SolaXCloud vs Z
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SolaXCloud
Monitor your solar inverter's performance, energy production, and consumption in real-time. View detailed data, manage inverter settings, and track system status remotely. Designed for both end-users and agents managing solar installations.
- Real-time inverter status monitoring
- Energy yield and consumption tracking
- Remote and local login options
- Inverter settings management
- Dynamic flow chart visualization
- Alarm information display
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This APP only complies to account registered on www.solaxCloud.com, if you have registered on www.solax-portal.com, please download another APP named SolaX. SolaxCloud is a monitoring App enabling the end-user and the agent to check the inverter status, yield, load consumption and exported energy anytime with the help of cloud data analysis. End-users can use either remote or local login to view the real-time data and change settings of the inverter, but agent can only use the remote login to view the site information and inverter data due to user privacy protection reason. Description of End-user Login: After successful user login, end-users can check various data including site name, panel size, inverter No., battery status, alarm information, inverter yield, load consumption, exported energy and etc. SolaxCloud collects and processes data every 5 mins, users can depend on the dynamic flow chart to monitor the power among panels, inverter, battery, grid and load. At the same time, if inverter data is online, users can change the settings including Date & time, safety, power factor, work mode, charger and etc. Please kindly note that the password will be required to enter Advance and Super parameters setting. Description of Agent Login: After successful agent login, agent can not only check the user, site, inverter list and authorization status, but also the account details including contact person, address, system commission date, rated power, user name, yield today and yield total.
Z
Manage and monitor your smart home energy devices remotely. Connect to EV chargers and microinverters via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi for real-time status updates and control. Compatible with BENY home chargers and balcony/garden PV equipment.
- Remote EV charger monitoring
- Microinverter status viewing
- Bluetooth direct connection
- Wi-Fi cloud registration
- Real-time device status
- BENY device compatibility
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Beny smart home energy management APP "Z-Box", allows connection and remote viewing of EV chargers and microinverter devices: -Near-field direct connection via Bluetooth, or register a cloud account via Wi-Fi connection for remote control. -Applicable to BENY home charger. -Applicable to BENY microinverter balcony/garden PV equipment. -Real-time monitoring of all device status.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Z at 5.0 against SolaXCloud's 4.3. Z also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 22%). SolaXCloud's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). 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.
Z holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of SolaXCloud's written reviews are positive against 33% of Z's.
SolaXCloud ships an update every 3 weeks, Z monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SolaXCloud | Z |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.5% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 476 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SolaX Power Network Technology (Zhejiang) Co. , Ltd. | zhejiang benyi new energy technology co.,ltd. |
Customer experience
SolaXCloud
Z
Bugs and requests
SolaXCloud
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Crashing on iOS 17
- Inaccurate energy data
- Unresponsive remote settings
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Customizable dashboards
- Firmware update capabilities
- Improved language support
Z
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SolaXCloud
No in-app purchases
Z
No in-app purchases
