Comparison

Mobile Link for Generators vs Plume Home

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mobile Link for Generators

Monitor your home generator's status, fuel levels, and maintenance needs remotely from your smartphone. Receive custom alerts and schedule routine exercises to ensure readiness. Connect with dealers for support and integrate with smart home devices.

Highlights
  • Real-time generator status monitoring
  • Customizable notification alerts
  • Maintenance history tracking
  • Remote setting adjustments
  • Fuel level gauging
  • Dealer support connection
  • Smart home device integration
Features
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With Mobile Link, you can harness the full potential of your generator, and propane tank, from anywhere, at any time, directly from your smartphone or tablet. Key features include: Monitor Real-Time Status: Instantly view your generator's current operational status and upcoming maintenance requirements. Customize Notifications: Set personalized alerts to keep you informed about changes in your generator’s status. Track Maintenance History: Effortlessly log and manage detailed records of your generator's service and maintenance. Adjust Settings Remotely: Schedule your generator's exercise routine from anywhere to ensure its readiness. Gauge Fuel Levels: Keep tabs on fuel levels to guarantee uninterrupted power supply. Reach Out for Support: Connect easily with certified Generac dealers for expert service and maintenance. Upgrade for Better Coverage: Enhance reliability and coverage by upgrading to cellular monitoring. Sync with ecobee: Integrate with your ecobee thermostat for enhanced, in-home visibility of your generator's status. Compatible with a selection of automatic home standby generators from Generac, Centurion, Honeywell, Eaton, and Siemens, the Mobile Link service and app are tailored to give you control and confidence in your home's energy resilience.

About

Plume Home

Enhance your home network with intelligent WiFi management, robust security features, and intuitive controls. Optimize performance, manage connected devices, and protect your household from cyber threats.

Highlights
  • Intelligent WiFi fine-tuning
  • Device profiles and groups
  • Bandwidth prioritization (Traffic Boost)
  • Home security and threat protection
  • Parental controls and content filtering
  • Network usage monitoring
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The Plume Home app brings together WiFi intelligence, security and easy management of your network and household to enhance your connectivity experience. Unlike other mesh WiFi systems, Plume automatically fine-tunes your network for peak performance—blocking interference, allocating bandwidth appropriately to all your connected devices, and prioritizing speed to live apps like video conferencing and streaming. All managed through a single mobile app. - Simple setup In a matter of minutes you will be able to add all your connected devices and ensure extenders are properly placed around the home for optimal coverage. - Profiles and groups Create user profiles for each member of the household to assign devices to them or even assign devices to groups like ‘light bulbs’ or ‘living room’ to easily manage them. Use profiles and device groups to set security policies, schedule Focus time, apply internet Timeouts, and optimize bandwidth with Traffic Boosts—giving you better control over online time and network performance. - Traffic Boost Prioritize your network how you want to. Choose to make sure specific applications, profiles, devices, or whole app categories are first in line for bandwidth. Feel confident that your video meeting, live TV stream, or gaming session has what it needs. Want Plume to handle it? Plume Home’s default Automatic Mode will prioritize any live traffic that needs it. - Home security Protect your devices from cyber threats like malware and phishing. No one home? Prioritize the network for security devices and applications like smart locks and cameras, and get instant alerts for any unusual activity. Use Motion to detect any movement when the home should be empty. - Parental controls Set predefined access profiles for kids, teens, or adults to automatically filter restricted content. Schedule Focus time to pause connectivity for specific profiles, devices, app categories, or the entire network. Need a quick break? Instantly restrict internet access from the home dashboard with a Timeout. Want to see where your bandwidth is going? See detailed usage graphs for all profiles and devices down to individual apps.

Screenshots

Mobile Link for Generators4 screens
Plume Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mobile Link for Generators at 85% against Plume Home's 28%. Mobile Link for Generators also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and chart position (#126 vs unranked). Plume Home's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mobile Link for Generators sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.39 per month. Plume Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mobile Link for Generators holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobile Link for Generators has 91K ratings behind it against 15K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Mobile Link for Generators's written reviews are positive against 28% of Plume Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Mobile Link for Generators versus Plume Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobile Link for GeneratorsPlume Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (91K ratings) — better4.6 (15K ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better27.9% of reviews
Number of ratings91K — better15K
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#126 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGenerac Power Systems, Inc.Plume Design, Inc.

Customer experience

Mobile Link for Generators

All ratings90,637 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews2,847 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative11.9%

Plume Home

All ratings14,813 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive27.9%
Neutral8.3%
Negative63.7%

User reviews

Mobile Link for Generators

From 91K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Reliable generator performance
  • 📡 Useful monitoring capabilities
  • 🔋 Assurance of backup power

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Frequent WiFi disconnections
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable app
  • 💰 Expensive subscription for basic features
  • 📊 Lack of advanced monitoring and control

Plume Home

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent WiFi coverage and performance
  • 🔒 Robust security and parental controls
  • 👍 Easy setup and intuitive app
  • 🔍 Helpful network monitoring and optimization

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional connectivity issues and app crashes
  • 🔌 Inconsistent performance after firmware updates
  • 📱 Limited functionality on non-iOS devices
  • 💰 Subscription model can be costly for some users

Bugs and requests

Mobile Link for Generators

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent status updates
  • Difficulty reconnecting after power outages

Requested features

4 requests
  • Remote start/stop capabilities
  • Real-time power consumption data
  • Customizable exercise schedules
  • Improved push notification system

Plume Home

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App login issues and frequent sign-outs
  • Unreliable motion detection and notification features
  • Inconsistent ad-blocking and content filtering

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow more customization and manual control options
  • Implement port forwarding and dynamic DNS support
  • Provide desktop app or web interface for better network management
  • Add ability to set time limits or usage quotas per user/device

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Mobile Link for Generators

Subscriptions8
  • Single Fuel Monitor Premium$3.391 Month
  • Single Generator Premium$7.491 Month
  • Single Home Premium$10.991 Month
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  • Multi Home Premium$14.991 Month
  • Single Fuel Monitor Premium$33.991 Year
  • Single Generator Premium$74.991 Year
  • Single Home Premium$108.991 Year
  • Multi-Home Premium$149.991 Year
None

Plume Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mobile Link for Generators free?
Mobile Link for Generators is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plume Home free?
Plume Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mobile Link for Generators or Plume Home?
Mobile Link for Generators is rated higher. Mobile Link for Generators averages 4.8 out of 5 from 91K ratings, while Plume Home averages 4.6 from 15K ratings.
Do Mobile Link for Generators or Plume Home have ads?
Neither Mobile Link for Generators nor Plume Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mobile Link for Generators or Plume Home?
Mobile Link for Generators ships an update monthly, and Plume Home monthly. Most recently, Mobile Link for Generators was updated on November 11, 2026 and Plume Home on November 11, 2026.

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