Afore Smart HOME vs i.Solar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Afore Smart HOME
Monitor and manage your intelligent energy systems with a visual and data-rich interface. Quickly set up energy plants, track 24-hour performance remotely, and collaborate with partners for efficient operation.
- Visual energy plant setup
- 24-hour remote monitoring
- Real-time and historical data display
- Production and consumption tracking
- Battery and grid status
- Collaborative authorization for partners
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Afore Smart HOME is a brand new generation of Intelligent Energy Management Application, which is specially designed for global users. With the basic features of full-on visual experience, excellent data display and all-round monitoring, it achieves the goal of convenient operation. 【Build a Plant within 1 min】 No need to fill in tedious information. Afore Big Data will help to enrich more contents. 【24-hour Remote Monitoring】 Go to Afore Smart HOME APP to check running status of PV power plant at anytime and anywhere. Reveal all data (Production, Consumption, Battery, Grid, Real-time, Historical Data and etc,.) at a glance. 【Efficient Coordination】 Add authorization function. Users can authorize the plant you created to your business partner to do O&M cooperatively. Meanwhile, users can receive the plant from your business partner, which means users do not have to create a plant or configure the devices.
i.Solar
Monitor your inverters remotely with real-time data and control capabilities. This app allows for daily data tracking, command sending, and remote device management.
- Daily data monitoring
- Real-time data enquiry
- Command sending
- Remote device control
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i.Solar APP provides remote data service such as inverters daily data monitoring, real time data enquiry of monitored devices, command sending, and remote control of monitored devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Afore Smart HOME at 100% against i.Solar's 13%. Afore Smart HOME also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Afore Smart HOME holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Afore Smart HOME's written reviews are positive against 13% of i.Solar's.
Afore Smart HOME ships an update every 4 days, i.Solar weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Afore Smart HOME | i.Solar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better | 1.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Afore New Energy Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | Trusted UPS Manufacturing Company |
Customer experience
Afore Smart HOME
i.Solar
In-app purchases
Afore Smart HOME
No in-app purchases
i.Solar
No in-app purchases
