Comparison

iMars Home vs S

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

Head to head
About

iMars Home

Monitor your solar power station's real-time performance, including power generation, CO2 emissions, and income. View equipment status, fault alerts, and detailed analysis charts for effective assessment of your plant's operation.

Highlights
  • Real-time monitoring of power station status
  • Track power generation, CO2 emissions, and income
  • View equipment status and fault information
  • Analysis charts and reports
  • Mobile Internet technology based
Features
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iMars Cloud for iOS is a monitoring software based on mobile Internet technology, the user can real-time monitoring the plant running status, to learn the power of the power station, power, CO2 emissions, income and other critical data; Be clear at a glance view of the running status of equipment including fault and alarm information; Through various analysis chart and report definition, can make an effective assessment operation condition of power plant

About

S

This app helps installers of distributed PV power plants manage accounts and provides visual guides for microinverter installation. It offers rapid configuration, power generation data, and detailed alarm information for commissioning and diagnostics.

Highlights
  • Account monitoring
  • Visual installation guide
  • Microinverter configuration
  • Power generation data
  • Module-level data
  • Alarm information
  • Commissioning & diagnostics
Features
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S-miles Installer is a mobile application developed by Hoymiles especially for installers of distributed PV power plants. It provides an EASY-TO-USE procedure for monitoring accounts and a visual physical layout guide for the installation of microinverters, which helps installers configure monitoring accounts rapidly, and provides installers power generation data on both plant-level & module-level as well as detailed alarm information about the power plant for commissioning & diagnostics.

Screenshots

iMars Home3 screens
S4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: S at 66% against iMars Home's 0%. S also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). iMars Home's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iMars Home ships an update every 3 months, S monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iMars Home versus S: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriMars HomeS
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews65.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB224 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer深圳市英威腾电气股份有限公司Hoymiles Power Electronics Inc.

Customer experience

iMars Home

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

S

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive65.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.8%

In-app purchases

None

iMars Home

No in-app purchases

None

S

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iMars Home free?
iMars Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is S free?
S is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iMars Home or S have ads?
Neither iMars Home nor S shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iMars Home or S?
iMars Home ships an update every 3 months, and S monthly. Most recently, iMars Home was updated on November 2, 2026 and S on November 7, 2026.

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