FranklinWH vs Blusafe Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Blusafe Smart
Control your smart lock remotely using your phone or fingerprint. Grant temporary or permanent access to guests, monitor usage history, and receive battery status alerts. Manage multiple locks and properties from a single, secure interface.
- Remote lock/unlock via Wi-Fi
- Fingerprint, key-card, and code management
- Share permanent or temporary e-keys
- View detailed usage history
- Customizable notifications
- Manage multiple locks
- Battery status monitoring
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The Blusafe App expands the definition of truly keyless. As well as your fingerprint, control your smart lock from your phone for even more convenience. Compatible with Blusafe Smart Locks/Handles, combine the Wi-Fi hub to control your smart lock from anywhere in the world. Share e-Keys with guests, view usage history and control access all from one place. - Lock/Unlock your door from anywhere in the world when connected to Wi-Fi - Manage stored fingerprints, key-cards and codes, easily removing access when required - Share permanent or temporary keys with family, friends or guests, to give controlled access to your home - Monitor your lock history for a detailed log of who used the door and when - Customise notifications to be alerted on what you want, when you want - Manage multiple locks or properties in one secure location - See battery status and receive warnings with notice well in advance Visit blusafesolutions.com for more information and to find your local reseller. - Lock/Unlock your door from anywhere in the world when connected to Wi-Fi - Manage stored fingerprints, key-cards and codes, easily removing access when required - Share permanent or temporary keys with family, friends or guests, to give controlled access to your home - Monitor your lock history for a detailed log of who used the door and when - Customise notifications to be alerted on what you want, when you want - Manage multiple locks or properties in one secure location - See battery status and receive warnings with notice well in advance Visit blusafesolutions.com for more information and to find your local reseller.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blusafe Smart at 4.8 against FranklinWH's 3.4. Blusafe Smart also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). FranklinWH's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (95 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Blusafe Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FranklinWH has 95 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FranklinWH ships an update fortnightly, Blusafe Smart every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FranklinWH | Blusafe Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (95 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FranklinWH Energy Storage Inc | Ningbo Tianbao Hardware Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
FranklinWH
Blusafe Smart
Bugs and requests
FranklinWH
Reported bugs
23 issues- Refresh problem, requires constant refresh
- Download function not working after update
- Duplicates in event list
- App takes a long time to load data
- Issues tracking savings, they disappear
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- Analysis part is useless, shows 0kwh
- Shows 0 solar, analysis confusing
- Errors in software
- App has issues connecting to Agate
- Grid outage and restoration notifications no longer work
- Cannot connect to equipment without internet
- App shows outages that are not occurring
- Constant disconnect between SOC value and aPower
- Message 'operation without permission' on access
- App thinks temperature is Celsius, cannot change
- Cannot update site name
- TOU tariff data erased/changed
- Reporting is not accurate, daily production sums incorrectly
- Does not register weather correctly
- Does not give correct FV panel production
- Does not give correct unit consumption
- App reports problems that self-correct but doesn't indicate it
- Asks consumer to take actions without instructions or authorization
Requested features
23 requests- Add widget for basic information
- Allow custom notification sounds
- Add iPad layout/landscape mode
- Add FaceID/biometric login
- Break down months into weeks for Tariff Seasons
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- Add Mac app or web app access
- Integrate with HomeKit for automations
- Make analytics available on PC or tablet
- Ability to schedule smart circuits by day of week
- Ability to use different SOC levels for different time periods
- Add NEM3 profile update
- Display individual battery percentages
- More granular control over mode settings
- Option to revert to previous dashboard/version
- Manual hardware option for app support loss
- Add push notification option for user-set SOC
- Allow direct connection to Agate hotspot
- Divert power from grid to charge battery
- Improve TOU tariff data and Edison integration
- Option to change temperature units (Celsius/Fahrenheit)
- Allow updating site name without issues
- Provide State of Health (SOH) data
- Add true offline mode
Blusafe Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FranklinWH
No in-app purchases
Blusafe Smart
No in-app purchases
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