PVChargePro vs TBB Solar Mate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PVChargePro
Monitor and control off-grid solar power systems. View real-time PV, battery, and load status, access historical data, and adjust charge controller settings remotely via Bluetooth.
- Real-time system status monitoring
- Historical data display
- Parameter settings for charge controllers
- Battery type and voltage configuration
- Load mode settings
- Device information display
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PVChargePro is specialized designed for function of operation & monitoring on charge controller in solar off-grid power systems. This APP is used as a remote display and control panel for solar charge controller with a certain BT module device connected. In the APP, you can check the status of PV, battery, DC load for the relevant system with charge controller. We have 4 main pages for this APP. The first page is for displaying the status of the system, the 2nd page is for displaying the historical data, the 3rd page is for displaying the parameters for settings, and the last one is for displaying the device information. Except for showing the present system information, we also can set the parameters for the charge controllers in the parameter setting pages, like for battery type, battery charge & discharge voltages, load mode settings and etc. The default password for setting page is 123456. This APP is only capable of setting and monitoring parameters for charge controller provided by the APP supplier. To be specific, the bluetooth chip module built in the charge controller provided by the APP supplier for "mobile phone - charge controller" communication has been designed and programmed only and limited to match with this APP exclusively, so no other charge controllers or similar products provided by any other 3rd parties can be paired or operated by this specific APP. For more information, please contact the solar charge controller providers.
TBB Solar Mate
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Dedicated designed for Solar Mate SP series charger controller, this APP aims to help you: • Learning working status of charger controller in real time • With history record up to 365 days allows you to fully understand PV harvest information in past year • Perform appropriately charging by battery type, battery capacity and other necessary setting All in all, this APP will be a helpful tool during the usage of TBB’s Solar Mate SP series charger controller. Always enjoy your time with TBB’s Solar Mate or other products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PVChargePro at 10.0 against TBB Solar Mate's 12.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | PVChargePro | TBB Solar Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 雪松 高 | TBB Power Co., Ltd |
In-app purchases
PVChargePro
No in-app purchases
TBB Solar Mate
No in-app purchases









