ViewPower vs SolarMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ViewPower
Monitor device status, configure settings, and receive important notifications. Record historical device data for review. This utility app helps manage device operations effectively.
- Display device status
- Configure device settings
- Receive warning/alarm notifications
- Record device data history
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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.
SolarMate
Monitor your photovoltaic (PV) system's performance with this intelligent app. Connect wirelessly to your devices to view real-time work information, historical data, and equipment parameters. Adjust device settings and gain insights into your PV system's overall health.
- Wireless PV device monitoring
- Real-time work information
- Historical data tracking
- Equipment parameter display
- PV system information
- Device parameter settings
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SolarMate is an intelligent PV monitoring APP software. It works with wireless module(Cloud-Box-M2 or BT-02), SolarMate APP can monitor the PV devices by connecting wireless module. Users can obtain work information, historical data, equipment parameters, information of PV system and set device parameters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SolarMate at 2.1 against ViewPower's 1.0. SolarMate also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SolarMate holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SolarMate has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ViewPower's written reviews are positive against 14% of SolarMate's.
ViewPower ships an update every 11 months, SolarMate every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ViewPower | SolarMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.1 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 祥梯 孟 | 赵标 阙 |
Customer experience
ViewPower
SolarMate
In-app purchases
ViewPower
No in-app purchases
SolarMate
No in-app purchases
