Venstar Skyport vs EZ Start Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Venstar Skyport
Remotely monitor and control your home's heating and cooling system from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Adjust settings, view weather forecasts, and receive important alerts for ultimate comfort and convenience, whether you're at home or away.
- Remote thermostat monitoring and control
- View current weather and forecasts
- Monitor equipment runtimes
- Receive thermostat alerts
- Easy home/away selection
- Send personal texts to thermostat display
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The Venstar Skyport App allows iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users to remotely monitor and control their heating and cooling systems. From the couch to across town you have the ability to control your comfort remotely. Venstar Skyport App features include: - Simple, easy to use monitor and control of the thermostat - Current weather and forecast is displayed for each location - Monitor equipment runtimes - Receive thermostat alerts - Easy selection of home or away - Send personal texts directly to the thermostat’s display (compatible models only) Compatible with all Venstar WiFi thermostats.
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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Venstar Skyport at 60% against EZ Start Plus's 0%. Venstar Skyport also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 11). 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.
Venstar Skyport holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Venstar Skyport has 4.2K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Venstar Skyport's written reviews are positive against 0% of EZ Start Plus's.
Venstar Skyport ships an update every 2 months, EZ Start Plus every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Venstar Skyport | EZ Start Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.2K ratings) — better | 1.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 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 | 15.6 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Venstar Inc | NORITZ CORP. |
Customer experience
Venstar Skyport
EZ Start Plus
Bugs and requests
Venstar Skyport
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Fails to send temperature changes to thermostat
- Loses connection to thermostat randomly
- Difficult to set up and pair with thermostat
Requested features
5 requests- Add more scheduling and programming options
- Improve Celsius temperature display
- Provide better customer support and communication channels
- Integrate with more smart home platforms
- Add more detailed usage reporting and analytics
EZ Start Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Venstar Skyport
No in-app purchases
EZ Start Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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