PV Pro vs The CHAD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PV Pro
Monitor and manage your photovoltaic power plants with real-time status updates. Easily track daily, monthly, and yearly power generation to stay informed about your plant's performance.
- Real-time power plant status
- Daily power generation tracking
- Monthly power generation tracking
- Yearly power generation tracking
- Convenient power plant overview
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Photovoltaic power plant operation management, convenient and quick view of the power plant. Master the status of the power station in real time. Every day, every month, every year, the power generation is clear at a glance. [warm tips] -Powerview will continue to use GPS positioning service when creating the power station, which will consume more power and affect battery life compared with other operations.
The CHAD
A secure field mapping tool designed for mapping invasive species activities. Access is restricted to authorized personnel from participating organizations.
- Secure field mapping
- Invasive species activity tracking
- On-the-go mapping
- Restricted access
- Wildlife monitoring
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The CHAD is a secure field mapping tool to map the invasive species activities on the go. Access is restricted to personnel from participating organizations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The CHAD at 5.0 against PV Pro's 2.4. PV Pro's advantage is ratings volume (129 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). 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.
The CHAD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PV Pro has 129 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PV Pro ships an update fortnightly, The CHAD every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PV Pro | The CHAD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (129 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 129 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chengdu E-Linter Information Technology Co., Ltd. | Motivf |
Customer experience
PV Pro
The CHAD
In-app purchases
PV Pro
No in-app purchases
The CHAD
No in-app purchases
