Chint Connect vs Denowatts
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 Field installations that used laptops, oscilloscopes or other ancillary tools have now been replaced by smartphones.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.
Denowatts
This app provides technicians with instructions and tools for setting up and configuring Deno hardware. It allows for gateway network configuration, live data viewing, and radio signal strength testing on-site.
- Deno hardware setup instructions
- Gateway network configuration
- Live Deno data viewing
- Radio signal strength testing
- On-site data validation
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Deno hardware setup instructions, configuration, and data validation for technicians. Use this app to configure gateway network settings, view live Deno data, and test radio signal strength while on site.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Denowatts at 3.0 against Chint Connect's 1.6. Denowatts also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Chint Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Denowatts holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 7% of Chint Connect's written reviews are positive against 0% of Denowatts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Chint Connect ships an update every 3 weeks, Denowatts every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chint Connect | Denowatts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (5 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Chint Power Systems Co., Ltd. | Denowatts Solar, LLC |
Customer experience
Chint Connect
Denowatts
In-app purchases
Chint Connect
No in-app purchases
Denowatts
No in-app purchases
