SolarDashboard vs RamuDates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time solar system data display
- EV charging with solar surplus
- HomeKit device automation
- Widget for iOS home screen
- Supports multiple inverters and chargers
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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.
RamuDates
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RamuDates is the list of the days that matter to you: birthdays, wedding anniversaries, the day you met, memorial days and death anniversaries – or a date with your own label. At the very top is always what comes next and how many days are left. BIG AND CLEAR • Large type, calm colours, one tile per entry – made for people who find calendar apps too much. • Each entry with a picture, the countdown (“today”, “tomorrow”, “in 12 days”) and the milestone (“84th birthday”, “35th wedding anniversary”). • Year unknown? Then enter just day and month. NEVER FORGET AGAIN • Reminder on the day of the event and, if you like, a few days before – at the time you choose. • Reminders run locally on the device, without an account or a server. FOR THE FAMILY • Relatives set up the list and protect setup and entries with a password so nothing gets changed by accident. • Backup as a file – to keep in iCloud, Google Drive or by e-mail – and restore on a new device. PRIVACY All data stays on the device. RamuDates has no servers, no account, no ads and no tracking. A picture is only used when you select it yourself. RamuDates is part of the Ramu family (RamuPhone, RamuInfo, RamuKauf, RamuMessenger): simple apps for older people and everyone who likes things clear. Available in English, German, French and Spanish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SolarDashboard at Free against RamuDates's $1.99. RamuDates's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On ads and device support 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
SolarDashboard is free to download; RamuDates costs $1.99 up front. SolarDashboard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. RamuDates asks for nothing beyond the download.
SolarDashboard ships an update fortnightly, RamuDates every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SolarDashboard | RamuDates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 60.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TAPWORK GmbH | ihanwel.com |
In-app purchases
SolarDashboard
- Monthly$1.991 Month
RamuDates
No in-app purchases
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