Trane BAS Operator vs EZLocate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trane BAS Operator
Monitor and control your building's HVAC system remotely. View system status, manage alarms, and make adjustments to temperature and equipment settings to ensure optimal comfort and efficiency.
- View system status and graphics
- Manage active and historic alarms
- Acknowledge and comment on alarms
- Adjust setpoints and override equipment
- Remember connection information
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Check your building’s HVAC system to see the status, make adjustments, respond to hot/cold calls quickly and get more done in your day. The Tracer BAS Operator works with the Trane building automation system controller: Tracer SC version 3.6 and higher. The BAS Operator is fully integrated with Tracer SC – just log in to view your building! The Trane BAS Operator Features: Manage Alarms • See the active and historic alarms in your system, their severity and what generated the alarms. • Acknowledge new alarms and add comments for others to see • Keep the alarm log tidy with the delete alarm functionality View Status • See what’s happening in spaces, with equipment and entire systems. • Built-in graphics for easy to read status, at a glance, including animations. Take Action • Respond to hot/cold calls by adjusting setpoints, overriding equipment and occupancy. A feature of BAS Operator is it remembers the connection information for your connected devices. This is very helpful! However, when Updating to a new version, do not Un-install (or delete) the old version. Doing so will erase the device connection data.
EZLocate
This app provides real-time fleet tracking for existing customers of its parent company and affiliates. It offers a customized view based on user login and includes all mobile web features, plus exclusive functions like VIN barcode scanning.
- Real-time fleet tracking
- Profile-based views
- Mobile web feature parity
- VIN barcode scanning
- App-exclusive features
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The EZLocate app is intended for existing fleet customers of Positioning Universal, its sister companies and affiliated distributors. This all in one app determines which profile you should see based on your login and shows you the appropriate view. This app includes all the features of our mobile web application, plus some app only features (such as VIN barcode scanning).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EZLocate at 100% against Trane BAS Operator's 35%. EZLocate also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4). Trane BAS Operator's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (45 vs 3). 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.
EZLocate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trane BAS Operator has 45 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Trane BAS Operator's written reviews are positive against 100% of EZLocate's.
Trane BAS Operator ships an update every 3 months, EZLocate every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trane BAS Operator | EZLocate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (45 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TRANE U.S. INC | Positioning Universal Inc |
Customer experience
Trane BAS Operator
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In-app purchases
Trane BAS Operator
No in-app purchases
EZLocate
No in-app purchases
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