Comparison

SOLARMAN Smart vs Links2

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

Links2

Features
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• Install the application, then turn on the device switch. • Open the application and enable Bluetooth. • On the application home page, you can view the operating status and real-time data for utility power, the inverter, MPPT, battery, water tanks, lighting, and various loads. Additionally, you can control the switches for three-way lighting, three-way loads, the water pump, and the inverter. • On the Power page, you can control the inverter’s power switch and configure battery parameters. * At lights page, it can control the power ON and OFF of the lights, adjust the brightness of 4 ways PWM lights, customize the load names, and define the output channels. * At loads page, it can control the power ON and OFF of the lights, customize the load names, and define the output channels. * At Tanks page, it can view the status of water tanks and set the parameter. Note: Do not forget to save the settings that you update.

Screenshots

SOLARMAN Smart4 screens
Links24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SOLARMAN Smart at every 2 weeks against Links2's every 5 months. Links2's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SOLARMAN Smart ships an update every 2 weeks, Links2 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SOLARMAN Smart versus Links2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSOLARMAN SmartLinks2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIGEN Tech Co., Ltd.Linkswell Automotive Inc.

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

Links2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SOLARMAN Smart

No in-app purchases

None

Links2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SOLARMAN Smart free?
SOLARMAN Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Links2 free?
Links2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SOLARMAN Smart or Links2 have ads?
Neither SOLARMAN Smart nor Links2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SOLARMAN Smart or Links2?
SOLARMAN Smart ships an update every 2 weeks, and Links2 every 5 months. Most recently, SOLARMAN Smart was updated on November 6, 2026 and Links2 on November 8, 2026.

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