Comparison

My Solar vs GloBird

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Personalized energy plan recommendations
  • Household energy usage tracking
  • Electricity bill analysis
  • Battery calculator
  • Solar savings monitoring
  • Automated alerts and notifications
Features
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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 home’s energy profile. ‍ 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.

About

GloBird

Manage your energy account, view balances, and submit meter readings. Monitor usage charts and control your battery for virtual power plant participation.

Highlights
  • View account details and balance
  • Submit meter reads
  • See recent correspondence
  • View usage charts
  • Control battery for virtual power plant
Features
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The GloBird Energy app lets you view your account details, account balance, submit meter reads, see recent correspondence, view your usage charts, and control your battery as part of our virtual power plant.

Screenshots

My Solar4 screens
GloBird4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GloBird at weekly against My Solar's every 57 months. GloBird also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Solar ships an update every 57 months, GloBird weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
My Solar versus GloBird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy SolarGloBird
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews40.6% of reviews45.5% of reviews β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 57 monthsWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS16.015.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolar AnalyticsGLOBIRD ENERGY PTY. LTD.

Customer experience

My Solar

Written reviews32 reviews
Positive40.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative56.3%

GloBird

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

None

My Solar

No in-app purchases

None

GloBird

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Solar free?
My Solar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GloBird free?
GloBird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Solar or GloBird have ads?
Neither My Solar nor GloBird shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Solar or GloBird?
My Solar ships an update every 57 months, and GloBird weekly. Most recently, My Solar was updated on September 22, 2026 and GloBird on September 23, 2026.

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