solarmanPro vs S
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
solarmanPro
This application is designed for plant installers to monitor and manage solar power systems. It provides real-time data and operational insights for efficient system management.
- Plant installation management
- Real-time data monitoring
- Operational insights
- System performance tracking
- Device management
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solarmanPro is an APP specially designed for plant installers
S
This app helps installers of distributed PV power plants manage accounts and provides visual guides for microinverter installation. It offers rapid configuration, power generation data, and detailed alarm information for commissioning and diagnostics.
- Account monitoring
- Visual installation guide
- Microinverter configuration
- Power generation data
- Module-level data
- Alarm information
- Commissioning & diagnostics
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S-miles Installer is a mobile application developed by Hoymiles especially for installers of distributed PV power plants. It provides an EASY-TO-USE procedure for monitoring accounts and a visual physical layout guide for the installation of microinverters, which helps installers configure monitoring accounts rapidly, and provides installers power generation data on both plant-level & module-level as well as detailed alarm information about the power plant for commissioning & diagnostics.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: S at 66% against solarmanPro's 43%. S also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (15 vs 3). solarmanPro's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
S holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: S has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of solarmanPro's written reviews are positive against 66% of S's.
solarmanPro ships an update every 3 weeks, S monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | solarmanPro | S |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 4.3 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 65.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 224 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IGEN Tech Co., Ltd. | Hoymiles Power Electronics Inc. |
Customer experience
solarmanPro
S
In-app purchases
solarmanPro
No in-app purchases
S
No in-app purchases
