Winpower vs Control PC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Winpower
Monitor and control your uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices remotely. View device status, alarms, and history, and perform battery tests directly from your mobile phone. Requires compatible software installed on a server.
- View device status
- Monitor current alarms
- Access latest history events
- Operate battery tests
- Receive push notifications
- Change language settings
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APP should be used with Winpower software version 5.1.0.0 or newer version. With APP, user can view device status, current alarm, the latest history event, and operate battery test on mobile phone. Input the Winpower server address: http://IP address:8888 in APP, such as http://172.18.140.50:8888. Once APP connects the server OK, all the UPS communicating with Winpower will be shown in the list. User also can scan the QR code of Winpower server adderss to connect server, user can get the QR code by clicking “View Server URL” item of “Monitor” menu of Winpower. The default server port is 8888, if the port is in use by other software, user should click “Web Server Control” item of “Monitor” menu to open “Web Server Control” dialog, and change port to make sure APP function work normally. If user sets “Auto Connect” as “ON”, the server address won’t be re-input after the first time. If “Auto Connect” is “OFF”, the server address should be re-input when user wants to use APP again. Click the “Language” item to change the language. Click UPS name in the UPS list, the real-time data about the UPS will be shown. The detail information includes UPS input, output, battery parameter and UPS status. User can click “Load” or “Bat” button for detail information about load or battery. Click the “Alarm” item, current alarm information will be shown. Click the “History” item, history event will be shown. The number of all the events is no more than 50 in APP. For more history, user should refer to the event log of software installed on server. Click the “Control” item to operate battery quick test. For local UPS, user should input the password of agent and then set battery test, please refer to Winpower user manual to get the default password. For SNMP UPS, APP will link to the SNMP test page for setting battery test. When the UPS event occurs, there will be APP message notification pushed on user phone. About APP message notification function, user needs to set the phone to enable notification message sent and allow the APP software to run in the background.
Control PC
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Features: -Turn on -Turn off -Reboot -Turn off monitors -Lock PC -Enable hibernation mode Important: only Windows PCs are supported for now
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Winpower at Free against Control PC's $0.99. Winpower also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Winpower is free to download; Control PC costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Winpower | Control PC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Santak Electronic (Shenzhen) Co.,Ltd. | Andrey Kutuzov |
In-app purchases
Winpower
No in-app purchases
Control PC
No in-app purchases
