Comparison

SOLARMAN Smart vs S

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Visual energy data display
  • 24-hour remote monitoring
  • Quick plant setup
  • Authorization for collaboration
  • Real-time and historical data
  • Energy consumption tracking
Features
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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

About

S

Monitor your distributed PV power plant's performance with real-time data. View energy generation, module-level details, and receive alarm notifications to ensure optimal operation and expected yield.

Highlights
  • Module-level monitoring
  • Real-time data display
  • Energy generation tracking (daily, monthly, annual, total)
  • Alarm information display
  • Operation monitoring
Features
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S-miles Enduser is a mobile application developed by Hoymiles especially for owners of distributed PV power plants, which can absorb the operating data of PV power plants from S-miles Cloud. There are more functions, such as module-level monitoring, real-time data display for both plant-level & module-level as well as daily, monthly, annual, and total energy display. Furthermore, you can easily see the alarm information with the equipment, which could assist the owner in monitoring the operation of the PV power plant, ensuring normal operation of the power plant and obtaining of the expected yield.

Screenshots

SOLARMAN Smart4 screens
S4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SOLARMAN Smart at 4.6 against S's 4.2. SOLARMAN Smart also leads on ratings volume (5.8K vs 91) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, 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

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

SOLARMAN Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SOLARMAN Smart has 5.8K ratings behind it against 91, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of SOLARMAN Smart's written reviews are positive against 37% of S's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SOLARMAN Smart ships an update every 2 weeks, S monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SOLARMAN Smart versus S: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSOLARMAN SmartS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.8K ratings) — better4.2 (91 ratings)
Positive reviews44.8% of reviews — better37.3% of reviews
Number of ratings5.8K — better91
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB224 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIGEN Tech Co., Ltd.Hoymiles Power Electronics Inc.

Customer experience

SOLARMAN Smart

All ratings5,771 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews524 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral13.7%
Negative41.4%

S

All ratings91 ratings
Positive79.1%
Neutral6.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews255 reviews
Positive37.3%
Neutral13.7%
Negative49.0%

Bugs and 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

S

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SOLARMAN Smart

No in-app purchases

None

S

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SOLARMAN Smart free?
SOLARMAN Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is S free?
S is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SOLARMAN Smart or S?
SOLARMAN Smart is rated higher. SOLARMAN Smart averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.8K ratings, while S averages 4.2 from 91 ratings.
Do SOLARMAN Smart or S have ads?
Neither SOLARMAN Smart nor S shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SOLARMAN Smart or S?
SOLARMAN Smart ships an update every 2 weeks, and S monthly. Most recently, SOLARMAN Smart was updated on October 29, 2026 and S on October 29, 2026.

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