My Solar vs MYRedback
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
My Solar
Track your rooftop solar system's performance and optimize your energy usage. Get personalized recommendations for energy plans, analyze your bills, and understand if a battery is a good investment. Monitor your savings and receive alerts for system attention.
- Personalized energy plan recommendations
- Household energy usage tracking
- Electricity bill analysis
- Battery calculator
- Solar savings monitoring
- Automated alerts and notifications
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Solar Analytics provides all the tools you need to track the performance of your rooftop solar, and maximise your solar savings. What it does Solar Analytics provides all the tools you need to track your solar performance and your solar savings in a user-friendly dashboard: - Personalised energy plan recommendations to find the best energy plan with Plan Optimiser - Daily and aggregated views of your household energy usage so you can self-consume more of your solar energy - Analysis and tracking of your electricity bills - Understand if a battery is right for you with our battery calculator - Tracking exactly how much money your solar has saved you How it works Solar Analytics connects to your system to collect and analyse your energy data, and provide a complete view of your homeβs energy profile. β Our patented algorithms work in the background to provide smart insights in an easy-to-use solar dashboard, and to help you save more. Using automated alerts and notifications, we'll let you know when something needs attention.
MYRedback
Monitor your Redback solar or battery storage system in real-time from anywhere. Track energy production, battery levels, grid interaction, and system health. View historical data and estimate backup power duration.
- Real-time energy production monitoring
- Battery storage level tracking
- Grid energy buy/sell tracking
- Historical energy data (monthly & daily)
- System operation checks
- Backup circuit power estimation
- Renewable energy percentage view
- WiFi connection updates
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The MYRedback app lets you stay connected to and monitor your Redback solar or battery storage system, whether you are at home or on the go. With the MyRedback app, in real time you can: - see how much energy your solar panels are producing and the current levels of storage in your batteries (when connected) - determine the amount of energy you are either buying or selling to or from the grid - view your monthly data from the last two years - view your daily data from the last two weeks - easily check that your system is operating correctly - see how long your battery could support your backup circuit in a blackout (when connected) - check the percentage of your home energy is coming from renewables - update your system's WiFi connection Get the most from your Redback system with this easy-to-use MyRedback app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Solar at 41% against MYRedback's 9%. MYRedback's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 57 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
My Solar ships an update every 57 months, MYRedback every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Solar | MYRedback |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 40.6% of reviews β better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 57 months | Every 4 months β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solar Analytics | Redback Technologies |
Customer experience
My Solar
MYRedback
In-app purchases
My Solar
No in-app purchases
MYRedback
No in-app purchases







