PVbutler vs SolarStats
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)
SolarStats
Monitor your SolarEdge photovoltaic system's performance with this app. It offers home screen widgets for iOS and macOS, plus a watchOS extension for convenient access and complications.
- SolarEdge PV system monitoring
- iOS home screen widgets
- macOS widgets
- watchOS extension
- Watch complications
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SolarStats is a monitoring tool for SolarEdge photovoltaic arrays. Once you're logged in you can easily add a Widget to your home screen both on iOS and macOS as well as using the watchOS extension for both monitoring and watch complications. App is fully available also on Macs equipped with M1 Chip running macOS BigSur. ** SolarStats is in any way related, sponsored neither endorsed by SolarEdge Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PVbutler at 2.9 against SolarStats's 1.0. PVbutler also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). SolarStats's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 months) and device support (5 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, 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.
PVbutler holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PVbutler has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 18% and 17% positive.
PVbutler ships an update every 3 months, SolarStats daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PVbutler | SolarStats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (15 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 214 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Growatt New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd | Costantino Pistagna |
Customer experience
PVbutler
SolarStats
In-app purchases
PVbutler
No in-app purchases
SolarStats
No in-app purchases
