Comparison

Span Installer vs FranklinWH

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.**

About

FranklinWH

Monitor and control your home energy system remotely. Track solar, grid, battery, and generator supply, alongside home electricity consumption. Optimize usage patterns and manage smart devices for energy savings.

Highlights
  • Remote system management
  • 24/7 energy monitoring
  • Usage statistics (year, month, day)
  • Remote control of consumption patterns
  • Smart Circuit management (AC, EV chargers)
  • Installer management tools
Features
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With the FranklinWH app, homeowners can manage your Franklin Home Power (FHP) system anytime, anywhere. The FranklinWH app monitors your home electricity consumption 24 hours a day, tracking solar, grid, battery and generator supply and home consumption. It provides usage statistics for time periods including year, month and day. You can remotely control your home electricity consumption pattern and the energy equipment while choosing an economical and energy-saving home electricity consumption plan. With the app, you can control the three optional Smart Circuits, managing unique devices such as air conditioners and EV chargers manually or through automatic schedules. The FranklinWH app also provides installers management of installation, operations and maintenance. Through the direct communication between app and the FHP, problems can quickly be resolved. The FranklinWH app is under constant development and we would love to receive your feedback and suggestions.

Screenshots

Span Installer4 screens
FranklinWH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FranklinWH at 39% against Span Installer's 0%. FranklinWH also leads on ratings volume (92 vs 13) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Span Installer's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.4). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Span Installer holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FranklinWH has 92 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Span Installer's written reviews are positive against 39% of FranklinWH's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Span Installer versus FranklinWH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpan InstallerFranklinWH
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (13 ratings) — better3.4 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews39.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1392 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpan.io, IncFranklinWH Energy Storage Inc

Customer experience

Span Installer

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

FranklinWH

All ratings92 ratings
Positive53.3%
Neutral19.6%
Negative27.2%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive39.2%
Neutral25.5%
Negative35.3%

In-app purchases

None

Span Installer

No in-app purchases

None

FranklinWH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Span Installer free?
Span Installer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FranklinWH free?
FranklinWH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Span Installer or FranklinWH?
Span Installer is rated higher. Span Installer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while FranklinWH averages 3.4 from 92 ratings.
Do Span Installer or FranklinWH have ads?
Neither Span Installer nor FranklinWH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Span Installer or FranklinWH?
Span Installer ships an update fortnightly, and FranklinWH fortnightly. Most recently, Span Installer was updated on September 11, 2026 and FranklinWH on September 21, 2026.

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