FranklinWH vs mySigen
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.
mySigen
Manage your Sigenergy System with this app. It offers real-time energy monitoring, data graphs, and control over your home's energy flow. Installers can benefit from efficient commissioning and system management tools.
- Real-time energy monitoring
- Device control
- Data graphs
- System configuration
- Installer features
- System commissioning
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Experience the ever powerful mySigen app. The ultimate tool to manage your Sigenergy System. Designed to give you full visibility and control, mySigen app provides real-time energy monitoring, enriched data graphs, and an array of advanced features. Keep track of your home energy flow and get the most out of your system performance has never been easier. For installers, mySigen app offers efficient system commissioning, effective system management and advanced self-inspection functionality, streamlining your job every step of the way. Key Features: Effortless energy monitoring and device control Flexible and personalized system configuration Optimized home energy production and consumption Exclusive installer features to boost efficiency
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mySigen at 3.8 against FranklinWH's 3.5. FranklinWH's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 22). 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.
mySigen holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 92 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of FranklinWH's written reviews are positive against 45% of mySigen's.
FranklinWH ships an update fortnightly, mySigen every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FranklinWH | mySigen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (92 ratings) | 3.8 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | 44.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 415 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FranklinWH Energy Storage Inc | Sigenergy Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
FranklinWH
mySigen
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
mySigen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FranklinWH
No in-app purchases
mySigen
No in-app purchases
