Standby Generator Management vs EasyStart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Standby Generator Management
Control which appliances are powered by your backup generator during an outage. Seamlessly manage your home's backup power from your phone to keep your family comfortable.
- Manage generator-powered appliances
- Switch appliance priorities
- Control from smartphone
- Seamless power outage management
- Protect family from inconvenience
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The "Standby Generator Management" app allows you to manage the appliances powered by your Briggs & Stratton generator in a power outage. Switch priorities immediately from your phone to manage you homes back up power seamlessly and protect your family from inconvenience.
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 rating: EasyStart at 3.6 against Standby Generator Management's 2.2. EasyStart also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 14%) and ratings volume (46 vs 10). Standby Generator Management's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). 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.
EasyStart holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Standby Generator Management's written reviews are positive against 33% of EasyStart's.
Standby Generator Management ships an update every 4 months, EasyStart every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Standby Generator Management | EasyStart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (10 ratings) | 3.6 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Briggs & Stratton, LLC | CseaTec LLC |
Customer experience
Standby Generator Management
EasyStart
In-app purchases
Standby Generator Management
No in-app purchases
EasyStart
No in-app purchases
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