HELD Smart Home vs MyPVOutput
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HELD Smart Home
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HELD Beschlagtechnik GmbH, headquartered in Holb am Neckar, Germany, has always focused on the research, development, manufacturing, and installation of commercial sliding door systems. After more than forty years of experience, HELD has become the world's largest, most comprehensive, and leading global provider of sliding door systems, offering the widest range of products and solutions.
MyPVOutput
Monitor your solar energy production and consumption with this PVOutput companion app. View live data, track daily, monthly, and yearly trends, and analyze system history with interactive charts. Supports multiple installations and offers Apple Watch integration.
- Live solar production and consumption monitoring
- Daily, monthly, and yearly analytics
- Interactive charts with overlays
- Support for multiple PV installations
- Apple Watch app and complications
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
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See how much electricity your solar system produces and how much you use. MyPVOutput brings your PVOutput.org data to iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Check today's results, browse your history and compare production across days, months or years. Keep key figures on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or watch face. CHARTS AND HISTORY • Daily, monthly and yearly production • Consumption and temperature, where available in PVOutput • Interactive charts with a full-screen view • Comparisons between systems and time periods • Detailed results for individual days and months • Temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit WIDGETS AND APPLE WATCH Check your figures on the Home Screen, Lock Screen or Apple Watch without opening the iPhone app. Watch face complications are also available. MULTIPLE SYSTEMS Add your PVOutput systems and compare their results. MyPVOutput supports systems that report production only, as well as those that also report consumption. PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Pro includes full monthly and yearly analysis, multiple systems, advanced comparisons and long-term production and consumption history. OPTIONAL SUPPORT Supporter subscriptions let you contribute to the app's continued development. They are optional and do not unlock additional features. No ads. A free PVOutput.org account is required. The data available and how up to date it is depend on what your system sends to PVOutput. Requires iOS 15.6 or later. The Apple Watch app requires watchOS 8.7 or later; Watch widgets and complications require watchOS 9 or later. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mypvoutput.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HELD Smart Home at none against MyPVOutput's 3. MyPVOutput's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 34 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. MyPVOutput sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HELD Smart Home asks for nothing beyond the download.
HELD Smart Home ships an update every 34 months, MyPVOutput every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HELD Smart Home | MyPVOutput |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guangdong OPK Smart Home Technology Co.,Ltd | Michal Henryk Mirski |
In-app purchases
HELD Smart Home
No in-app purchases
MyPVOutput
- Support MyPVOutput$0.991 Month
- Support MyPVOutput$9.991 Year
- PRO$3.99
