essentials Smart Home vs SunEnergyXT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
essentials Smart Home
Control your smart home devices from your smartphone. Easily add new devices and create custom scenes with just a few taps.
- Smartphone control
- Add new devices
- Create smart home scenes
- Comfortable device management
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The essentials smart home app allows you to control all your essentials smart home devices comfortably with your smartphone. Teach in new devices quickly and create whole smart home sceneries with only a few clicks.
SunEnergyXT
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Introducing SunEnergyXT, the go-to app for managing your home-use solar power stations, perfectly suited for apartment balconies. SunEnergyXT makes it easy to track and optimize your solar energy production. Key features include: - Monitoring of power output, energy yield and savings - Automatic energy bill savings calculation based on user-defined electricity price - Interactive graphs for power output, energy yield and energy bill savings - Compatible with any SunEnergyXT-compatible inverters - Easy switching between output power modes (600W and 800W) - Available in English and German With SunEnergyXT, you'll gain a comprehensive overview of your solar power system's performance, making it simple to optimize energy output and reduce energy costs. Enhance your living space and contribute to a more sustainable future with SunEnergyXT's elegant solar solutions. Download SunEnergyXT now and start making the most of the sun's power today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SunEnergyXT at every 3 weeks against essentials Smart Home's every 9 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
essentials Smart Home ships an update every 9 months, SunEnergyXT every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | essentials Smart Home | SunEnergyXT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 192 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Möhlenhoff GmbH | Safety Tax Free GmbH |
In-app purchases
essentials Smart Home
No in-app purchases
SunEnergyXT
No in-app purchases
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