Solar Aircon vs Overkill Solar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solar Aircon
Monitor your air conditioner's power saving capabilities, with potential savings of 50%-100% during daytime hours. Remotely control your AC unit from any location and set timers for automated operation.
- Check power saving status
- Remote AC control
- Set operational timers
- Monitor daytime energy savings
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1. Check power saving through APP, 50%-100% in day time 2. Control air conditioner whenever and wherever you are 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions
Overkill Solar
This app connects to a solar battery management system to provide detailed monitoring and control. Users can track cell voltage, capacity, current, and manage charging/discharging ports. It also offers advanced configuration options for calibration, balancing, and protection settings.
- Monitor cell voltage and capacity
- Control charging and discharging ports
- Calibrate voltage and current
- Configure balancer and protection values
- Log voltage, current, and power
- Monitor BMS alarms and temperature
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Overkill Solar iOS App allows users to connect with the Overkill Solar Battery Management System (BMS). It can monitor voltage of the cells, total capacity, charging and discharging current, and switch the charging and discharging ports on or off. Features: - change bluetooth advertising name - unlock hardware protected BMS - save or load BMS configurations - calibrate cells voltage and charging or discharging current - log maximum or minimum voltage, current and power - enable and configure the balancer - modify the capacity settings - monitor temperature - monitor BMS alarms - import and export .fig files - set level 2 and 3 advanced protection values
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Overkill Solar at 4.8 against Solar Aircon's 4.0. Overkill Solar also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 20 months). Solar Aircon's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Overkill Solar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Solar Aircon's written reviews are positive against 100% of Overkill Solar's.
Solar Aircon ships an update every 20 months, Overkill Solar every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Solar Aircon | Overkill Solar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (58 ratings) | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 4 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 | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zhejiang Deye Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd. | Overkill Solar LLC |
Customer experience
Solar Aircon
Overkill Solar
In-app purchases
Solar Aircon
No in-app purchases
Overkill Solar
No in-app purchases
