Comparison

LUTEC vs SolarDashboard

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

Head to head
About

LUTEC

Monitor your home with an integrated camera and LED light system. View live and recorded footage, receive motion alerts, and communicate with visitors in real-time from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Live and recorded video viewing
  • Real-time visitor communication
  • PIR sensor detection customization
  • LED light control (brightness, duration)
  • Motion detection alerts
  • Video footage copying with timestamps
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This LUTEC APP is designed for LUTEC camera systems with an integrated LED light. Once you connect the app to your camera, you can watch videos recorded by the camera on your phone or any other compatible mobile device. The app also allows you to see who visits your home and have real-time conversations with them whenever and wherever you are. The APP allows you to adjust the PIR sensor detection range, brightness (LUX level) and time on/off duration for your product, allowing you to customise and fully control your light. You can also select the video storage location, synchronise the time zone and adjust volume etc. Message alerts can be sent to your mobile device when the camera detects movement, and required footage can be copied directly to your device with the date and time stamped. As well as all of this, there are many other unique features of the app that are designed to help you make the most of your product.

About

SolarDashboard

Monitor your solar system's real-time production and consumption. Optimize EV charging with solar surplus and automate HomeKit devices using green electricity. Save money and reduce your environmental impact.

Highlights
  • Real-time solar system data display
  • EV charging with solar surplus
  • HomeKit device automation
  • Widget for iOS home screen
  • Supports multiple inverters and chargers
Features
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Use your solar power smarter with SolarDashboard. Keep track of your photovoltaic system, electricity consumption and solar surplus at all times. SolarDashboard shows your current energy flows in real time – on iPhone, iPad, Mac and as a convenient widget. Real-time solar monitoring See at a glance how much power your PV system is currently producing, how much electricity you are using and how much energy is being exported to or imported from the grid. Supported systems: SolarEdge, SMA, Kostal, Huawei, Fronius, Growatt, GoodWe and Enphase. Charge your electric car with solar surplus Connect your wallbox and charge your electric car automatically with excess solar energy. SolarDashboard dynamically adjusts the charging power to the available solar energy. You can define: * from which solar power level charging should start * which minimum charge level should be reached * how your solar surplus should be used most efficiently This helps you lower electricity costs, increase self-consumption and use more green power from your own PV system. Supported wallboxes: Easee, Fronius Wattpilot, go-e Charger, Zaptec, NRGkick Connect, SMA EV Charger 22, Wallbox Pulsar Plus and Alfen Eve. SolarDashboard also supports direct vehicle integration for selected electric cars from Audi, SEAT and Škoda. Control smart devices with solar power Use your surplus solar energy for HomeKit or Matter devices. Automatically control air conditioners, infrared heaters, water heaters, pool heaters or smart plugs with green power. Also ideal for using an iPad as a central home automation device. Your benefits More independence: Use more self-generated electricity and become less dependent on the grid. Lower electricity costs: Increase your self-consumption and reduce your electricity bill. More sustainability: Use your own green electricity instead of power from fossil sources. SolarDashboard is available for free. Some features, such as automatic solar surplus charging, require a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

Screenshots

LUTEC4 screens
SolarDashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SolarDashboard at 61% against LUTEC's 14%. SolarDashboard also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). LUTEC's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 17.0). 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. LUTEC sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and SolarDashboard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SolarDashboard holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SolarDashboard has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of LUTEC's written reviews are positive against 61% of SolarDashboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LUTEC ships an update every 3 months, SolarDashboard fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LUTEC versus SolarDashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLUTECSolarDashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.3 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews60.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings132 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS9.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLutecTAPWORK GmbH

Customer experience

LUTEC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

SolarDashboard

All ratings32 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative30.3%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

LUTEC

One-time6
  • 7days cloud storage (1 month)$1.99
  • 30days cloud storage(1 month)$2.99
  • 7days cloud storage(6 months)$9.99
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  • 7days cloud storage (1 year)$14.99
  • 30days cloud storage(6 months)$14.99
  • 30days cloud storage (1 year)$24.99
1 purchases

SolarDashboard

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$1.991 Month

Questions

Is LUTEC free?
LUTEC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SolarDashboard free?
SolarDashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LUTEC or SolarDashboard?
SolarDashboard is rated higher. LUTEC averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SolarDashboard averages 4.3 from 32 ratings.
Do LUTEC or SolarDashboard have ads?
Neither LUTEC nor SolarDashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LUTEC or SolarDashboard?
LUTEC ships an update every 3 months, and SolarDashboard fortnightly. Most recently, LUTEC was updated on June 4, 2026 and SolarDashboard on September 26, 2026.

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