PVbutler vs Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PVbutler
Monitor your photovoltaic plant's performance remotely. Access energy yield, income, and system status wirelessly. Requires registration with the Sacolar PV Data Center.
- Remote monitoring of photovoltaic plants
- Access energy yield data
- Track income generation
- View system status
- Wireless data access
- Compatible with Sacolar PV Data Center
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A client software for monitoring the photovoltaic plant; it can collect the plant running info from Sacolar PV Data Center, such as energy yield, income and system status, which can be remotely and wirelessly accessed by the user. At present it supports plant which is registered in Sacolar PV Data Center(server.pvbutler.com)
Smart
Monitor your smart meter devices in real time with this mobile terminal application. It provides easy-to-understand data visualization for both current and historical information, accessible from anywhere. The app is designed to be efficient, using minimal internet traffic.
- Real-time smart meter status monitoring
- Easy-to-understand data visualization charts
- Access historical data anytime, anywhere
- Display data in multiple dimensions
- Low internet traffic consumption
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Smart-Meter is a mobile terminal application software for intelligent monitoring of Smart meter devices. It enables users to monitor the status information of Smart meter devices in real time more easily and quickly. intelligent Data visualization, the chart is simple and easy to understand More wise Show real-time and historical data over the web anytime, anywhere Rich content Display real-time and historical data in multiple dimensions Save traffic The traffic generated by the Internet is small, fast, and does not occupy large traffic charges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PVbutler at 2.9 against Smart's 1.5. PVbutler also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 0%). Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
PVbutler holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of PVbutler's written reviews are positive against 0% of Smart's.
PVbutler ships an update every 3 months, Smart every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.
| Parameter | PVbutler | Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (15 ratings) — better | 1.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 214 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Growatt New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd | 祥梯 孟 |
Customer experience
PVbutler
Smart
In-app purchases
PVbutler
No in-app purchases
Smart
No in-app purchases
