IAMMETER vs Chint Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IAMMETER
Monitor your home's electricity consumption in real-time. Track energy flow, grid import/export, and solar PV production. Integrate with popular home automation systems.
- Real-time electricity usage tracking
- Monitor energy flow
- Solar PV system production monitoring
- Grid import/export tracking
- Home automation integration
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This app is a tool of IAMMETER (https://www.iammeter.com), an online energy monitoring system developed by us. By installing our WiFi energy meter and running this app, you can 1. Track your home electricity usage in real-time. To learn more, please visit https://www.iammeter.com/doc/iammeter/residential_electricity_system.html; 2. Monitor the entire energy flow, the energy imported from/exported to grid and solar PV system production, for you solar PV system. To learn more, please visit https://www.iammeter.com/doc/iammeter/monitor-your-solar-system.html; 3. Integrate with some Home Automation system, such as Home Assistant, openHAB, NodeRED, etc. To learn more, please visit https://www.iammeter.com/doc/iammeter/home_automation.html. To buy our WiFi energy meters, please visit our Aliexpress Store https://devicebit-iot.aliexpress.com. For more details, please visit https://www.iammeter.com Customer Support: Email: support@devicebit.com Mobile: +86 13911890238
Chint Connect
This app allows users to connect and configure solar inverters via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. It enables real-time monitoring of power generation data, remote firmware upgrades, and troubleshooting for solar power station equipment.
- Connect inverters via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
- Configure inverter parameters
- Upload power generation data
- Monitor power generation status
- Initialize new site systems
- Remote firmware upgrades
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The Chint Connect App Connect the inverter through wifi or Bluetooth, configure the inverter parameters through the App, upload the power generation data and power generation status information of the inverter to the server, and apply the Internet of Things to the ordinary solar power station equipment. The Chint Connect App is a versatile tool for configuring inverters and troubleshooting with LinKit hardware. With Chint Connect, users can complete the installation, configuration and troubleshooting of Flex Gateway and inverters. Field installations that used laptops, oscilloscopes or other ancillary tools have now been replaced by smartphones. Function: 1. Configure the Flex Gateway, Bluetooth Gateway, and Inverter and check if it has been successfully configured. 2. Initialize the new site system, the site owner can monitor all relevant electrical data in real time, control the device and remotely upgrade the inverter firmware. 3. Upgrade the firmware of Flex Gateway, Inverters and LinKit in the field.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IAMMETER at 100% against Chint Connect's 7%. Chint Connect's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IAMMETER ships an update every 6 weeks, Chint Connect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IAMMETER | Chint Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 6.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 233 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beijing Lewei IoT Technologies Co.,Ltd. | Shanghai Chint Power Systems Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
IAMMETER
Chint Connect
In-app purchases
IAMMETER
No in-app purchases
Chint Connect
No in-app purchases
