eGauge vs Span Installer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eGauge
Access your eGauge devices remotely from your phone or tablet. The app automatically selects the optimal connection, whether local network, cloud, or Bluetooth. It supports multiple devices, favorite lists, and alerts for pending issues.
- Remote device access
- Automatic connection selection (LAN, Cloud, Bluetooth)
- Multiple device management
- Favorite and recent device lists
- Alerts for pending issues
- Firmware upgrade recommendation
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This app provides a convenient way to access eGauge devices (meters) from your phone or tablet. It will automatically select the best connection to the device, whether that is the local network (LAN), the cloud, or Bluetooth (for devices equipped with an optional Bluetooth dongle). The app can be set up to automatically connect to your device on startup. It can also provide access to multiple devices that are managed as lists of favorite and recently accessed devices. The app will periodically check favorite devices for pending alerts and report them. We recommend upgrading devices to firmware v4.1 or newer when using this app. Use Settings > Tools > Firmware upgrade on the device to upgrade to the latest firmware version.
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: Span Installer at 3.7 against eGauge's 1.9. Span Installer also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). eGauge's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.
Span Installer holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of eGauge's written reviews are positive against 0% of Span Installer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
eGauge ships an update every 6 weeks, Span Installer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eGauge | Span Installer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (9 ratings) | 3.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | eGauge Systems, LLC | Span.io, Inc |
Customer experience
eGauge
Span Installer
In-app purchases
eGauge
No in-app purchases
Span Installer
No in-app purchases
