WaterGuru vs EasyStart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WaterGuru
This app provides comprehensive control over your pool's water chemistry. It helps maintain a safe environment by keeping out harmful contaminants and offers lab-grade analysis and treatment advice for simplified pool management.
- Pool water chemistry control
- Harmful virus and bacteria prevention
- Lab-grade analysis
- Water treatment advice
- Simplified pool management
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Get ultimate control over your pool water chemistry with WaterGuru. Keep harmful viruses and bacteria out and simplify how you manage your pool forever. Rebuilt from the ground up, the next generation app includes all features you love and more, including lab grade analysis and water treatment advice.
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.
- Bluetooth LE connection
- Monitoring capabilities
- Troubleshooting assistance
- Firmware updates
- Test data upload
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WaterGuru at 74% against EasyStart's 33%. WaterGuru also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 10 months). 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.
WaterGuru holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WaterGuru has 238 ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of WaterGuru's written reviews are positive against 33% of EasyStart's.
WaterGuru ships an update every 4 weeks, EasyStart every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WaterGuru | EasyStart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (238 ratings) — better | 3.6 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 238 — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | WaterGuru, Inc | CseaTec LLC |
Customer experience
WaterGuru
EasyStart
Bugs and requests
WaterGuru
Reported bugs
3 issues- App notifications not working properly
- Inability to upload pool photos
- Inconsistent app performance after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to set custom testing schedule
- Measure salt levels
- Provide more advice on adjusting water chemistry
- Add hourly temperature readings
EasyStart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WaterGuru
No in-app purchases
EasyStart
No in-app purchases
