Aqua vs EZ Start Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aqua
Monitor and control your compatible water softener directly from your smartphone. This app works with specific new models equipped with Aqua Alert technology for convenient home water management.
- Remote water softener monitoring
- Remote water softener control
- Compatibility with specific smart softeners
- Convenient home water management
Read full descriptionHide full description
Aqua Alert offers you the ease and convenience of monitoring and controlling your softener from your mobile phone. Aqua Alert is available on new Novo 485HE, WaterGroup 185UF and Hydrotech 785HE water softeners that specify they are equipped with Aqua Alert technology. Note: available only on new 85HE softeners that specify they are equipped with Aqua Alert. Aqua Alert cannot be added to existing Canature WaterGroup softeners that aren’t equipped with Aqua Alert.
EZ Start Plus
Control your Noritz water heater remotely from your mobile device. Adjust settings, schedules, and perform maintenance tasks like gas conversion with ease.
- Remote operation control
- Adjust temperature and schedules
- Unit settings configuration
- Gas conversion tool
- Check unit status
- Operate parts
Read full descriptionHide full description
EZ Start Plus allows you to control your water heater of Noritz or supported by Noritz from your mobile device. EZ Start Plus gives you the ability to change the operation and settings of the water heater from mobile device. ・Easy to use Change operation SW, temperature and recirculation schedule. ・Easy settings for installation Change the unit settings. ・Easy tools for maintenance Gas conversion, check the unit status, or operate parts.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EZ Start Plus at 1.7 against Aqua's 1.0. EZ Start Plus also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 2). Aqua's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EZ Start Plus holds the better App Store score, 1.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EZ Start Plus has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Aqua ships an update every 5 months, EZ Start Plus every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aqua | EZ Start Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 1.7 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Canature WaterGroup USA Inc. | NORITZ CORP. |
Customer experience
Aqua
EZ Start Plus
In-app purchases
Aqua
No in-app purchases
EZ Start Plus
No in-app purchases
