Comparison

Load Shedding vs Sunsynk Connect

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

Head to head
About

Load Shedding

Stay informed about power outage schedules in Zambia. This application provides official information directly from ZESCO to help you plan accordingly.

Highlights
  • Load shedding schedule updates
  • Official ZESCO information
  • Zambia-specific
  • Planning tool
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The load shedding app helps you stay abreast with the load shedding schedule in Zambia. It is based on official schedule from ZESCO.

About

Sunsynk Connect

Monitor and control your solar inverter system remotely from anywhere. View real-time energy generation, battery status, and grid/load statistics. Adjust inverter settings, share system access with installers, and receive event alerts.

Highlights
  • Real-time system monitoring
  • Remote inverter settings control
  • Plant connection sharing
  • Octopus Agile integration (UK)
  • Detailed reporting and export
  • Event and alert notifications
Features
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Sunsynk Logger App has been developed to help you get the most out of your Sunsynk inverter. It has been specially tailored for the customers and installers. Using the Sunsynk Logger app with your Sunsynk inverter gives you complete remote control of your system from anywhere in the world! Real-time Monitoring – The Sunsynk Logger App lets you monitor multiple stats such as energy generation, battery status, grid, and load statistics. Change Settings Remotely - You can control all settings on the inverter from your mobile phone or PC without having to visit the inverter in person. Sharing Plant Connection - Customers can share their connection with their installer, permanently or temporarily. If they need help with any settings or configuration on their system, or if the installer needs to run any diagnostic checks, there is no need to visit site. The customer can share their plant connection and the installer can run any diagnostics / make any configuration changes from their own account. Octopus Agile Intergration - UK users can use the Live Price feature, using this you can look at the live prices provided by Octopus Energy and amend your charge and discharge prices with those figures in mind. Reporting – Users can generate detailed reports and export them to a PDF file. You can generate reports an that day, week, month, and year, or you can create custom reports. Events / Alerts – The Sunsynk Logger app will notify you if there are any events such as any warnings or faults or if there is any sudden loss in power.

Screenshots

Load Shedding4 screens
Sunsynk Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Load Shedding at 100% against Sunsynk Connect's 19%. Load Shedding also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Load Shedding holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Load Shedding's written reviews are positive against 19% of Sunsynk Connect's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Load Shedding versus Sunsynk Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoad SheddingSunsynk Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings) — better2.1 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better19.5% of reviews
Number of ratings617 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApptorney LtdSunsynk

Customer experience

Load Shedding

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sunsynk Connect

All ratings17 ratings
Positive23.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative70.6%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive19.5%
Neutral14.7%
Negative65.8%

In-app purchases

None

Load Shedding

No in-app purchases

None

Sunsynk Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Load Shedding free?
Load Shedding is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sunsynk Connect free?
Sunsynk Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Load Shedding or Sunsynk Connect?
Load Shedding is rated higher. Load Shedding averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Sunsynk Connect averages 2.1 from 17 ratings.

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