Comparison

ecobee by Generac vs BlueLink Solo

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

Head to head
About

ecobee by Generac

This app integrates your home's comfort, security, and energy systems. It learns your patterns to automatically adjust settings for comfort, protection, and energy savings, all controllable remotely.

Highlights
  • Remote thermostat control
  • Automatic energy savings
  • Home security monitoring
  • Energy production tracking
  • Outage preparedness
  • HVAC maintenance alerts
Features
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The ecobee by Generac app connects your home’s comfort, security, and energy systems into one intelligent experience. Powerful on their own and brilliant together, ecobee and Generac products learn your home’s patterns, adapt automatically, and help keep you comfortable, protected, and prepared, wherever you are. Comfort and energy savings · Control your smart thermostat from anywhere. · Save energy automatically with devices that adapt to your schedule, occupancy, and comfort preferences. · Track energy use and savings with easy-to-read reports. · Get alerts for HVAC maintenance and air filter changes. · Lower utility bills with solar products that use stored energy when utility prices peak, saving you money automatically. Home security · Easily monitor and manage your Smart Doorbell Camera and SmartCamera. · See what’s happening in and around your home in real time. · Get real-time alerts for important activity, including people and packages with an ecobee Smart Security plan. Resilience and backup power · Manage your PWRcell 1 & 2 home battery systems, PWRmicro inverters and PWRManager load control systems directly in the app. · Monitor real-time and historical energy production and storage. · Stay prepared with Outage Guard, which tracks severe weather and automatically charges your battery ahead of potential outages. · Extend backup power during outages with intelligent coordination between your thermostat and battery system. Keep everything running smoothly, all in one place. Download the ecobee by Generac app today.

About

BlueLink Solo

Remotely monitor and control your smart thermostat. Adjust temperatures, fan modes, and program schedules from anywhere. Lock or unlock your thermostat for added convenience.

Highlights
  • Remote temperature monitoring and adjustment
  • Fan and system mode control
  • Program schedule configuration
  • Thermostat configuration settings
  • Remote lock and unlock functionality
Features
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With the BlueLink SOLO App, users can monitor and control their BlueLink SOLO Wi-Fi thermostats remotely, including: • View and adjust current set-point temperatures • View and adjust fan and system modes • View and configure a program schedule • View and adjust thermostat configuration • Lock and unlock the thermostat remotely ...and more!

Screenshots

ecobee by Generac4 screens
BlueLink Solo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ecobee by Generac at 4.8 against BlueLink Solo's 1.0. ecobee by Generac also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (227K vs 3). BlueLink Solo's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ecobee by Generac holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ecobee by Generac has 227K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ecobee by Generac ships an update fortnightly, BlueLink Solo every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
ecobee by Generac versus BlueLink Solo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterecobee by GeneracBlueLink Solo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (227K ratings) — better1.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings227K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#88 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size564 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerecobee Ltd.Salus North America, Inc.

Customer experience

ecobee by Generac

All ratings223,265 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews1,333 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral13.9%
Negative55.4%

BlueLink Solo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

ecobee by Generac

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Temperature settings not saving
  • Sensor detection issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Broken widget functionality
  • Account management problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multi-zone management options
  • Customizable smart actions
  • Flexible scheduling intervals
  • Improved energy monitoring
  • Seamless HomeKit integration

BlueLink Solo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ecobee by Generac

No in-app purchases

None

BlueLink Solo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ecobee by Generac free?
ecobee by Generac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlueLink Solo free?
BlueLink Solo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ecobee by Generac or BlueLink Solo?
ecobee by Generac is rated higher. ecobee by Generac averages 4.8 out of 5 from 227K ratings, while BlueLink Solo averages 1.0 from 3 ratings.
Do ecobee by Generac or BlueLink Solo have ads?
Neither ecobee by Generac nor BlueLink Solo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ecobee by Generac or BlueLink Solo?
ecobee by Generac ships an update fortnightly, and BlueLink Solo every 23 months. Most recently, ecobee by Generac was updated on November 10, 2026 and BlueLink Solo on November 4, 2026.

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