SOLARMAN Smart vs Energy Stats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Energy Stats
Monitor your FoxESS solar and battery system with real-time data. Track battery levels, view historical performance trends, and optimize system efficiency. Access your stats from your wrist with Apple Watch integration.
- Real-time battery level tracking
- Detailed historical performance graphs
- Battery temperature and state of charge monitoring
- Apple Watch app and complication
- Export stats and switch inverter modes
- Fine-tune charge schedules
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See your FoxESS solar and battery system at a glance. Energy Stats puts your power in the palm of your hand: - Track battery levels in real time—and see when it’ll be full or running low. - Explore clear graphs and detailed history to spot trends and optimise performance. - Keep an eye on battery temperature and state of charge. - Check your system from your wrist with the Apple Watch app and complication. - Export your stats, switch inverter modes, and fine-tune charge schedules in seconds. To get started, you’ll need a FoxESS Cloud account and API key.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Energy Stats at 94% against SOLARMAN Smart's 45%. Energy Stats also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). SOLARMAN Smart's advantage is ratings volume (5.8K vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Energy Stats holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SOLARMAN Smart has 5.8K ratings behind it against 2, 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 94% of Energy Stats's.
SOLARMAN Smart ships an update every 2 weeks, Energy Stats every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SOLARMAN Smart | Energy Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.8K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.8% of reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IGEN Tech Co., Ltd. | Alistair Priest |
Customer experience
SOLARMAN Smart
Energy Stats
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
Energy Stats
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SOLARMAN Smart
No in-app purchases
Energy Stats
No in-app purchases
