Comparison

Legacy View vs EasyStart

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

Head to head
About

Legacy View

Monitor and control your Chandler Systems water treatment system with ease. View system settings, track water usage, and initiate cycles remotely. Connect to multiple valves from a single device and update valve firmware.

Highlights
  • View valve settings and status
  • Change valve settings remotely
  • Monitor water usage
  • Initiate regeneration/backwash cycles
  • Connect to multiple valves
  • Update valve firmware
Features
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Legacy View makes setting up and monitoring your Chandler Systems water treatment system easier than ever! This App covers systems sold under Chandler Systems' three brands (CSI, Clearion and WaterSoft) that use the Legacy View Valve. When used with a Legacy View Valve the user, through the app, can do the following functions: - Conveniently view all valve settings and status. - Easily change valve settings. - View current water usage information. - Graphically view water usage information. - Start a regeneration or backwash cycle from your phone or tablet. - Set / view the servicing water treatment dealer information. - Better understand how your system is working and understand what settings are for. - Connect to all of your valves in your system from one tablet or phone. - Update firmware on Bluetooth LE valves - Manage your connection to your valves. Note: This app is only compatible with Chandler Systems valves that have a revision number greater or equal to “C2.00”. These valves use Bluetooth 4.0+ (a.k.a. Bluetooth LE) to communicate and require smartphones or tablets to also have Bluetooth LE to use the features in this app. All recently manufactured Apple devices are Bluetooth LE compatible. Check your device specifications if you are unsure of it's compatibility. (The firmware revision of the valve can be viewed on the valve display for 2 seconds after the valve is powered up.)

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

Legacy View4 screens
EasyStart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Legacy View at 4.7 against EasyStart's 4.0. Legacy View also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 34). 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

Legacy View holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Legacy View has 4.4K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Legacy View's written reviews are positive against 39% of EasyStart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Legacy View ships an update every 3 weeks, EasyStart every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Legacy View versus EasyStart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLegacy ViewEasyStart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better4.0 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews45.4% of reviews — better38.9% of reviews
Number of ratings4.4K — better34
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB1 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChandler Systems, Inc.CseaTec LLC

Customer experience

Legacy View

All ratings4,407 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive45.4%
Neutral17.5%
Negative37.1%

EasyStart

All ratings34 ratings
Positive67.6%
Neutral20.6%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive38.9%
Neutral38.9%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

Legacy View

No in-app purchases

None

EasyStart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Legacy View free?
Legacy View 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, Legacy View or EasyStart?
Legacy View is rated higher. Legacy View averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while EasyStart averages 4.0 from 34 ratings.
Do Legacy View or EasyStart have ads?
Neither Legacy View nor EasyStart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Legacy View or EasyStart?
Legacy View ships an update every 3 weeks, and EasyStart every 8 months. Most recently, Legacy View was updated on October 14, 2026 and EasyStart on October 9, 2026.

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