My Solar vs GloBird
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.
GloBird
Manage your energy account, view balances, and submit meter readings. Monitor usage charts and control your battery for virtual power plant participation.
- View account details and balance
- Submit meter reads
- See recent correspondence
- View usage charts
- Control battery for virtual power plant
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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.
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Verdict
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
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, GloBird weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Solar | GloBird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 40.6% of reviews | 45.5% of reviews β better |
| Update frequency | Every 57 months | Weekly 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 | 15.1 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solar Analytics | GLOBIRD ENERGY PTY. LTD. |
Customer experience
My Solar
GloBird
In-app purchases
My Solar
No in-app purchases
GloBird
No in-app purchases








