SolarPower Wi vs VIRC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SolarPower Wi
Monitor hybrid inverters via Wi-Fi module on your iOS device. View device status, configure settings, receive notifications for warnings or alarms, and record historical data.
- Monitor hybrid inverters
- Wi-Fi module connectivity
- Display device status
- Configure device settings
- Warning and alarm notifications
- Record device data history
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SolarPower is an iOS monitoring application which can monitor hybrid inverters via Wi-Fi module. Here are the application uses: 1. Display device status during normal operation. 2. Configure device setting after installation. 3. Notify user when a warning or alarm happened. 4. Allow user record device data history.
VIRC
This utility app monitors and protects your device's battery health. It provides insights into battery operating data and helps maintain optimal performance.
- Battery monitoring
- Battery protection
- Operating status monitoring
- Battery data viewing
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"VIRC" is a product that provides monitoring for the battery, provides protection for the battery, monitors and protects the operating status of the battery, and users can view the content of the battery operating data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VIRC at 100% against SolarPower Wi's 21%. VIRC also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.5). SolarPower Wi's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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.
VIRC holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SolarPower Wi has 34 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of SolarPower Wi's written reviews are positive against 100% of VIRC's.
SolarPower Wi ships an update every 3 months, VIRC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SolarPower Wi | VIRC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (34 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 祥梯 孟 | 深圳市雄韬电源科技股份有限公司 |
Customer experience
SolarPower Wi
VIRC
In-app purchases
SolarPower Wi
No in-app purchases
VIRC
No in-app purchases
