Comparison

myTechnician vs My Tech Buddy

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

Head to head
About

myTechnician

This app connects wirelessly to advanced oil burner controls, allowing technicians to quickly program settings, diagnose faults, and view historical data. It helps reduce job time and eliminate callbacks for oil heat professionals.

Highlights
  • Wireless Bluetooth connection
  • Program burner settings
  • View control history
  • Diagnose current faults
  • Evaluate component trends
  • Supports GeniSys 7565 and 7505 controls
Features
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The myTechnician® Mobile Application is one of the best tools that a professional oil heat technician can have at a customer job site by identifying problems, reducing job time, and eliminating call backs. The app provides the technician with a wireless Bluetooth connection to a Beckett® burner fitted with the latest generation of advanced oil primary controls, the new GeniSys® 7565 120V Oil Burner Advanced Primary Control. With a local connection to the technician’s smart device, the app enables the technician to quickly program burner settings, view control history, diagnose current faults, and evaluate component trends. For the legacy GeniSys® 7505 120V Oil Burner Control, the BeckettLink® Pro Contractor Tool 7652 will provide the technician with the same ease of programming and diagnostics.

About

My Tech Buddy

Features
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Confused by a cable, remote, or router? Worried a text message might be a scam? My Tech Buddy explains it calmly, in plain English — like a patient friend. MY HOME Save your devices by room — snap a photo and your home screen becomes a guide to your own tech. Add notes and warranty dates, and see the history of every fix. IDENTIFY Point your camera at any device and get an instant explanation of what it is, how to set it up, and answers to common questions. SCAM CHECK Got a text, email, or pop-up that feels wrong? Paste it or share a screenshot. My Tech Buddy points out the warning signs in plain language and tells you exactly what to do — and what not to. ASK, CONNECT & DIAGNOSE Ask anything in your own words. Get step-by-step help connecting devices. Troubleshoot problems together, one calm step at a time. MONTHLY TECH CHECK-UP A short, personal routine — restart the router, check your storage, review the latest scam tricks — with an optional monthly reminder. Everything is free to try. The optional Buddy plan ($6.99/month or $59.99/year, auto-renewing) adds unlimited identifications, questions and scam checks, plus a device library that syncs across your devices. Payment is charged to your Apple Account; subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Technology, gently explained.

Screenshots

myTechnician4 screens
My Tech Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: myTechnician at none against My Tech Buddy's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. My Tech Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. myTechnician asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myTechnician ships an update every 4 months, My Tech Buddy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
myTechnician versus My Tech Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyTechnicianMy Tech Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperR. W. Beckett Corp.Oliver Williams

In-app purchases

None

myTechnician

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

My Tech Buddy

Subscriptions2
  • Buddy Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Buddy Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is myTechnician free?
myTechnician is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Tech Buddy free?
My Tech Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do myTechnician or My Tech Buddy have ads?
Neither myTechnician nor My Tech Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myTechnician or My Tech Buddy?
myTechnician ships an update every 4 months, and My Tech Buddy every 2 months. Most recently, myTechnician was updated on October 24, 2026 and My Tech Buddy on October 25, 2026.

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