- Cannot get further in pairing process
- Cannot sync unit with app
- App loops between setting and install routine
- Doesn't work with the app all the time
- Authentication failed for no reason
- Application setup redirects to settings frequently
- AC doesn't sync with remote
- Device goes offline completely after 30 days
- Cannot complete the setup
- Pain to connect
- Wouldn't connect with phone
- Units went offline
- Cannot get upstairs unit to connect
- App keeps taking you to allow notifications screen
- Endless loop in setup
- Cannot pair with unit
- Cannot get tech support
- Will not keep any settings on the app
- Have to reprogram everything each time
- Account disappeared
- New account creation failure
- Link sent via email is broken
- Link illegal or expired
- Time scheduling doesn’t work
- Unit doesn’t turn on or off as scheduled
- Verification email link is invalid/illegal site
- App doesn’t show device on network
- Version 2.1 is non functional
- Update locked me out of account
- Doesn’t read QR code
- Instructions do not match mini-split
- Update wipes out account
- Unit is offline
- Delete profile and reinstall
- Device is offline
- Newest update fail
- Lose your account with newest update
- App shows HVAC system offline
- App is absolutely useless
- App shows unit is offline
- Error 'the ASYN reply does not exist'
- Unit shows offline
- App stopped working
- App randomly decided not to work
- Often loses wireless connection
- Shows offline and does not operate AC
- App controls suc
- App is incredibly buggy and inconsistent
- Cannot turn on freeze protection mode
- Button never engages on the app
- App only kind of works
- Unit stops blowing
- Power cycle with physical remote needed
- Blower kicks in after power cycle
- Cannot program unit for different settings
- Missing controls on the app
- WiFi should work
- AC unit disconnects from WiFi
- App is unreliable
- Unit connects now
- Signal disconnects occasionally
- App doesn't have programming for different temps
- App functioned fine for two months
- App works maybe 65% of the time
- Has to be reset
- Worthless app
- Worked good first day
Requested features
30 requests- Add more features
- Replicate all remote functions
- Allow renaming AC units
- Allow deleting AC units
- Update app for better functionality
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- Improve app design and usability
- Add programming for daily operations
- Fix app to include all features
- Improve WiFi reliability
- Add dark mode
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
- Fix freeze protection button
- Fix turbo button functionality
- Fix air direction controls
- Allow WiFi passwords with special characters
- Improve app stability
- Add Fahrenheit display option
- Fix 'follow me' function
- Improve temperature adjustment speed
- Update instructions for current iOS version
- Ensure app works with iOS
- Improve app responsiveness
- Add ability to see actual vs target temperatures
- Improve time scheduling functionality
- Fix verification email link issue
- Fix authentication failures
- Fix app redirecting to settings
- Fix lost connection/sync issues
- Fix setup loops
- Fix app frequently offline issues
EG4 Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MRCOOL Remote
No in-app purchases
EG4 Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MRCOOL Remote free?
Is EG4 Connect free?
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