Comparison

SPAN Home vs GECP

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

Head to head
About

SPAN Home

This app provides smart control over your home's electrical panel, allowing you to monitor energy usage, manage individual rooms and appliances, and uncover cost-saving insights. It enhances home energy management and offers advanced features when paired with solar and battery systems, including EV charging.

Highlights
  • Real-time energy dashboard
  • Room and appliance level control
  • Cost saving insights
  • Power outage protection
  • EV charging integration
  • Over-the-air updates
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For SPAN Panel MAIN 32 “This thing is a game changer. This is how you save money” - Jon Dawson, Next-gen builder “A long-overdue, borderline genius product that puts much-needed control back into the hands of homeowners.” - Wired Magazine “SPAN is now the center of my smart home. I’ve been waiting most of my life for this product” - A SPAN customer SPAN reinvented the 100-year-old electrical panel with smarter controls for smarter savings. It replaces your existing electrical panel and gives you complete control over every room and appliance in your home right from your phone. From anywhere in the world, the SPAN Home® App allows you to: Centralize your home’s energy data into one real-time dashboard, giving you a 360° view of your home’s energy performance Make real-time energy changes at the room and appliance level to suit your needs and lower your energy bill Uncover cost-saving insights designed to lower your energy bill and save you money When paired with solar panels and a home battery system, SPAN gives you the best protection against power outages by extending battery life by 40%, providing whole-home backup on a single battery system, and the unmatched flexibility to change what your battery system powers in an outage. Your SPAN Home can include SPAN Drive, a universal EV charger that delivers up to 41 miles of range per hour (48A, 11.52kW) of charging for the fastest charging speeds available - all without a service upgrade to install. The SPAN Home App is constantly improving with free, over-the-air updates designed to improve your experience and unlock greater savings.

About

GECP

Request service for your LGES Home battery conveniently from your mobile device. Track the status of your service requests and manage installation schedules. Avoid the need to contact a call center directly for support.

Highlights
  • Request battery service
  • Track service request status
  • Manage installer schedules
  • Direct customer support access
  • Anytime, anywhere service requests
Features
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By using this App, you can request the service for your LGES Home battery at anywhere, anytime. 1. You don't need to contact our callcenter directly if you want to request. 2. You can check what the status of your request on this App. 3. You can manage the schedule to visit customers. (for installer)

Screenshots

SPAN Home4 screens
GECP4 screens

Verdict

The call

SPAN Home and GECP both sit at 3.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 29% of SPAN Home's written reviews are positive against 0% of GECP's. SPAN Home also leads on ratings volume (104 vs 4). GECP's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for SPAN Home against 3.5 for GECP. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SPAN Home has 104 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of SPAN Home's written reviews are positive against 0% of GECP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SPAN Home ships an update fortnightly, GECP every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SPAN Home versus GECP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSPAN HomeGECP
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (104 ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings104 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpan.io, IncLG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.

Customer experience

SPAN Home

All ratings104 ratings
Positive56.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative32.7%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral16.3%
Negative55.1%

GECP

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

SPAN Home

Reported bugs

34 issues
  • App freezes on iPad
  • Circuit switching sometimes fails
  • App shows ads for other products
  • Energy usage data is inaccurate or delayed
  • PowerUp feature control is hidden
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  • App needs force quit to work
  • Data fails to load or stalls
  • App loses connectivity with batteries
  • System does not function as intended during power outages
  • Estimated battery hours/minutes are incorrect
  • App shows panel offline when it's online
  • App recently deleted backup instructions
  • App displays data hours old
  • App crashes or encounters problems constantly
  • App is slow to load
  • App is sluggish and chunky
  • App shows solar production at night
  • App does not support Powerwall 2
  • Responsiveness for switching breakers is poor
  • Circuit monitoring breaks frequently
  • Panel does not function offline
  • Password change process is difficult
  • App does not integrate multiple panels correctly
  • Setup was a pain
  • App in a cycle of constant loading
  • App does not have native iPad support
  • App UI looks dated
  • App crashes and takes a while to launch
  • App loses connection to battery system frequently
  • App disconnects way too often
  • App is seriously dumbed down from v1
  • App has basic inconsistencies in real-time stats
  • App data does not match Tesla App
  • App only supports Alexa and it doesn't work

Requested features

23 requests
  • Unified view for multiple panels
  • Improved app customization
  • More robust connectivity
  • Better Tesla battery integration support
  • Easier labeling of breakers
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  • Darker, more readable app interface
  • Desktop dashboard/web app
  • Smaller SPAN sub-panel option
  • Modular sub-panel breaker monitoring
  • Public API for Home Assistant integration
  • Native iPad support (split screen, hover)
  • More smart home integration (Apple HomeKit)
  • Ability to toggle between panels with swipe
  • Increased character limit for circuit names
  • iOS Widget for at-a-glance data
  • Schedule breakers to turn on/off automatically
  • Better daily data view for breaker level changes
  • 2FA for account security
  • Historical usage per circuit
  • SPAN Drive mode for solar-only charging
  • Basic voltage readouts for grid diagnostics
  • Improved Time of Day Plans functionality
  • Fix for 'areas' feature for multi-panel setups

GECP

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SPAN Home

No in-app purchases

None

GECP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SPAN Home free?
SPAN Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GECP free?
GECP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SPAN Home or GECP?
SPAN Home is rated higher. SPAN Home averages 3.6 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while GECP averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do SPAN Home or GECP have ads?
Neither SPAN Home nor GECP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SPAN Home or GECP?
SPAN Home ships an update fortnightly, and GECP every 3 weeks. Most recently, SPAN Home was updated on October 25, 2026 and GECP on October 9, 2026.

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