TORK vs Span Installer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TORK
Control your smart home devices remotely with this app. Manage power, set schedules, create custom scenes, and monitor energy consumption from your smartphone or tablet.
- Remote device control
- Timing schedules
- Scene creation
- Energy usage monitoring
- Smart plug management
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Live Life Smarter with the free TORK Smart Wi-Fi App by NSi Industries. The TORK app allows you to communicate with all TORK Wi-Fi Smart devices from anywhere using your Apple tablet or smart phone. Turn devices On/Off, create timing schedules, define scenes and even monitor energy usage. Conserve energy, provide security and stay connected with your home with the TORK Smart Plug solution by NSi Industries.
Span Installer
This app streamlines the installation and servicing of new and existing SPAN panels. It offers enhanced navigation, an improved breaker labeling process, and integrated troubleshooting support. Users can also confirm communications with battery systems and program setpoints for energy management.
- Faster new SPAN Panel commissioning
- Simplified user navigation
- Improved breaker labeling
- Integrated troubleshooting and support
- Confirm hardware communications
- Program setpoints with SPAN PowerUp
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The new and improved SPAN Installer App supports the seamless installation of new SPAN panels. The SPAN Installer App also allows for seamless service calls of existing SPAN Panel installations. - Set up and commission a new SPAN Panel faster than ever before - Enhanced and simplified user navigation and design - New and Improved breaker labelling process making it even easier to install SPAN - Seamless troubleshooting and support integrated into the app - Confirm communications with battery systems and other hardware like SPAN Drive - Program setpoints to help customers avoid service upgrades with SPAN PowerUpTM Shift to smarter, cleaner energy with SPAN and ensure quality installations for your customers. **You must be a SPAN Authorized Installer to login to the SPAN Installer App.**
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TORK at 4.7 against Span Installer's 3.7. TORK also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 0%) and ratings volume (225 vs 13). Span Installer's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 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.
TORK holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TORK has 225 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of TORK's written reviews are positive against 0% of Span Installer's.
TORK ships an update every 9 months, Span Installer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TORK | Span Installer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (225 ratings) — better | 3.7 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 225 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NSi Industries LLC | Span.io, Inc |
Customer experience
TORK
Span Installer
In-app purchases
TORK
No in-app purchases
Span Installer
No in-app purchases
