Cardot2 vs SOLARMAN Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cardot2
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Cardot2 是Cardot的升级版本.增加蓝牙舒适进入,手机替代钥匙。UI做部份调整. Cardot2远程启动系统是通过智能手机与车辆的无缝连接，实现对车辆智能管理、车辆智能动态信息服务和车辆智能化控制的一款给汽车智能配置升能的产品。
SOLARMAN Smart
This app provides intelligent energy management for global users with a focus on visual data display and comprehensive monitoring. It allows for quick plant setup, 24-hour remote monitoring of PV power plants, and efficient collaboration with business partners for operations and maintenance.
- Visual energy data display
- 24-hour remote monitoring
- Quick plant setup
- Authorization for collaboration
- Real-time and historical data
- Energy consumption tracking
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SOLARMAN Smart is a brand new generation of Intelligent Energy Management Application, which is specially designed for global users. With the basic features of full-on visual experience, excellent data display and all-round monitoring, it achieves the goal of convenient operation. 【Build a Plant within 1 min】 No need to fill in tedious information. SOLARMAN Big Data will help to enrich more contents. 【24-hour Remote Monitoring】 Go to SOLARMAN Smart APP to check running status of PV power plant at anytime and anywhere. Reveal all data (Production, Consumption, Battery, Grid, Real-time, Historical Data and etc,.) at a glance. 【Efficient Coordination】 Add authorization function. Users can authorize the plant you created to your business partner to do O&M cooperatively. Meanwhile, users can receive the plant from your business partner, which means users do not have to create a plant or configure the devices. 【More Functions】 Based on energy management field, SolarMAN-3.0 APP will keep the constantly innovation and bring better experience for every user. Dear Users, if you have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to send us a note and let us know how we are doing. Feedback Email：zhihao.huang@igen-tech.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cardot2 at 8.0 against SOLARMAN Smart's 15.1. On price, update cadence, 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.
Cardot2 ships an update fortnightly, SOLARMAN Smart every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cardot2 | SOLARMAN Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (5.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 44.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文 肖 | IGEN Tech Co., Ltd. |
Bugs and requests
Cardot2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SOLARMAN Smart
Reported bugs
3 issues- Registration process issues
- Frequent crashes and login problems
- Inconsistent data display and sync issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to control battery and inverter settings
- Improve historical data and export functionality
- Implement push notifications for grid failures and returns
- Provide more detailed consumption and production data
In-app purchases
Cardot2
No in-app purchases
SOLARMAN Smart
No in-app purchases
