Mobile Link for Generators vs Auth0 Guardian
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobile Link for Generators
Monitor and control your home standby generator and propane tank remotely from your smartphone or tablet. Receive real-time status updates, customize notifications, track maintenance, and gauge fuel levels for guaranteed power.
- Real-time generator status monitoring
- Customizable status notifications
- Maintenance history tracking
- Remote setting adjustments
- Fuel level gauging
- Connect with dealers
- Cellular monitoring upgrade
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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.
Auth0 Guardian
This app provides multi-factor authentication by sending push notifications to your device for easy approval or denial of account access. It can also generate one-time passwords for secure logins.
- Push notification authentication
- Allow/deny account access
- One-time password generation
- Multi-factor authentication
- Secure login
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Auth0 Guardian is a mobile app that can deliver push notifications to a user’s pre-registered device (typically a mobile phone or tablet) from which a user can immediately allow or deny account access via the press of a button. It can also generate one-time passwords if that is preferred. Note for developers: Auth0 Guardian is one of the multi factor authentication options that can be used within the Auth0 identity platform (https://auth0.com). You can enable it with a single switch. You don’t have to change your apps to start supporting multi factor authentication.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mobile Link for Generators at 84% against Auth0 Guardian's 15%. Mobile Link for Generators also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (89K vs 114). Auth0 Guardian's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Mobile Link for Generators sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.39 per month. Auth0 Guardian asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mobile Link for Generators holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobile Link for Generators has 89K ratings behind it against 114, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Mobile Link for Generators's written reviews are positive against 15% of Auth0 Guardian's.
Mobile Link for Generators ships an update monthly, Auth0 Guardian every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mobile Link for Generators | Auth0 Guardian |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (89K ratings) — better | 2.4 (114 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better | 14.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 89K — better | 114 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #135 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Generac Power Systems, Inc. | Auth0 |
Customer experience
Mobile Link for Generators
Auth0 Guardian
User reviews
Mobile Link for Generators
From 89K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Auth0 Guardian
From 114 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Generally reliable authenticator
- 👍 Intuitive and simple
- 👍 Clean easy to use app
- 👍 Beautiful app that works
- 👍 Worked just fine
Room to improve
- 🐛 Notifications not working properly
- 🐛 No more Apple Watch or lock screen approval
- 🐛 Cannot approve from Apple Watch
- 🐛 Push notifications stopped working
- 🐛 App is garbage
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
Auth0 Guardian
Reported bugs
37 issues- Notifications not working properly on iPhone iOS
- Limited notification configuration settings
- Apple Watch notification not working
- Push notifications not working
- New update broke Apple Watch approvals
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- Cannot approve MFA with Apple Watch
- Cannot long press on push notification to approve login
- Push Notification not working
- Push notifications stopped working
- Update fixed push notifications, now requires manual code entry
- New update still no notification sounds
- Receiving same code for different accounts
- iPhone does not show all numbers
- Only shows 4 numbers, need to copy and paste to see all
- Cannot see all 6 digits after update
- Cannot see ALL 6 numbers to log onto computer
- New phone transfer issues
- App did not transfer over to new phone
- QR code does not exist for new phone setup
- Won't let me transfer my account to a different phone
- Notifications are not working
- No notification sound
- No sound when notification comes up
- No sound with the notification
- Confirmations never come up, have to go into the app for codes
- App prompts to start without instructions, link, or QR code
- App did not transfer well and was unusable on new phone
- Cannot install application on telephone
- Poor migration, no way to migrate Authenticator app to a new device
- Doesn't work—won't scan any QR code’s
- Confirmation page doesn’t show immediately
- Crashes immediately upon launch
- Unable to remove tokens
- Push authorization no longer works, app just turns off
- Client won’t even open
- App doesn't launch
- Always crashes on startup
Requested features
12 requests- Allow account transfer to another phone
- Create a feature to transfer connected accounts to the same app on another phone
- Add watch capability
- Needs a watch version
- Add Apple Watch notification support
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- Restore Apple Watch approval
- Restore lock screen approval
- Add sound to notifications
- Allow users to see all 6 digits on iPhone
- Improve app startup process
- Provide instructions or QR code for initial setup
- Allow deletion of retired tokens
In-app purchases
Mobile Link for Generators
- 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
Auth0 Guardian
No in-app purchases
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