Comparison

Hive Customer App vs Simple Solar

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

Head to head
About

Hive Customer App

Easily manage your property rental process with this app. It provides a convenient customer portal to handle all your needs, including reporting repairs, 24/7. Experience hassle-free renting with a trusted landlord.

Highlights
  • Property rental guidance
  • Customer portal access
  • 24/7 control
  • Repair reporting
  • Hassle-free renting
Features
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Our useful handy app will guide you through the process of renting your new property with Hive. Creating a buzz about renting, couldn’t be easier, find out for yourself what makes Hive different to all the other landlords out there. Here at Hive we believe passionately in living life to the full and because we’re a landlord you can trust, you can rely on us to help you to do just that. Hive is hassle free renting with everything you need right at your fingertips, courtesy of our clever little customer portal which gives you control over your Hive 24/7 – including reporting repairs! Not sure you’ll find that in anywhere other than a Hive!

About

Simple Solar

Features
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Simple Solar is the fastest, simplest way to control your SunSynk inverter. Make changes in seconds, not minutes β€” no clutter, no confusing menus, just clear control. Edit battery schedules instantly with a powerful visual editor, or use quick toggles to override charging, discharging, and grid export on the fly. Monitor your solar generation, battery status, and home energy consumption in real time from one clean, reliable dashboard. Core Features: β€’ Edit battery schedules in seconds with an intuitive visual editor β€’ Instant on/off toggles for battery charge, discharge, and export β€’ Real-time energy flow visualisation β€’ Daily, weekly, and monthly energy statistics β€’ Support for multiple plants and parallel inverters Simple Solar Pro unlocks advanced automation: β€’ Smart Tariff Integration – Automatically charge during cheap Octopus Intelligent Go slots β€’ Custom Schedules – Fine-grained time-based rules for grid and battery control β€’ Push Notifications – Alerts for low battery, high load, and system events β€’ Monthly Reports – Detailed energy summaries exportable as PDF β€’ Ad-free experience β€’ Smart Tariff Automation – Supports Octopus Intelligent Go, Cosy, Flux and Go, plus E.ON Next, EDF GoElectric, British Gas, ScottishPower, Good Energy and fully custom tariffs. Automatically charge your battery during the cheapest slots, including extra cheap β€œbump” slots your provider signals through the day, and sell stored energy back during peak export periods or before your guaranteed cheap period starts. β€’ Solar-Aware Charging – Only tops up from the grid by as much as your predicted solar won’t cover, helping you avoid over-buying energy. β€’ Custom Schedules – Fine-grained time-of-use rules for grid and battery control. β€’ Push Notifications – Alerts for low battery, high load and system events. β€’ Monthly Reports – Detailed energy summaries exportable as PDF. β€’ Ad-free experience. Terms of Use: https://minutiamobile.com/marketing/simpleSolar/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://minutiamobile.com/marketing/simpleSolar/privacy.html

Screenshots

Hive Customer App2 screens
Simple Solar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hive Customer App at none against Simple Solar's 4. Hive Customer App also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 16.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Solar sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Hive Customer App asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Hive Customer App versus Simple Solar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHive Customer AppSimple Solar
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyβ€”Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.1 β€” better16.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size17 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMRI SoftwareMinutia Mobile

In-app purchases

None

Hive Customer App

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Simple Solar

Subscriptions2
  • Automation7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.001 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Remove Ad's$2.99

Questions

Is Hive Customer App free?
Hive Customer App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Solar free?
Simple Solar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hive Customer App or Simple Solar have ads?
Neither Hive Customer App nor Simple Solar shows ads.

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