EasyStart vs beestat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
beestat
Gain deeper insights into your home's energy consumption with advanced thermostat analytics. Visualize runtime, sensor data, and air quality history to understand and reduce your environmental impact.
- Current thermostat and sensor status
- Thermostat runtime chart
- Sensor runtime chart
- Aggregate historical runtime
- 3D sensor data visualizer
- Advanced thermostat profiling
- Comparisons to other homes
- Air quality history
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Use your thermostat data to help inform your decisions and see how the changes you make lower your energy footprint. Features: • Current thermostat and sensor status • Thermostat runtime chart • Sensor runtime chart • Aggregate historical runtime • 3D sensor data visualizer • Advanced thermostat profiling • Comparisons to other homes • Air quality history
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: beestat at 98% against EasyStart's 39%. beestat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (159 vs 34). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
beestat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 159 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of EasyStart's written reviews are positive against 98% of beestat's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EasyStart | beestat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (159 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.9% of reviews | 98.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 159 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CseaTec LLC | beestat.io |
Customer experience
EasyStart
beestat
Bugs and requests
EasyStart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
beestat
Requested features
2 requests- Humidifier data integration
- Floorplan/data visualizer improvements
In-app purchases
EasyStart
No in-app purchases
beestat
No in-app purchases
