GREE+ vs SOLARMAN Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GREE+
This application offers intelligent control and management for smart home appliances. It allows users to easily add devices to a unified ecosystem, control them remotely from anywhere, and monitor their real-time status. The app aims to simplify daily life through smart technology integration.
- Intelligent appliance management
- Remote control from anywhere
- Real-time device status monitoring
- Easy addition to smart ecosystem
- Unified device management
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GREE + brings you a brand new experience for intelligent control,As a new official application software that GREE Develops specially for IoT era,it has the function of appliance management,intelligent control,etc.,which makes your life much easier. Function introductions: 1、Intelligent products can be easily added into Gree ecosystem for intelligent management uniformly. 2、You can control the appliance at anytime and anywhere you like. 3、You can know the status of the appliance in real time and immediately. Permission access Providing the service requires optional access permissions as shown below. Even if you do not allow optional access, you can still use the basic functions of the service Selective permission access Location information -Used to find and connect to nearby Wi-Fi when adding products to the app Nearby devices -Find and connect to nearby Bluetooth devices when adding products to the app Camera -Take a picture when modifying the user's avatar and attach it to the photo Documents and media -Selecting an album image is required when modifying the user avatar -Required when downloading the plug-in page
SOLARMAN Smart
This app provides intelligent energy management for global users with a focus on visual data display and comprehensive monitoring. It allows for quick plant setup, 24-hour remote monitoring of PV power plants, and efficient collaboration with business partners for operations and maintenance.
- Visual energy data display
- 24-hour remote monitoring
- Quick plant setup
- Authorization for collaboration
- Real-time and historical data
- Energy consumption tracking
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SOLARMAN Smart is a brand new generation of Intelligent Energy Management Application, which is specially designed for global users. With the basic features of full-on visual experience, excellent data display and all-round monitoring, it achieves the goal of convenient operation. 【Build a Plant within 1 min】 No need to fill in tedious information. SOLARMAN Big Data will help to enrich more contents. 【24-hour Remote Monitoring】 Go to SOLARMAN Smart APP to check running status of PV power plant at anytime and anywhere. Reveal all data (Production, Consumption, Battery, Grid, Real-time, Historical Data and etc,.) at a glance. 【Efficient Coordination】 Add authorization function. Users can authorize the plant you created to your business partner to do O&M cooperatively. Meanwhile, users can receive the plant from your business partner, which means users do not have to create a plant or configure the devices. 【More Functions】 Based on energy management field, SolarMAN-3.0 APP will keep the constantly innovation and bring better experience for every user. Dear Users, if you have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to send us a note and let us know how we are doing. Feedback Email：zhihao.huang@igen-tech.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SOLARMAN Smart at every 2 weeks against GREE+'s every 3 weeks. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for GREE+ against 4.6 for SOLARMAN Smart. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15K and 5.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of GREE+'s written reviews are positive against 45% of SOLARMAN Smart's.
GREE+ ships an update every 3 weeks, SOLARMAN Smart every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.
| Parameter | GREE+ | SOLARMAN Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15K ratings) | 4.6 (5.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.4% of reviews — better | 44.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 5.8K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 313 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI | IGEN Tech Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
GREE+
SOLARMAN Smart
User reviews
GREE+
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 User-friendly
- 🚀 Easy setup
- 📱 Convenient remote control
- ⚙️ Reliable functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections
- 🔍 Difficult to add/manage multiple devices
- 🔒 Compatibility issues with WiFi/network
- 📱 Unstable app performance
- 🗺️ Limited regional support
SOLARMAN Smart
From 5.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Reliable app
- 💡 Helpful for monitoring solar system
- 🔒 Secure app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate data and metrics
- ⏱️ Slow updates and real-time issues
- 🔌 Lack of integration with smart home devices
- 🤔 Confusing UI and navigation
Bugs and requests
GREE+
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Devices disappear from app
- Timer functions not working as expected
- Login/account issues
- Incompatibility with newer OS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Display current room temperature
- Add scheduling/timer options
- Integrate with smart home platforms
- Improve app UI/UX
- Provide better customer support
SOLARMAN Smart
Reported bugs
3 issues- Registration process issues
- Frequent crashes and login problems
- Inconsistent data display and sync issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to control battery and inverter settings
- Improve historical data and export functionality
- Implement push notifications for grid failures and returns
- Provide more detailed consumption and production data
In-app purchases
GREE+
No in-app purchases
SOLARMAN Smart
No in-app purchases
Questions
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