Which costs less to open, Mister Sparky Electric or Mr. Appliance Corp.?

Mister Sparky Electric: $133,273 – $276,702 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 28); Mr. Appliance Corp.: $147,750 – $273,175 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 41). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Mister Sparky Electric. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

How do Mister Sparky Electric and Mr. Appliance Corp. royalties compare?

Mister Sparky Electric: 6% or $1,500/mo min (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17); Mr. Appliance Corp.: 5%–7% of gross sales (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.

Which has more locations, Mister Sparky Electric or Mr. Appliance Corp.?

Mister Sparky Electric: 255 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67); Mr. Appliance Corp.: 311 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 80). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do Mister Sparky Electric and Mr. Appliance Corp. disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Mister Sparky Electric has reviewed Item 19 figures for 13 location groups; Mr. Appliance Corp. has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

Mister Sparky Electric vs Mr. Appliance Corp.

Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

Mister Sparky Electric2026 FDD

Mr. Appliance Corp.2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Mister Sparky Electric

$133,273 – $276,702

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 28

Mr. Appliance Corp.

$147,750 – $273,175

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 41

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Mister Sparky Electric

$33,000

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

Mr. Appliance Corp.

$63,750

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 24

Royalty · Item 6

Mister Sparky Electric

6% or $1,500/mo min

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

Mr. Appliance Corp.

5%–7% of gross sales

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28

Before you compare

Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Mister Sparky Electric: 13, Mr. Appliance Corp.: 4). Different groups are not directly comparable.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

Mister Sparky Electric

Mr. Appliance Corp.

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Mister Sparky Electric

$133,273 – $276,702

Total Initial Investment

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 28

Mr. Appliance Corp.

$147,750 – $273,175

Totals

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 41

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Mister Sparky Electric

$33,000

Item 5 also requires $0.165 for each person above 200,000 in the territory.

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

Mr. Appliance Corp.

$63,750

The initial franchise fee is based on territory population and may range from $20,000 to $96,809; $20,000 is a special existing-franchisee rural price.

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 24

Royalty (Item 6)

Mister Sparky Electric

6% or $1,500/mo min

Royalty Fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

Mr. Appliance Corp.

5%–7% of gross sales

License Fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Mister Sparky Electric

0% of 1.5% through 0% based on annual gross revenue tiers

Brand Fund Contribution—tiers

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

Mr. Appliance Corp.

$25,000

Initial Marketing Spend Requirement — each of first 24 months

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 34

System scale & health

Disclosure

Mister Sparky Electric

Mr. Appliance Corp.

Total outlets (Item 20)

Mister Sparky Electric

255

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67

Mr. Appliance Corp.

311

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 80

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Mister Sparky Electric

+85

Calculated: 170 at end of 2023 → 255 at end of 2025

Mr. Appliance Corp.

−14

Calculated: 325 at end of 2023 → 311 at end of 2025

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Mister Sparky Electric

Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2025 · Calculated turnover 5.1% of outlets at start of year

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67

Mr. Appliance Corp.

Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2025 · Calculated turnover 4.2% of outlets at start of year

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 80

Franchising since (Item 1)

Mister Sparky Electric

2021

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 6

Mr. Appliance Corp.

1996

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Mister Sparky Electric

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Mr. Appliance Corp.

1996

2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

Mister Sparky Electric

Franchised (36 locations) — revenue

$163,663

mean Gross Revenue per Territory—Bottom 25%

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63

Franchised (15 locations) — revenue — 60 franchisees representing 185 Territories that were in operation for the enti…

$2,115,267

mean Gross Revenue per Franchisee—2nd Quartile

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64

Franchised (60 franchisees) — revenue

$3,784,883

mean Total Average Gross Revenue per Franchisee

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64

+10 more groups in the full report

Mr. Appliance Corp.

Franchised (73 locations) — revenue

$365

other Gross Sales Per Job

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 78

Franchised (72 locations) — revenue

$299

other Gross Sales Per Job

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 78

Franchised (289 locations) — revenue

$556

other Highest Gross Sales Per Job

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 79

+1 more groups in the full report

Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

Mister Sparky Electric vs Mr. Appliance Corp.: common questions

Which costs less to open, Mister Sparky Electric or Mr. Appliance Corp.?: Mister Sparky Electric: $133,273 – $276,702 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 28); Mr. Appliance Corp.: $147,750 – $273,175 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 41). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Mister Sparky Electric. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
How do Mister Sparky Electric and Mr. Appliance Corp. royalties compare?: Mister Sparky Electric: 6% or $1,500/mo min (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17); Mr. Appliance Corp.: 5%–7% of gross sales (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
Which has more locations, Mister Sparky Electric or Mr. Appliance Corp.?: Mister Sparky Electric: 255 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67); Mr. Appliance Corp.: 311 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 80). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do Mister Sparky Electric and Mr. Appliance Corp. disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Mister Sparky Electric has reviewed Item 19 figures for 13 location groups; Mr. Appliance Corp. has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures