PVbutler vs M
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)
M
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M-Cloud Pro is a solar plant mornitoring application sepcially used by endusers or homeowners for Projoy microinverters. You are able to add devices, configure the devices in batch, review real-time and historic generation data as well calculate your yield on your M-Cloud Home. In addition, you are able to build a layout of your solar panels and mornitor the perfomance of each panel individually.
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Verdict
PVbutler and M are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | PVbutler | M |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 214 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Growatt New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd | Projoy Electric Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
PVbutler
No in-app purchases
M
No in-app purchases
