ECO Solar vs SolarMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ECO Solar
Monitor your solar charger's performance with real-time PV, battery, and load status. Access your device data remotely via cloud mode and view historical performance graphs.
- PV/Battery/Load status monitoring
- Local communication mode
- Cloud communication mode
- Remote device access
- Historical graph viewing
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ECO Solar APP can monitor your solar charger, which show PV/Battery/Load status. There are two modes for communication, Local & Cloud. Cloud mode can help you access device anytime & anywhere. Historical graph also can be seen from APP.
SolarMate
Monitor your photovoltaic (PV) system's performance with this intelligent app. Connect wirelessly to your devices to view real-time work information, historical data, and equipment parameters. Adjust device settings and gain insights into your PV system's overall health.
- Wireless PV device monitoring
- Real-time work information
- Historical data tracking
- Equipment parameter display
- PV system information
- Device parameter settings
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SolarMate is an intelligent PV monitoring APP software. It works with wireless module(Cloud-Box-M2 or BT-02), SolarMate APP can monitor the PV devices by connecting wireless module. Users can obtain work information, historical data, equipment parameters, information of PV system and set device parameters.
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Verdict
ECO Solar and SolarMate are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
ECO Solar ships an update monthly, SolarMate every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ECO Solar | SolarMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.1 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 沧毅 陈 | 赵标 阙 |
Customer experience
ECO Solar
SolarMate
In-app purchases
ECO Solar
No in-app purchases
SolarMate
No in-app purchases
