Reviver vs EZ Start Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reviver
This app allows owners to personalize their digital license plates by changing backgrounds and displaying custom banner messages. It also simplifies vehicle registration renewal, provides trip telematics for locating your vehicle, and aids in stolen vehicle recovery.
- Personalize digital license plate backgrounds
- Display custom banner messages
- Simplify vehicle registration renewal
- Locate your vehicle with trip telematics
- Receive alerts for unexpected vehicle movement
- Aid in stolen vehicle recovery
- Track trips and mileage
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Our team at Reviver has reimagined what a license plate can do with RPLATE®, the world's first digital license plate. The Reviver App is the companion mobile application for your RPLATE. Owners can change backgrounds and display banner messages to personalize their RPLATE in ways a metal plate never could. Modern Licensing for Modern Living. RPLATE's are currently available for purchase and DMV registration in AZ and CA. For drivers in these states, they are legal to drive anywhere throughout the U.S. Features and Benefits: • Manage Visual Personalization of your RPlate, switch between light or dark mode, and personalize your banner message. • Enjoy simplified Vehicle Registration Renewal and complete it with a few clicks on your smartphone, any time of the day or night. • With Trip Telematics, never again waste time searching your car or wondering where it is. Instead, use the Reviver app to get directions to your car. Valet and Park mode also provide you with instant alerts if your vehicle moves unexpectedly. • Get help recovering a stolen vehicle. Should a vehicle be stolen, once reported to Reviver, the plate will read “Stolen,” and the car’s location will be tracked for recovery by police. • Use Trip & Mileage Tracking to make your month-end expenses a breeze.
EZ Start Plus
Control your Noritz water heater remotely from your mobile device. Adjust settings, schedules, and perform maintenance tasks like gas conversion with ease.
- Remote operation control
- Adjust temperature and schedules
- Unit settings configuration
- Gas conversion tool
- Check unit status
- Operate parts
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EZ Start Plus allows you to control your water heater of Noritz or supported by Noritz from your mobile device. EZ Start Plus gives you the ability to change the operation and settings of the water heater from mobile device. ・Easy to use Change operation SW, temperature and recirculation schedule. ・Easy settings for installation Change the unit settings. ・Easy tools for maintenance Gas conversion, check the unit status, or operate parts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Reviver at fortnightly against EZ Start Plus's every 7 months. Reviver also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 0%) and ratings volume (221 vs 4). EZ Start Plus's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
EZ Start Plus holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reviver has 221 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Reviver's written reviews are positive against 0% of EZ Start Plus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Reviver ships an update fortnightly, EZ Start Plus every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reviver | EZ Start Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (221 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 221 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ReviverMx, Inc. | NORITZ CORP. |
Customer experience
Reviver
EZ Start Plus
Bugs and requests
Reviver
Reported bugs
3 issues- Plate detachment issues
- Registration updates not syncing properly
- App login/account management problems
Requested features
3 requests- More customization options for plate design and messages
- Improved app stability and performance
- Better integration with DMV and vehicle registration
EZ Start Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Reviver
No in-app purchases
EZ Start Plus
No in-app purchases
