Chint Connect vs S
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chint Connect
This app allows users to connect and configure solar inverters via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. It enables real-time monitoring of power generation data, remote firmware upgrades, and troubleshooting for solar power station equipment.
- Connect inverters via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
- Configure inverter parameters
- Upload power generation data
- Monitor power generation status
- Initialize new site systems
- Remote firmware upgrades
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The Chint Connect App Connect the inverter through wifi or Bluetooth, configure the inverter parameters through the App, upload the power generation data and power generation status information of the inverter to the server, and apply the Internet of Things to the ordinary solar power station equipment. The Chint Connect App is a versatile tool for configuring inverters and troubleshooting with LinKit hardware. With Chint Connect, users can complete the installation, configuration and troubleshooting of Flex Gateway and inverters. Field installations that used laptops, oscilloscopes or other ancillary tools have now been replaced by smartphones. Function: 1. Configure the Flex Gateway, Bluetooth Gateway, and Inverter and check if it has been successfully configured. 2. Initialize the new site system, the site owner can monitor all relevant electrical data in real time, control the device and remotely upgrade the inverter firmware. 3. Upgrade the firmware of Flex Gateway, Inverters and LinKit in the field.
S
This app helps installers of distributed PV power plants manage accounts and provides visual guides for microinverter installation. It offers rapid configuration, power generation data, and detailed alarm information for commissioning and diagnostics.
- Account monitoring
- Visual installation guide
- Microinverter configuration
- Power generation data
- Module-level data
- Alarm information
- Commissioning & diagnostics
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S-miles Installer is a mobile application developed by Hoymiles especially for installers of distributed PV power plants. It provides an EASY-TO-USE procedure for monitoring accounts and a visual physical layout guide for the installation of microinverters, which helps installers configure monitoring accounts rapidly, and provides installers power generation data on both plant-level & module-level as well as detailed alarm information about the power plant for commissioning & diagnostics.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: S at 66% against Chint Connect's 7%. S also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.6) and ratings volume (15 vs 5). Chint Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
S holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Chint Connect's written reviews are positive against 66% of S's.
Chint Connect ships an update every 3 weeks, S monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chint Connect | S |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (5 ratings) | 4.3 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews | 65.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 224 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Chint Power Systems Co., Ltd. | Hoymiles Power Electronics Inc. |
Customer experience
Chint Connect
S
In-app purchases
Chint Connect
No in-app purchases
S
No in-app purchases
