Comparison

SolarDashboard vs SolarStats

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SolarDashboard

Monitor your solar system's real-time production and consumption. Optimize EV charging with solar surplus and automate HomeKit devices using green electricity. Save money and reduce your environmental impact.

Highlights
  • Real-time solar system data display
  • EV charging with solar surplus
  • HomeKit device automation
  • Widget for iOS home screen
  • Supports multiple inverters and chargers
Features
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Use your solar power smarter with SolarDashboard. Keep track of your photovoltaic system, electricity consumption and solar surplus at all times. SolarDashboard shows your current energy flows in real time – on iPhone, iPad, Mac and as a convenient widget. Real-time solar monitoring See at a glance how much power your PV system is currently producing, how much electricity you are using and how much energy is being exported to or imported from the grid. Supported systems: SolarEdge, SMA, Kostal, Huawei, Fronius, Growatt, GoodWe and Enphase. Charge your electric car with solar surplus Connect your wallbox and charge your electric car automatically with excess solar energy. SolarDashboard dynamically adjusts the charging power to the available solar energy. You can define: * from which solar power level charging should start * which minimum charge level should be reached * how your solar surplus should be used most efficiently This helps you lower electricity costs, increase self-consumption and use more green power from your own PV system. Supported wallboxes: Easee, Fronius Wattpilot, go-e Charger, Zaptec, NRGkick Connect, SMA EV Charger 22, Wallbox Pulsar Plus and Alfen Eve. SolarDashboard also supports direct vehicle integration for selected electric cars from Audi, SEAT and Škoda. Control smart devices with solar power Use your surplus solar energy for HomeKit or Matter devices. Automatically control air conditioners, infrared heaters, water heaters, pool heaters or smart plugs with green power. Also ideal for using an iPad as a central home automation device. Your benefits More independence: Use more self-generated electricity and become less dependent on the grid. Lower electricity costs: Increase your self-consumption and reduce your electricity bill. More sustainability: Use your own green electricity instead of power from fossil sources. SolarDashboard is available for free. Some features, such as automatic solar surplus charging, require a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

About

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.

Highlights
  • SolarEdge PV system monitoring
  • iOS home screen widgets
  • macOS widgets
  • watchOS extension
  • Watch complications
Read full description

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.

Screenshots

SolarDashboard4 screens
SolarStats2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SolarDashboard at 61% against SolarStats's 17%. SolarStats's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SolarDashboard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. SolarStats asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SolarDashboard ships an update fortnightly, SolarStats daily. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SolarDashboard versus SolarStats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolarDashboardSolarStats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTAPWORK GmbHCostantino Pistagna

Customer experience

SolarDashboard

All ratings32 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative30.3%

SolarStats

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SolarDashboard

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
None

SolarStats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SolarDashboard free?
SolarDashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SolarStats free?
SolarStats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SolarDashboard or SolarStats have ads?
Neither SolarDashboard nor SolarStats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SolarDashboard or SolarStats?
SolarDashboard ships an update fortnightly, and SolarStats daily. Most recently, SolarDashboard was updated on September 26, 2026 and SolarStats on July 5, 2026.

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