SOLARMAN Smart vs Blue
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
Blue
Monitor your Bluetti portable power station directly from your iPhone, CarPlay, Apple Watch, and Lock Screen. View real-time battery status, power input/output, and internal temperature without needing a cloud account. Offers a free trial with optional Pro upgrade for unlimited access.
- Real-time battery monitoring
- AC/DC charging source detection
- CarPlay integration for driving
- Lock Screen & Dynamic Island Live Activity
- Apple Watch app and complication
- Home Screen widget
- Demo Mode for simulated data
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Blue-AC Console gives you a fast, focused way to monitor your Bluetti AC180 or AC70 portable power station — on iPhone, in CarPlay, on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and on Apple Watch. Connect over Bluetooth LE and see battery level, runtime, AC and DC input/output power, charging source and internal temperature update live. No cloud account, no data collection — everything is read and decoded locally on your iPhone. FEATURES - Clean iPhone dashboard with state of charge, runtime, live power flow and connection signal strength - Separate detection of AC (grid) and DC (solar or car) charging, so you always know what's powering your unit - CarPlay menu built for driving, with large list rows for Overview, Power and Battery, plus spoken voice readouts - Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity, also available on CarPlay's Widgets page - Apple Watch app and complication showing your power station's status on your wrist - Home Screen widget with your latest reading at a glance - Demo Mode: see the full app in action with simulated data, no power station required - Automatic reconnection handling and a live Bluetooth signal indicator SUPPORTED DEVICES - Bluetti AC180 - Bluetti AC70 Blue-AC Console is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Bluetti. Blue-AC Console is free to try: one free CarPlay session, one free Live Activity session, one free voice readout and one free Apple Watch session are included. Blue-AC Console Pro unlocks unlimited use of all four.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SOLARMAN Smart at 4.6 against Blue's 1.0. SOLARMAN Smart also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (5.8K vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Blue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SOLARMAN Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.
SOLARMAN Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SOLARMAN Smart has 5.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of SOLARMAN Smart's written reviews are positive against 50% of Blue's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SOLARMAN Smart ships an update every 2 weeks, Blue monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SOLARMAN Smart | Blue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5.8K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IGEN Tech Co., Ltd. | Marco Frigerio |
Customer experience
SOLARMAN Smart
Blue
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
Blue
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SOLARMAN Smart
No in-app purchases
Blue
- Blue-AC180$2.99









